Sig Sauer P226 & P250 pellet pistols

[blooregard]

I'd wait and see, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you see them in the flesh, especially the rifles - They're a load of fun.

We'll never have any true semi auto airguns in the uk, so if this kind of thing is your bag embrace it or get a shotgun/22LR if you want an auto.

We already have many true semi auto airguns in the UK.

I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt but double action has no place in a rifle, especially not when dressed up as an auto.

Have you handled\shot one yet ?? I hope I am wrong, but right now they just look like expensive toy guns.

[Charlts]

We already have many true semi auto airguns in the UK.

I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt but double action has no place in a rifle, especially not when dressed up as an auto.

Have you handled\shot one yet ?? I hope I am wrong, but right now they just look like expensive toy guns.

Yes, I've had the samples sat on my workbench for over a month - I'm the chap in the Highland Outdoors video. They are superb fun guns, the same as any other CO2 replica is.

[blooregard]

Yes, I've had the samples sat on my workbench for over a month - I'm the chap in the Highland Outdoors video. They are superb fun guns, the same as any other CO2 replica is.

Just watched the video, good to see some details (also, your pellet loading skills are mad). With the rifles what is the significance of using the charging handle if they are double action ? Can they be fired SA as well ??

I am glad to hear a nice healthy metallic sound when the rifle was charged though. What sort of power\accuracy\shot count are you seeing ??

[Marc.RG1]

For me I think the pistols are a bit rubbish and disappointing if I'm honest, they are just Px4 storms with a sig body, the plastic rotor mags and trigger indexing is a big let down.. I do quite like the look of the rifles though so I will save my judgement on those until I shoot one..
ATB, Marc..

[chris u'5]

I'm looking forward to these, I really hope they are as good as they look.

[short-carabine]

For me I think the pistols are a bit rubbish and disappointing if I'm honest, they are just Px4 storms with a sig body, the plastic rotor mags and trigger indexing is a big let down.. I do quite like the look of the rifles though so I will save my judgement on those until I shoot one..
ATB, Marc..

Have you tried one? I'm guessing not. I heard the same thing about the ASG CZ P09...along with a lot of codswallop from people who had never actually tried one out. Guess what? The trigger was way better than a PX4, gun more positive and accurate with a smooth slide action, plus you could fit and modify a moddy on it for quieter shooting. The 226 is all metal as I understand it, the piercing arrangement very positive (and new) and it has a 1/2" UNF thread built in. I wouldn't write these off without a personal tryout TBH.

[Marc.RG1]

Have you tried one? I'm guessing not. I heard the same thing about the ASG CZ P09...along with a lot of codswallop from people who had never actually tried one out. Guess what? The trigger was way better than a PX4, gun more positive and accurate with a smooth slide action, plus you could fit and modify a moddy on it for quieter shooting. The 226 is all metal as I understand it, the piercing arrangement very positive (and new) and it has a 1/2" UNF thread built in. I wouldn't write these off without a personal tryout TBH.

No I have not tried the pellet sig 226, have you? But I will try one soon as it goes to my local gun Shop.. I have shoot the P09 though and that is reasonable but once again not my cup of tea, I still believe the only good thing about the pellet sig 226 is the fact that it's a sig lol, and uses pellets, yeah the threaded barrel tip could be OK, not something I have to worry about though shooting at gun club, but will be handy for home and back garden use though.. My issue is also the price tag of this pistol, I do not think it's worth the £160 - £180 that most places will be selling them for, just like the PX4.. Don't get me wrong though I am not one to totally right off a gun until I have shot one but have shot nearly every airgun I kind of know what to expect with the sig..

ATB Marc

[Jehoolio]

My issue is also the price tag of this pistol, I do not think it's worth the £160 - £180 that most places will be selling them for, just like the PX4.. Don't get me wrong though I am not one to totally right off a gun until I have shot one but have shot nearly every airgun I kind of know what to expect with the sig..

ATB Marc

Marc rrp is circa £120, I have seen a few dealers advertising at around this price. Name and shame the dealer trying to sell for £160-180 !

J

[short-carabine]

No I have not tried the pellet sig 226, have you? But I will try one soon as it goes to my local gun Shop.. I have shoot the P09 though and that is reasonable but once again not my cup of tea, I still believe the only good thing about the pellet sig 226 is the fact that it's a sig lol, and uses pellets, yeah the threaded barrel tip could be OK, not something I have to worry about though shooting at gun club, but will be handy for home and back garden use though.. My issue is also the price tag of this pistol, I do not think it's worth the £160 - £180 that most places will be selling them for, just like the PX4.. Don't get me wrong though I am not one to totally right off a gun until I have shot one but have shot nearly every airgun I kind of know what to expect with the sig..

ATB Marc

Not tried one as yet. As it is generally similar to the P09 as far as I can make out, it is low down on my "wants" list. As mentioned above, the RRP is around £120, so well priced I'd say. If anyone tries selling them at £160-180 they won't shift many

[Jehoolio]

Well, it seems they have just been delivered to dealers around the uk.

My local dealer put out a you tube video yesterday.
So I went and bought one.

They come in a clear plastic blister pack- a bit disappointing would have been nice to have a case.

Build quality is really good all metal and good weight/ balance, white dots on the sights. Feels solid no flimsy bits that will fall off after a bit of use.

Shooting it is really satisfying you can feel the blowback although not as heavy as a real one still good. Pistol was grouping to about a 10pence piece at 6yds with double hand hold.

The only negative I have is that point of impact was about 4" low at 6yds with no sight adjustment I was having to aim at the top of the pistol target (Bisley pistol target) above the black.
Using 7gn RWS R10 pistol pellets.

I would imagine at 10m it will be even lower POI.

Apart from that a great little pistol. Well worth £125.

[Marc.RG1]

Hi mate glad you like the pistol.

4'' lower then the POA at 6 yards is really bad though, i could not be happy with that and would take it back, you could try some extra light weight pellets though if you did not want to return it, but it will only make a very small amount of difference..
ATB, Marc..

[Sniper Pete]

I'm in the process of returning my new Sig Sauer P226.

I hadn't got a blowback pistol in my (ever growing) collection, so I was looking forward to a weekend's play with it, but that was not to be...

As a rule I prefer to buy all metal construction rather than synthetic materials and mainly in .177 pellet version. I also tend to go for CO2 powered pistols.

First off it was a nightmare to open the hard plastic bubble it comes sealed in. I was trying to get it open without too much damage to the pistol, the case or myself. It must have taken me about 20 minutes to finally be able to get it released and I certainly used a few choice words whilst doing so. Apart from the cheap & nasty image these packs give, they are useless once opened for storage and are not even recyclable. They do not protect the contents from any rough handling they may receive in transport either! Even a cardboard box (like the Webley MK VI) is better than these hard plastic bubble packs.

Once open, I examined the pistol for damage and build quality. No obvious damage, but I was not impressed by the build quality. Certainly not comparable to either Umarex or Webley. The finish was poor and the pistol number was badly embossed and almost unreadable. The whole pistol rattled like a sock full of spanners!

I read through the multi language instruction sheet and loaded both ends of a magazine with pellets. Not impressed with the construction quality or cheap grade plastic of the magazine either. I really can't see it lasting very long. Then I attempted to load the CO2. I'd read up how to load it and had also seen it being done on You Tube. Sadly this didn't work for me. I inserted the new cylinder partly closed the handle and, when I felt slight resistance, gripped it fully and attempted the quick squeeze closure. I should be so lucky! A full CO2 cylinder sprayed its contents everywhere. I had met some resistance but I'm not sure what had stopped it fully loading. No obvious obstructions visible anywhere. I waited for the frost to clear and tried again with another cylinder (different make). Same problem. Something seems to be preventing the cylinders going fully "home" and another cylinder of CO2 wasted.
By this time I'm starting to get annoyed. I gave the pistol a gentle rattle and tried a third cylinder... Success! So, was the problem something to do with whatever was rattling... I don't know!

Still, job done and on to loading the magazine. That inserted, but failed to stay in place ejecting each time I tried. I noticed the eject button was partially in. It didn't want to go in or come out freely. Was this caused by the mystery rattle? After a bit of fiddling I got the button to move a little better and also managed to get the magazine to stay in place.

I could feel my blood pressure creeping up and up. I should have taken these "difficulties" as an omen of what was to come. Safety off, I cocked the breech and took aim, gently squeezing the trigger... and... a half-hearted bang. Something wasn't right and I didn't see anything leaving the barrel. Observing all the safety rules (which I wont bore you with) I checked the magazine. No empty chamber and one pellet had moved from central in the chamber to flat head level with leading edge of the magazine. Again I'll save you the saga of my next hour or so, during which I swapped pellet makes, magazines (I had bought extras), gas cylinder makes and out of what was probably 100+ "shots" I think about 5 actually left the end of the barrel but failed to appear anywhere on a target! That said, I even fired a fresh magazine, with fresh gas cylinder, at an A4 bubble pack envelope held at arms length and not a single hole appeared!

My weekend was ruined. I'd spent nearly £200 on a pistol that doesn't work, 2 extra packs of magazines (4 in total) and pellets and gas galore. I will NEVER purchase another Sig Sauer weapon as long as I live, and would advise anyone who asks NOT to do so either.

My pistol is being returned for full refund and I feel cheated and cross.

[mikehill]

I just can't get my head around any company marketing a gun that has non adjustable sights and is inaccurate at just 6-10m ! For £150-200 you guys could buy a quality made, and accurate, used Fas 604 or FWB Model 80 or similar Of course they won't do rapid fire, but they hit the target

[Marc.RG1]

I'm in the process of returning my new Sig Sauer P226.

I hadn't got a blowback pistol in my (ever growing) collection, so I was looking forward to a weekend's play with it, but that was not to be...

As a rule I prefer to buy all metal construction rather than synthetic materials and mainly in .177 pellet version. I also tend to go for CO2 powered pistols.

First off it was a nightmare to open the hard plastic bubble it comes sealed in. I was trying to get it open without too much damage to the pistol, the case or myself. It must have taken me about 20 minutes to finally be able to get it released and I certainly used a few choice words whilst doing so. Apart from the cheap & nasty image these packs give, they are useless once opened for storage and are not even recyclable. They do not protect the contents from any rough handling they may receive in transport either! Even a cardboard box (like the Webley MK VI) is better than these hard plastic bubble packs.

Once open, I examined the pistol for damage and build quality. No obvious damage, but I was not impressed by the build quality. Certainly not comparable to either Umarex or Webley. The finish was poor and the pistol number was badly embossed and almost unreadable. The whole pistol rattled like a sock full of spanners!

I read through the multi language instruction sheet and loaded both ends of a magazine with pellets. Not impressed with the construction quality or cheap grade plastic of the magazine either. I really can't see it lasting very long. Then I attempted to load the CO2. I'd read up how to load it and had also seen it being done on You Tube. Sadly this didn't work for me. I inserted the new cylinder partly closed the handle and, when I felt slight resistance, gripped it fully and attempted the quick squeeze closure. I should be so lucky! A full CO2 cylinder sprayed its contents everywhere. I had met some resistance but I'm not sure what had stopped it fully loading. No obvious obstructions visible anywhere. I waited for the frost to clear and tried again with another cylinder (different make). Same problem. Something seems to be preventing the cylinders going fully "home" and another cylinder of CO2 wasted.
By this time I'm starting to get annoyed. I gave the pistol a gentle rattle and tried a third cylinder... Success! So, was the problem something to do with whatever was rattling... I don't know!

Still, job done and on to loading the magazine. That inserted, but failed to stay in place ejecting each time I tried. I noticed the eject button was partially in. It didn't want to go in or come out freely. Was this caused by the mystery rattle? After a bit of fiddling I got the button to move a little better and also managed to get the magazine to stay in place.

I could feel my blood pressure creeping up and up. I should have taken these "difficulties" as an omen of what was to come. Safety off, I cocked the breech and took aim, gently squeezing the trigger... and... a half-hearted bang. Something wasn't right and I didn't see anything leaving the barrel. Observing all the safety rules (which I wont bore you with) I checked the magazine. No empty chamber and one pellet had moved from central in the chamber to flat head level with leading edge of the magazine. Again I'll save you the saga of my next hour or so, during which I swapped pellet makes, magazines (I had bought extras), gas cylinder makes and out of what was probably 100+ "shots" I think about 5 actually left the end of the barrel but failed to appear anywhere on a target! That said, I even fired a fresh magazine, with fresh gas cylinder, at an A4 bubble pack envelope held at arms length and not a single hole appeared!

My weekend was ruined. I'd spent nearly £200 on a pistol that doesn't work, 2 extra packs of magazines (4 in total) and pellets and gas galore. I will NEVER purchase another Sig Sauer weapon as long as I live, and would advise anyone who asks NOT to do so either.

My pistol is being returned for full refund and I feel cheated and cross.

Sorry to hear this mate, I have been telling people the so call made by sig, sig Sauer 226 and 250 blowback pellet pistols are rubbish for ages and I'm shocked that I see a few people feel otherwise, but everyone is entitled to their opinion so each to there own.

Get your self a good bb blowback pistol, if your not keen on using steel BBs just use h&n smart shot copper coated lead BB's, these are low ricochet like pellets.
I think I will do a review on these for people on my YouTube channel very soon. Lol but my video list is quite long at the moment..

If you like sigs, go for the cybergun/Kwc sig Sauer P226 s-5, it's quite accurate and has a fully adjustable rear sight. It's also about as realistic as your get from a blowback airgun.

ATB Marc