Why I "NEED" My '55 5" 5 Screw .357 Magnum

[bushmaster1313]

Don't get me wrong, my Sig P226 is a great gun, and it has real pretty blue grips:

But while my 7 year old Sig is at the gunsmith getting its broken ejector replaced ,
my 56 year old .357 Magnum is still a few boxes of ammo short from being properly broken in

P.S. I just noticed that I have a '55 5" 5 screw and changed the title accordingly

 

[tcc]

I'm not a big fan of two toned guns but I admit the Sig looks pretty cool...oh, and the .357 looks like it's just about "there". Nice pair.

 

[bushmaster1313]

I'm not a big fan of two toned guns but I admit the Sig looks pretty cool...oh, and the .357 looks like it's just about "there". Nice pair.

The Sig is not a "two tone". The frame and slide are both stainless.

 

[sgms]

Just go's to show, bottom feeders are great, but, the smart shooter always keep a wheel gun for back up. Nice looking pistols you got there.

 

[tcc]

Semantics, I guess. You could call the 5 screw two toned because of blued steel and wood grips but that would be off base. It was just my impression, I meant no offense, but to compliment the looks of the Sig.
tcc

 

[bushmaster1313]

The blue grips on the Sig make it look like lipstick on a pig.
But it fits my small hand real well and when the extractor ain't broke it shoots real good.

 

[hunterdeneugene]

The Sig is not a "two tone". The frame and slide are both stainless.

actually the frame on the Sig 226 is a hard anodized aluminum alloy. The slide is black anodized stainless....prior to 1996 it was a heavy gauge, mill finished sheet metal stamping with a welded on nose section incorporating an internal barrel bushing. The breech block portion was a machined insert attached to the slide by means of brazing and a roll pin visible from either side.

 

[44R]

One always needs a proper S+W .357 magnum.

 

[Jack Flash]

SIG makes good products, but any mechanical device is subject to breakage.

The five screw five inch .357 Magnum doesn't take a back seat to anything, in my book anyways.

 

[bushmaster1313]

actually the frame on the Sig 226 is a hard anodized aluminum alloy. The slide is black anodized stainless....prior to 1996 it was a heavy gauge, mill finished sheet metal stamping with a welded on nose section incorporating an internal barrel bushing. The breech block portion was a machined insert attached to the slide by means of brazing and a roll pin visible from either side.

Are you sure my Sig has an anodized frame?

I think the slide and the frame are both stainless.

 

[fyimo]

Sig did make some all stainless Pistols and the 357 mag is a real beauty

 

[hunterdeneugene]

Thats current production models. I believe there was a limited production run of a P226 that was all stainless and was designated the P226 ST. I know when I went to armorer school we covered the basic production models but didn't get into the special runs too much. Standard runs should all have the hard anodized aluminum frames as does the P228 and P229. Is your designated as a P226 ST?

 

[bushmaster1313]

Thats current production models. I believe there was a limited production run of a P226 that was all stainless and was designated the P226 ST. I know when I went to armorer school we covered the basic production models but didn't get into the special runs too much. Standard runs should all have the hard anodized aluminum frames as does the P228 and P229. Is your designated as a P226 ST?

E26-40-SSS-G

I think it is the "Elite" stainless version extant before the current "Elite Stainless"

 

[Clay Bird]

Lots of Character

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Tell you what I'll do... I'll buy you another SIG just like that one for a backup, and you send me that ole wore out .357. Deal? Ha.

 

[weatherby]

Love the grips

I don't think they have enough character though.

I do have a set with the right amount of character I could swap you for

 

[bushmaster1313]

Tell you what I'll do... I'll buy you another SIG just like that one for a backup, and you send me that ole wore out .357. Deal? Ha.

I thought about taking you up on your offer, but as a man of conscience I do not want to take advantage of you.