Only the Beretta 92F and the SIG P226 satisfactorily completed the trials. The P226 was designed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials (see also Joint Service Small Arms Program) that were held by the US Army in 1984 on behalf of the US armed forces to find a replacement for the M1911A1. The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.

The P226 itself has spawned further sub-variants the P228 and P229 are both compact versions of the staggered-column P226 design. It is essentially the same basic design of the SIG P220, but developed to use higher capacity, staggered-column magazines in place of the single-column magazines of the P220. It is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum. The SIG P226 is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by SIG Sauer.

357 SIG) ġ0, 15, 17, 18, or 20 round magazine (9mm Parabellum) ġ0 round polymer magazine (Classic 22 only) Mechanically locked, recoil operated ( DA/SA or DAO)ġ0, 12, 13, or 15 round magazine (.40 S&W. It has to be ingrained into you so you can't mess it up.9×19mm Parabellum. It might seem you have mastered it at the range but under pressure things can change. Moral of the story if you go DA/SA you need to master that trigger and make it the only gun your shooting for a long time. And I'm no newb, I compete about 12-15 times a year and put about 15k rounds down range annually. Even though I had practiced exclusively with it I still had an issue. It took me a split second to realize this and of course I just pulled harder. I'm not pulling the trigger hard enough and I get a momentary freeze. Next course I get ready, hear the buzzer, and. Run through a couple of courses and everything is going well. I put about 2,000 rounds through it before hand mostly working on the draw and the double to single trigger transition. So I get this idea to shoot my Sig SP2022 in my next IDPA match. Also, I'll take HK quality over Sigs any day. Only dedicated shooters who only shoot DA/SA, predominantly, truly master the trigger. VP9 hands down, even though I haven't even shot one.

Sig p226 short reset trigger