Hello folks of THR, I would like to share some pics of my made in Germany P226 AL SO that I bought new in March 2014.
Incredible but true, I had never photographed this pistol of mine. The photos I posted here and there on THR were taken from the official Italian importer's website. As I went to the range yesterday afternoon to fire some shots, I finally decided to take some pictures.
Some news about this pistol: as I have already said, it is a model made in Germany; German codes AL and SO should refer to the Picatinny rail (AL) and to the stainless steel slide without the black Ilaflon finish (SO). The pistol is factory chambered for the 9x21 IMI cartridge because, before the start of 2022, the 9x19 Parabellum pistols were not legally available in Italy to civilians. Since 2014 I have shot exactly 2900 factory rounds with this pistol. The accuracy is excellent and the shot reactions very low. Ergonomics are perfect for me. The SA trigger is pretty good. The only thing I don't like is the trigger return spring which is very lazy, very weak. I don't know if it is a characteristic of the pistol or a problem with my specimen. I'm thinking of ordering a new factory one or better yet replacing it with an extra power one, if it exists: any suggestions? The only thing I did on this pistol is to replace the recoil spring with an original SIG-Sauer braided 16 lbs spring to replace the stock 14 lbs wire coil spring. Meanwhile, I now publish some photos. I will update the thread with more photos of the details and internal parts.
Hope you enjoy.
Incredible but true, I had never photographed this pistol of mine. The photos I posted here and there on THR were taken from the official Italian importer's website. As I went to the range yesterday afternoon to fire some shots, I finally decided to take some pictures.
Some news about this pistol: as I have already said, it is a model made in Germany; German codes AL and SO should refer to the Picatinny rail (AL) and to the stainless steel slide without the black Ilaflon finish (SO). The pistol is factory chambered for the 9x21 IMI cartridge because, before the start of 2022, the 9x19 Parabellum pistols were not legally available in Italy to civilians. Since 2014 I have shot exactly 2900 factory rounds with this pistol. The accuracy is excellent and the shot reactions very low. Ergonomics are perfect for me. The SA trigger is pretty good. The only thing I don't like is the trigger return spring which is very lazy, very weak. I don't know if it is a characteristic of the pistol or a problem with my specimen. I'm thinking of ordering a new factory one or better yet replacing it with an extra power one, if it exists: any suggestions? The only thing I did on this pistol is to replace the recoil spring with an original SIG-Sauer braided 16 lbs spring to replace the stock 14 lbs wire coil spring. Meanwhile, I now publish some photos. I will update the thread with more photos of the details and internal parts.
Hope you enjoy.