There’s NO Trigger in a Short Reset Trigger Kit

If you're the owner of a SIG Sauer P226, P220, P229, or other any other P-Series pistol, you've probably heard someone mention the SRT or say the words "Short Reset Trigger." Technically, however, there's no such thing as a "short reset trigger." ...

Get a Grip: Which Grips Should I Put on my SIG Sauer P226?

As an admin of the SIG Sauer Fans and SIG Sauer Legion Owners groups on Facebook, I often see many of the same questions asked by new SIG owners. One of the most common questions is: "Which grips should I put on my SIG Sauer P226 (or P220, P227, ...

A Brief History of the SIG Sauer P226 Blackwater and 1911 Blackwater

If you're a fan of SIG Sauer pistols, you've probably heard of the SIG P226 Blackwater, SIG P226 Blackwater Tactical, or the SIG 1911 Blackwater. This article presents a brief history of how the Blackwater Edition SIGs came to be, discusses the ...

Why you can’t use Original West German P226 Grips with a Looped Trigger Bar Spring

Recently, in the SIG Sauer Fans Facebook Group, we had a discussion about grips and trigger bar springs on the original classic West German SIG Sauer P226. So I thought it might be helpful to explain exactly why you can't use the original plastic ...

Did SIG Just Quietly Announce the P220 Legion and P210 Reboot?

Yesterday, on the afternoon of SIG Range Day at SHOT 2016, SIG quietly posted a few photos to their Facebook page. They didn't provide captions, or details, or anything other than some photos and SHOT Show related hashtags. First Shots of the P220 ...

A Brief History of Von Stavenhagen Sights

You may have heard them referred to as "bar-dot" or "dot-bar sights," or" dot the I sights," or "lollipop sights," or even "contrast sights." You may even know that the technically correct term is "Von Stavenhagen sight." But do you know why they're ...

SIG MPX Gen 1 vs Gen 2 FAQ Video Analysis

To address some of the confusion concerning the differences between the SIG MPX Gen 1 and Gen 2, SIG Sauer released a video yesterday (embedded below) in a "frequently asked questions" format, presented by SIG Sauer employee Adam Johnson. The video ...

Upgrade a West German SIG Sauer P226 to Legion Specs

Since the mid 1980s, the SIG Sauer P226 has been the semi-automatic handgun of choice for many police and military units around the globe... including some of the most-respected units in the Special Forces community (until the Glock 19 recently ...

Video: Replacing the Sig Sauer MPX Trigger – Should you “Upgrade?”

I've moved many of the firearms-related posts from my personal site over here to RGR, but I'm leaving this one over on SteveJenkins.com because Bill Geissele (of Geissele Automatics) left a comment over there, and I want it to be preserved. So ...

Video: Sig Sauer MPX Unbox & Field Strip