Other features that make this model feel more natural when gripping are a reduced and contoured beavertail and more aggressive front strap checkering as well as the addition of checkering under the trigger guard. The grips are G-10 with the Legion medallion and look great against the Cerakote Elite gray coating that is standard on the Legion. Out of the box I was impressed with the Legion version of the P226, the grips were nice and felt good in the hand. It is a lot like when your grandpa clears a malfunction from his 1911 and hands it to you, saying “this thing won two world wars,” the SIG fan club touts the use of the P226 by the SEALs as a personal endorsement and justification of their extravagant spending on a handgun. The Navy SEALs later chose the P266 as the MK25 variant, which I suspect is one of the biggest reasons for the fan club. There has been much debate over the years as to why the Beretta was chosen, but the military said it was because the overall package price of the 92 was less than the P226. The Army ultimately adopted the Beretta 92 however, the SIG P226 was the only other gun to satisfactorily complete the trials with the Beretta. It has been offered in all of the popular calibers and has several sub-variants like the P228 and P229. The P226 was developed to use higher capacity double stack magazines compared to the 220. market, initially by Browning as the BDA. The P226 is essentially the same basic design as the P220 that was developed in 1975 and was the first SIG handgun to be sold in the U.S. The P226 was originally developed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials that were held by the U.S. I understand why there are fanboys of certain firearms, and SIG certainly has them, especially when it comes to the 226. 45 ACP and I never really warmed up to that gun. Although I have shot a few SIG handguns over the years, I have never handled a P226.

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