SIG SAUER P226 VIDEO - Nothing but problems

[Microalign]

Yet another example of Sigs failing quality control that some refuse to admit is happening.
Pat

Yep. After our last batch of 2010 P229s consistantly stripped out grip screw frame threads, Sig sent us E2 grips for the stripped out guns, and torx screws for the P229s that hadn't been stripped out yet. For some reason Sig insisted that the problem was non armorers taking the grips off and over tightening the screws, but our 1990s P229s NEVER stripped out their threads. I guess the torx screws are supposed to prevent an officer from being temped to tighten the screws since only an armorer would have a torx wrench. That's Sig customer service for ya. Absolutely abysmal for police agencies. We have ordered new Sigs three times since 2006, and each order seems to be worst than the one before it. Now days, we usually send back 1/4 to 1/3 of our new Sig orders within the first couple of months. From what I remeber, we only sent back a couple of 2004 P229s that we got off the DHS contract(we bought around 75 guns on that one).

[ptmccain]

Thanks for all the good advice and suggestions.

[Rowland_P]

Well...bummer for you. If you have something constructive to add to this conversation, please do.

I was hoping your video was going to add something constructive, maybe demonstrate, your litany of complaints. Here's something constructive: tell your friend to send it to Sig if there's a problem. Giving to someone who admits he isn't familiar with the platform, who comes to a board that is unabashedly and openly hostile to the Sig brand, to diagnose his problems seems unwise.

[loupav]

thanks for the video. I'm really glad to say that all my Sigs were made Before 2005, I'm never selling them.

[Wolvee]

Sig replaced my check-mate mags for my TacOps twice. Finally, the guy just sent me 2 Mec-gar 20 rounders and I never had an issue. On the last set of checkmate mags I took them apart, cleaned & sanded inside & out and I never had an issue again.

The gun itself also had to go back to Sig for a bent trigger bar at under 1k rounds.

I bought 4 new sigs last year and 3 of them had to go back to Sig for repair.

I'll buy Sigs again after the current CEO is their Former. It's really too bad too, because I really want a Sig 1911.

Till then, I'll just buy Hk's. I've bought 4 Hk in the last 8 months, put 10k rounds through a P30L and I haven't had a single issue.

[mrosamilia]

I fail to understand all the bashing of sig's CEO??? Sure he makes rainbow pistols... But they are also making I'm sure a shit pile of money which is what counts. I bet none of you ever buy GM or Chrysler vehicles either because obviously their CEO's where ****ing idiots as well (Bankruptcy) I am probably about to resign myself from this board due to uneducated childish rants on the manufacturer of many of our VIP's Seals- Secrect Service handguns!!! Guess they have no idea how to make a handgun I mean really I just din't get it!!

Someone somewhere denied a Sig franchise??? Really

[Wolvee]

I fail to understand all the bashing of sig's CEO??? Sure he makes rainbow pistols... But they are also making I'm sure a shit pile of money which is what counts. I bet none of you ever buy GM or Chrysler vehicles either because obviously their CEO's where ****ing idiots as well (Bankruptcy) I am probably about to resign myself from this board due to uneducated childish rants on the manufacturer of many of our VIP's Seals- Secrect Service handguns!!! Guess they have no idea how to make a handgun I mean really I just din't get it!!

Someone somewhere denied a Sig franchise??? Really

So it's just a coincidence that Sig started to have reliability issues when he came on board. I could give two shits if they make rainbow pistols if that's what it takes to make money and keep them running. What matters to me is if the guns I do buy run. 3 of the 4 that I purchased last year did not. That's where my "hate" comes from.

[ptmccain]

I'm just trying to get mine to run properly, I, for one, have no interest in bashing any CEO. If there are quality issues, let's blame the people making the pistols.

[Wolvee]

I'm just trying to get mine to run properly, I, for one, have no interest in bashing any CEO. If there are quality issues, let's blame the people making the pistols.

So the ceo has no responsibility over the people? Wires crossed

[ptmccain]

The workers are just mindless robots?

Do they have no pride in their work?

They just say, "Screw it, we are going to be idiots and not care about our work?"

Enlighten me on why the guys on the line are not to blame.

Typical blue collar/union mentality: blame the boss.