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[Impact]

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thinking of getting one...got my eyes on a Navy model at the local gun shop

any advices ? thanks

[whitecoyote]

I have a Sig 226 Navy I bought new in 2004. I have 40,298 rounds through it, and not one failure!
I usually clean it every 500 rounds, but have gone as many as 3,000 rounds.
The recoil spring gets replaced every 5,000 rounds.

The only part I had to replace was the recoil guide. Wore the end of the guide out from using Wolff springs. The end of the spring would squeeze between the recoil guide, and slide, and lock it up. I now only use standard Sig recoil springs.
Great gun.

[f.2]

I've got 3 (non-rail, stamped carbon steel slide, NSW serial # NAVY).

Is my Sig Navy real or a knock off?, sigforum thread

P226 Navy Serial numbers?, sigforum thread

[ToddG]

There is absolutely no difference between the railed "Navy" guns and a railed non-"Navy" gun, except for the little anchor on the slide.

The original public offering of "Navy" models, the NSW serial number guns, was a project done in cooperation with Special Tactical Services to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. These guns were built precisely to the same spec as genuine NSW ("SEAL") guns ... corrosion resistant internals, no rail, no night sights, and the anchor.

The anchor is there so that NSW units could quickly identify between their older (stamped slide, no anchor) and new (solid stainless slide, anchor) guns.

We actually received formal written permission from WARCOM to use the Trident in our advertisements. SIG also had a small contest for all purchasers of the original NSW guns (2,000 of them) ... the winners got a free trip to Virginia Beach, a briefing by the XO of NSW Group Two, a tour of Little Creek, and a day of free training from the former SEALs who run Special Tactical Services.



We also raised $100,000 for SOWF ... plus another $25,000 for auctioning off serial number one on the Laura Ingraham radio show. You can see the details in the second blurb here at US News.

I personally promised the WARCOM JAG that SIG would never sell Navy guns unless it was to raise more money for SOWF or a similar organization. Nonetheless, SIG now sells the anchor-model guns, calls them "Navy," and doesn't donate any of the money to anyone.

[Impact]

thanks for the feedbacks !

[TUNNEL RAT 33]

i use a p226 dao for my department issue carry . although i'm not totally in love with the trigger as we are only allowed to carry dao firearms , the gun is a beast . in the 5 yrs i have it i have about 10,000 rounds through it without one single malfunction . it eats everything and is accurate beyond me . good luck with yours !!

[f.2]

First you say there is no difference, then you state that the NSW NAVY SIG 226 non-rail 9mms have corrosion resistant internals.

There is absolutely no difference between the railed "Navy" guns and a railed non-"Navy" gun, except for the little anchor on the slide.

The original public offering of "Navy" models, the NSW serial number guns, was a project done in cooperation with Special Tactical Services to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. These guns were built precisely to the same spec as genuine NSW ("SEAL") guns ... corrosion resistant internals, no rail, no night sights, and the anchor.

[John_Wayne777]

First you say there is no difference, then you state that the NSW NAVY SIG 226 non-rail 9mms have corrosion resistant internals.

He said that there is no difference between the RAILED Sig P226 "Navy" models and the standard non-railed P226....

The original "Navy" guns that are the real deal were a limited run and to the best of my knowledge they were snapped up by Sig collectors as fast as Sig could put them out. There were only a limited number of guns made to those specifications and they are all gone.

...which might explain why Sig decided to keep that little anchor on other guns not made to the same specifications, as people seem to think that it means they are getting a gun with the original "Navy's" specs.

[dialM4murder]

There is absolutely no difference between the railed "Navy" guns and a railed non-"Navy" gun, except for the little anchor on the slide.

The original public offering of "Navy" models, the NSW serial number guns, was a project done in cooperation with Special Tactical Services to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. These guns were built precisely to the same spec as genuine NSW ("SEAL") guns ... corrosion resistant internals, no rail, no night sights, and the anchor.

The anchor is there so that NSW units could quickly identify between their older (stamped slide, no anchor) and new (solid stainless slide, anchor) guns.

We actually received formal written permission from WARCOM to use the Trident in our advertisements. SIG also had a small contest for all purchasers of the original NSW guns (2,000 of them) ... the winners got a free trip to Virginia Beach, a briefing by the XO of NSW Group Two, a tour of Little Creek, and a day of free training from the former SEALs who run Special Tactical Services.



We also raised $100,000 for SOWF ... plus another $25,000 for auctioning off serial number one on the Laura Ingraham radio show. You can see the details in the second blurb here at US News.

I personally promised the WARCOM JAG that SIG would never sell Navy guns unless it was to raise more money for SOWF or a similar organization. Nonetheless, SIG now sells the anchor-model guns, calls them "Navy," and doesn't donate any of the money to anyone.

Yup, the current navys aren't real navys as they don't have the coated internals. waste of money to buy one.

[HK45]

Glad to hear that explained because I wondered WTF Sig was doing with the "new" 226 Navy. Glad to hear one Sig employee had some integrity.

I personally promised the WARCOM JAG that SIG would never sell Navy guns unless it was to raise more money for SOWF or a similar organization. Nonetheless, SIG now sells the anchor-model guns, calls them "Navy," and doesn't donate any of the money to anyone.