Sig 226 Short Trigger

[saemetric]

Does the Sig P226 short trigger give an appreciable shorter reach compared to the stock trigger, and does it cause any problems? Also how hard is it to install.

 

[PPGMD]

The short trigger makes it much easier to reach the trigger. Installing it isn't too hard, takes 10-15 minutes if you are used to stripping it down that far. About an hour or so if you aren't.

 

[Rexster]

The shorter factory trigger made a DRAMATIC difference for me, for sure. It changed the SIG from a clunky beast that I could not handle in DA mode, to a sweet weapon that is now my favorite carry autopistol. I wish I'd had an opportunity to try a short trigger long ago, as I liked the P229 and P226, but could not get a good index finger position on the standard triggers. It was not until 2004 I got to try one with a factory short trigger. Another option that works fine for me is a custom trigger from TJ Customs, which I installed in my second P229. It is not really shorter in distance from trigger face to backstrap, but is narrower and rounded, which also lets the index finger find a shorter path to the trigger. As for installation, I found it very easy to swap triggers with a decocker weapon. The DAK version is MUCH more difficult.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Another option that works fine for me is a custom trigger from TJ Customs, which I installed in my second P229. It is not really shorter in distance from trigger face to backstrap, bit is narrower and rounded, which also lets the index finger find a shorter path to the trigger.

I have one of those in my personal P228, and agree with these comments. I met with him personally (c. 1999, back when he was still in Ontario, CA, a reasonable driving distance from me at the time) and watched him install it. (It took him about two minutes. The labor charge was $5.)

 

[phantomak47]

Does this greatly help the DA first pull on your 226s? Personally I cant stand the DA pull on my 226 to the extent that I like the consistent pull of a Glock or XD. I have thought about getting a DAK ( I have shot it) but I have read some negative things about it and my friends PD got rid of the DAK and went back to the DA/SA . So is there a major difference with the short trigger with regards to the DA pull?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

With a short (actually thinner) trigger - from whatever manufacturer - all you are doing is changing the distance or reach to the trigger, from grip backstrap to trigger face. The pull weight and length (of the stroke) is not changed. However, by positioning your hand and finger in a better position to exert leverage, without pushing or pulling the gun to one side, the trigger mayfeel lighter. Fit and feel is very much a personal thing.

 

[PPGMD]

The short trigger will make the pull feel lighter because you don't have to stretch your finger out as far (assuming that's a problem, it was for me and my midget hands). Now you can make the pull lighter by putting in a lighter main spring, but if you go too light you risk light primer strikes.

I recently put the 17lb main spring in my 9mm 226R, so far I have 400 round with no failures to fire (including Federal, CCI, and Winchester Primers). I won't consider it perfect until I put 200-300 NATO rounds, and a total of 1,000 rounds through the main spring.

You can also help the trigger pull by polishing all the sear surfaces, and other engagement surfaces to a mirror polish (don't change the shape, or remove anything but the burrs unless you know what you are doing).

 

[Rexster]

Agreed; changing the trigger itself of a SIG pistol will not normally have any affect on stroke length or pull weight. The parts that have an effect on smoothness and lightness are elsewhere in the linkage. For the SAME pull weight, however, starting from a closer initial position will FEEL lighter.