SIG P226 CO2 pellet pistol - any thoughts?

[gingernut]

If It’s JM Recommended I might even have a look !

[mark64]

Thanks for the link to the JSR adapter have looked previously and not found one. Agree with the above comments regarding the P226, feels good to shoot, the CO2 loading is the simplest on all my pistols. The aim point on mine is also low and to the left, but easy to compensate for and gives a good amount of shoots per capsule. I use Umarex Mosquito pellets with good results.

[PaulR]

I bought one secondhand - after a few shots the end of the slide broke off!

I had thought the blowback action was incredibly powerful.

[Josie & John]

If It’s JM Recommended I might even have a look !

I think you will like it....

[blooregard]

I think you will like it....

I've not looked at these since they were released, initially I wasn't impressed and the rifles were a real let down, but maybe time to revisit it. I really like Sig guns, and I think my initial hatred for them came partly from me perhaps expecting a couple of airgun unicorns that in hindsight were never going to show up so I probably was unfair and a little harsh in my opinion.

I might have to revisit the pistols for another look, have there been any changes ??

[gsalmons]

Hi

I had a p226 and p250. The p226 is weighty and I enjoyed it, the p250 was more 'plasticy' but had a more powerful blowback

Had great fun....

However, accuracy was ok with both but as a garden plinker my lad and me enjoyed them both. Defo use flathead pellets tho ok!

If you're ok with bb's though I would change instantly for a Swiss arms 1911 or Umarex p08. Loads more fun, realistic action and loading. Just watch those rebound bb's tho!

If blowback isn't necessary then I'd go Umarex p92 anytime.

[Josie & John]

Hi

I had a p226 and p250. The p226 is weighty and I enjoyed it, the p250 was more 'plasticy' but had a more powerful blowback

Had great fun....

However, accuracy was ok with both but as a garden plinker my lad and me enjoyed them both. Defo use flathead pellets tho ok!

If you're ok with bb's though I would change instantly for a Swiss arms 1911 or Umarex p08. Loads more fun, realistic action and loading. Just watch those rebound bb's tho!

If blowback isn't necessary then I'd go Umarex p92 anytime.

I agree re. the comments about authenticity and this goes back to the compromise I mentioned in an earlier post. The SIG is authentic to a certain degree and yes a 1911 blowback, P08 or Walter P38 are a lot more so, especially as controls work in the same manner as those on the originals and the pistols may be field stripped. The down side is having to use BBs or in my case copper coated lead. Balls are less accurate than lead pellets and whilst accurate enough at tin can ranges of 6 yards or so, they do not group as tightly as pellets from a SIG pistol or Crosman PDM9B.

Decisions, decisions....Do as I did and choose both

John

[cozzamec]

Has anyone tried the new p320? I like the look of them

[Josie & John]

Has anyone tried the new p320? I like the look of them

I've handled but not fired one. However, that situation is likely to change over the next couple of days

John

[Rob-Ontarget]

Has anyone tried the new p320? I like the look of them

I had a play with one the other day.... Bit plasticky feeling but i like the mag..

[Josie & John]

I've not looked at these since they were released, initially I wasn't impressed and the rifles were a real let down, but maybe time to revisit it. I really like Sig guns, and I think my initial hatred for them came partly from me perhaps expecting a couple of airgun unicorns that in hindsight were never going to show up so I probably was unfair and a little harsh in my opinion.

I might have to revisit the pistols for another look, have there been any changes ??

I agree entirely re the SIG rifles. I have played with a couple at the club and they have a tendency to jam. Also quite low powered and inconsistent for what they are. I don't like the idea of the larger and more expensive CO2 cylinders either as starting a session with one kind of commits you to emptying that cylinder before you leave the range or certainly to within a couple of days of fitting it. Fitting an adaptor for a pair of standard cylinders is probably better but there's also the aspect of more expense...

I have just taken the baffles out of the Parker Hale silencer I experimented with in order to reduce weight and this has resulted in the pistol shooting around an inch and a half high rather than the 2 1/2 inches high it was shooting with the silencer fitted. It also feels more pointable as a result. To be honest, even without the silencer, the pistol shoots accurately enough when I place my sights over the target area and the fact shots impact slightly low mean nothing to the tin cans and fairground skittles I have used as targets.

Kind regards,

John

[blooregard]

I agree entirely re the SIG rifles. I have played with a couple at the club and they have a tendency to jam. Also quite low powered and inconsistent for what they are. I don't like the idea of the larger and more expensive CO2 cylinders either as starting a session with one kind of commits you to emptying that cylinder before you leave the range or certainly to within a couple of days of fitting it. Fitting an adaptor for a pair of standard cylinders is probably better but there's also the aspect of more expense...

88 Gram CO2 is another pet hate of mine. It was the reason I searched long and hard for an older Walther Lever action!! 88 gram in the MPX\MCX puts the cost close to shooting .22lr, even if you get every last shot out of a canister.

But I'm going to revisit the Sig Pistols, will go nicely with my 522 Swat.

[Geezer]

88 Gram CO2 is another pet hate of mine. It was the reason I searched long and hard for an older Walther Lever action!! 88 gram in the MPX\MCX puts the cost close to shooting .22lr, even if you get every last shot out of a canister.

But I'm going to revisit the Sig Pistols, will go nicely with my 522 Swat.

Same here on the Winchester, that and the aesthetics of the butt pad.

JM - have you tried an aluminium PH, assuming yours is steel? Might split the vertical difference quite well. You used to be able to get them, though I think they are no longer made.

[Josie & John]

Same here on the Winchester, that and the aesthetics of the butt pad.

JM - have you tried an aluminium PH, assuming yours is steel? Might split the vertical difference quite well. You used to be able to get them, though I think they are no longer made.

I think my silencer is ally - it certainly feels very light, now that I have removed the baffles. The pistol truly is very accurate when compared to a BB/ball firer. It's growing on me by the day.

John

[blooregard]

Same here on the Winchester, that and the aesthetics of the butt pad.

The old 12g models have a much slimmer pad, much nicer but still a little wrong on an 1894.