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    At this point in time I have 6,150 rounds through my P226 SAO Legion and have never had a malfunction. I’ve never had a gun, including the Glock’s I’ve owned, go that long without multiple malfunctions. Over the next couple of months I’ll be shooting more than I ever have in preparation for a 6 day class at CSAT (Combat Shooting And Tactics), so it seemed like a good time for a reliability challenge.

    I just finished giving my P226 a nice deep clean, a new recoil spring, and it’s ready for action. Covering the rails is Super Lube Synthetic Grease, a PTFE lubricant. Everywhere else has Shooter’s Choice FP-10 oil. From this point forward it will not be cleaned and receive no more grease or oil.

    The ammo used will consist of Aguila, American Eagle, Browning, and Federal.

    The challenge stops when the malfunctions start. Along the way I’ll give periodic updates. How many rounds do you think it will take?

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    dermunkee

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    You may shorten the lifespan of your pistol without lubing the rails, those are the weak point of the 226. It may actually still cycle and strip the finishing off the rail. My 226 is well over 10k rounds at this point with no failures, barrel was replaced about 2.5k rounds ago for a threaded one, and springs have been replaced as needed.
     

    BooCocky

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    Your trigger bar spring will snap any day. That’s the true weak link of the P226. Your P226 will soon be a paperweight. Happens to them all. Glocks are far more reliable. A malfunctuon (rare) in a glock can be cleared, but when that trigger bar spring breaks your sig is useless.
     
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    Thanks for the update... I'm guessing you only use round nose (no holopoints) That feed ramp is looking awfully dirty. Curious are you cleaning the magazines or no?
    I have been shooting only FMJ thus far. You bring up an interesting point though. Maybe I should run a box of Federal HST through with every thousand rounds of training ammo. Just to cover all bases.

    No, in 7,000+ rounds I've never cleaned them. Just oiled the exterior for corrosion protection as I've worn through the finish. The 20-round mags are now taking 21 though. Part of me wants to see how long they'll keep running but in the interest of the primary project I'll be replacing the springs.
     

    TheDan

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    Neat thread... A Legion is definitely not your standard P226, and the newer ones are more durable in general than the old ones.

    Despite that I still say the only real SIG is a W. German one ;)
     

    easy rider

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    Neat thread... A Legion is definitely not your standard P226, and the newer ones are more durable in general than the old ones.

    Despite that I still say the only real SIG is a W. German one ;)
    Are you saying the craftsmanship has suffered being in the U.S.?
     

    TheDan

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    Are you saying the craftsmanship has suffered being in the U.S.?
    It has, but at the same time materials and manufacturing processes have gotten better. It's a "better" product, but not "nicer" if that makes sense.

    IMO Exeter SIGs should cost less relative to their predecessors because they are much less labor intensive to produce.
     

    25-06 texan

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    At this point in time I have 6,150 rounds through my P226 SAO Legion and have never had a malfunction. I’ve never had a gun, including the Glock’s I’ve owned, go that long without multiple malfunctions. Over the next couple of months I’ll be shooting more than I ever have in preparation for a 6 day class at CSAT (Combat Shooting And Tactics), so it seemed like a good time for a reliability challenge.

    I just finished giving my P226 a nice deep clean, a new recoil spring, and it’s ready for action. Covering the rails is Super Lube Synthetic Grease, a PTFE lubricant. Everywhere else has Shooter’s Choice FP-10 oil. From this point forward it will not be cleaned and receive no more grease or oil.

    The ammo used will consist of Aguila, American Eagle, Browning, and Federal.

    The challenge stops when the malfunctions start. Along the way I’ll give periodic updates. How many rounds do you think it will take?

    p226-clean.jpg
    That is a nice looking gun.
     
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