Old Sig 226 HEAVY DA trigger question - now with pic

I just picked up an old-school Sig 226 9mm in the old gray and white box. The thing looks new with a little light scratching on the side of the barrel hood, it has the factory box, two mags, test target, cleaning kit, etc. I would say this thing looks as close to new as can be and perhaps only the factory test rounds through it and am happy with it for the $439 I picked it up for, but...

The DA trigger pull is horrible! It is very heavy and very long. I'm not going to carry it or anything and will probably only shoot it it SA as it will be a range toy but is there any cheap and easy way to lighten up the DA trigger pull?

I felt like I did pretty well on the price but am not a big Sig guy, did I do OK, stole it, or got screwed?

The cheapest thing to do is to put a lighter hammer spring in it...You can also get a "short trigger" to change the feel of and length of the pull.

I put a wolff reduced power hammer spring in my P225 and it made a world of difference.

$439 isn't bad for a used Sig...is it one of those surplus German police deals?

No, it is a standard commercial one that like I said looks new. I like the feel of it and didn't have a Sig in the collection so I went for it.

Thanks for the advice on the springs and perhaps I will give them a try.

What do the grips look like?

A pic is worth a thousand words so here you go

Great grab, IMO. I'd pay $439 all day for one in that condiyion with all the factory goodies. Looks like a mid-90's box, meaning it's a German made Sig, which some people (especially collectors) seem to appreciate.

A P226 from that era (late 80's or early 90's) was the first Sig I ever fired...it was a plain looking gun, but a real thing of beauty at the range. That particular gun later put a 147 grain black talon in an armed would-be robber in my dads gun shop. It was one of the guns we kept stashed under the counter....20 round mag of course.

I noticed that the trigger guard hang tag is off for that picture. It came with it as well but I took it off in playing with it and breaking it down but it is still there and in good shape. The gun is rollmarked "Made in W. Germany"

The factory cleaning kit is also not in the picture and I had never seen one before with an older used Sig. It is a vinyl roll-up kit with a rod, brushes and jag and marked Sig as well. It doesn't fit in the box so I'm not sure how it was originally packaged with it or if it was.

I'm glad to hear that your's worked for you when you really needed it! I have always heard great things about the old Sigs which is why I wanted to pick it up.

Yup. Great grab! Like the others have said check out Wolff springs reduced power main spring. A "tuned" 17 pounder is the lightest I've gone to with 100% reliability. Also could probable use a little polishing on the trigger contact points.

That is a great buy in my opinion. Off the top of my head...i think the trigger is 12lbs. This is from memeroy from years ago so I could be wrong. But that is a great gun. Nothing wrong with that trigger. Learn to shoot it and you well come to love it.

An easy way to break in the double action trigger of a Sig is to dry fire it while putting back pressure against the hammer while pulling the trigger.

I'm right handed so I use my right to hold the gun and pull the trigger in DA mode, and use my left thumb to push the hammer down while pulling the trigger. The guy who taught us in the Sig Armorer's course said it increased the speed of breaking in and wearing parts smooth.

You'd be surprised at how well that works.

Good looking gun and great find.

great price! i would put a snap cap in and dry fire it like suggested.

The thing we all love about the old sigs is how well they work. That makes me reluctant to start changing springs out. But that is just my opinion. ENJOY!!!

Damn, OP, you got one of the classics right there. That is a beautiful looking P226. Sigs are good guns. Old Sigs are the best especially.




Now this is something I hadn't heard before. My 2000 P228 is pretty broken in by now, I'd wager. I got it in trade sometime back in 2005/2006 (I honestly can't remember when) and have probably put only 500-600 rounds through it in that time period. Next time I dry fire it, I'll have to try that. There is quite a bit of creep in the SA mode, but it is still a fine and accurate pistol.

OP, you made a great buy....I shot IPSC with one just like that in the 90's....fantastic gun....one of the best IMHO.....congrats.....

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