sig 226 9mm?

**vetter3006** · January 28th, 2010, 08:30 AM

I talked with my gun store the other day and they have a sig 226 in 9mm in good condition for $550.00,I have not personally inspected this as of yet, now I wasn't lookin to buy buy the gun bug has been eatin at me about this as the price is great and did not mention this is 100% german made frame and slide. Now help from my brothers and sisters here should I or should I not and just keep saving?

**rovert97** · January 28th, 2010, 10:07 AM

if you want to know if it german made, flip it upside down, and at the end of the barrel underneath it, are german proof marks and a date code.
as fas as the slide, it should be stamped with MADE IN W.GERMANY.

**Nic** · January 28th, 2010, 10:20 AM

I've seen them for $799 NIB. $550 sounds ok. What are you currently "saving" for? If you have been saving for a 226, then I would grab it up, it's a great gun. If you are going to regret the purchase because you are saving for something else, I would pass.

**vetter3006** · January 28th, 2010, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Nic

I've seen them for $799 NIB. $550 sounds ok. What are you currently "saving" for? If you have been saving for a 226, then I would grab it up, it's a great gun. If you are going to regret the purchase because you are saving for something else, I would pass.

I really was not saving for anything, just was saying it as I was not lookin to buy and saving for a rainy day as they say, but the price is well worth me takin a look at and it's hard to let pass if it's in great shape and looks to have low round count. Just was lookin for some opinions of others.

**Grumpa72** · January 28th, 2010, 11:37 AM

My Sig P226 was my first semi-auto. I LOVE this pistol. In the 18 years that I have owned it, I have had zero, 0 issues with it including roll-your-own lead round nose and all type of commercial.

I would snap that up in a heartbeat if it is in good condition.

**rovert97** · January 28th, 2010, 11:44 AM

id pay that for a 226. when i bought mine 5 years ago, i paid $425, and i would have paid 600. its that nice of a gun.

**IronButt** · January 28th, 2010, 11:57 AM

$550 doesn't sound like a bad price for a 226 in good condition. They run about $750 new. I have a 220, which has the same ergonomics & I love it. My next handgun purchase will likely be a 226 in 9mm.

**ithinkimamedic** · January 29th, 2010, 03:42 AM

I love my p226! I picked it up in Nov of 2007 used at a Gander Mtn for a little over 400 plus tax and other stuff. It is used and shows some wear, I would definatly pay 550 for a very good to excellent condition one right now, especially if it had more than one mag. Here's my baby, she's much quieter than most 226's though!

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**bortle** · January 29th, 2010, 08:47 AM

If it's one of those German police trade in models the price seems a little too high. It's probably still worth it though. Very nice guns.

**ithinkimamedic** · January 29th, 2010, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by bortle

If it's one of those German police trade in models the price seems a little too high. It's probably still worth it though. Very nice guns.

I believe the german police trade in's you're thinking about are the "p6" which was sold in america as the p225, single stack small gun where as the p226 is a double stack full framed gun.