The SIG Sauer P226 is a semi-automatic service pistol developed jointly by the Swiss company SIG and the German company Sauer & Sohn, introduced in the early 1980s as an enlarged, non-compact version of the earlier P220 pistol, submitted to and a finalist in the United States military's XM9 pistol trials of the 1980s that the Beretta 92 ultimately won on price, after which the P226 went on to substantial adoption by other military, federal and police agencies instead. The United States Navy adopted the P226 for its SEAL special operations teams, valuing its reliability, and numerous other national militaries, federal law enforcement agencies including the United States Secret Service, and police forces around the world subsequently adopted the pistol or its variants as a standard sidearm. Its double-action/single-action trigger system, all-steel or alloy frame construction, and reputation for reliability across decades of military and police service have made it one of the most widely trusted service pistol designs of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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Why did the US military choose the Beretta 92 over the SIG Sauer P226?
Beretta won the M9 contract on a lower total package price after both pistols completed the 1984 trials.
The P226 was entered in the XM9 Service Pistol Trials that the US Army held in 1984 to find a replacement for the M1911A1. Only the Beretta 92 and the P226 satisfactorily completed those trials. According to a US Government Accountability Office report, Beretta was awarded the M9 contract for the 92F because of a lower total package price, not because the P226 failed the trials.
What cartridges is the SIG Sauer P226 chambered in?
Four chamberings: 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG and .22 Long Rifle.
The P226 is made in four chamberings: 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG and .22 Long Rifle.
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Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1, sentence 1
The SIG Sauer P226 is a full-sized service pistol made by SIG Sauer.
History section, paragraph 2
The P226 was designed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials (see also Joint Service Small Arms Program) that were held by the U.S. Army in 1984 on behalf of the U.S. Armed Forces to find a replacement for the M1911A1 and 24 other makes of handgun in U.S. military service.
service status
The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide
Infobox: cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum 7.65mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI .357 SIG .40 S&W .22 Long Rifle (Classic 22 model only)
Infobox: service
1985-present
Caliber attribute (sig-sauer-p226)
This model is available in four chamberings: the 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, or .22 Long Rifle.
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