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SWISS EXCELLENCE

SIG SAUER P226

Douglas Frederick English 202c


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Audience and Scope

The purpose of this is to inform customers for the Sig Sauer p226 about pistol.

This will explain the different parts of the Sig Sauer pistol and how the

mechanisms work. It is the responsibility of the users of the product to know and

understand the operation of the firearms and how to use it safely. This will

instruct them on how this specific pistol works. There are many designs for pistols

that very significantly so this is not a catch all for pistols but works for many

designs that are similar.

The Origins

The p226 was originally designed by Sig Sauer for the Joint Service Small Arms

Program or JSSAP to replace the armys previous pistol. It is a very similar design

to their earlier P220 model. The Sig Sauer, Figure 1, lost to the Beretta, Figure 2,

mainly on the Berettas lower price point. Although the Sig Sauer lost many

different services decided to adopt the p226 for themselves these include:

Navy SEALs Coast Guard Federal Air Marshals Naval Criminal Investigative Service or NCIS Texas Rangers Papal Guard British Special Air Service or SAS


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Whats Inside

Frame:

Bottom half where the operator hold the pistol

Figure 1: Sig Sauer P226 on white

From dhall flikr

Figure 2: Beretta Inox

From storem flikr

Figure 3: Whole with Frame highlighted


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Trigger:

Sits inside the Frame Start the action of firing the pistol


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Magazine:

Holds the ammunition Sits inside the frame

Figure 5: Whole with magazine highlighted

with separate magazine


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Slide

Sits on top of the frame Contains the firing pin and internal safeties

Figure 6: Whole with slide highlighted

With separate slide


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Barrel

Bullet gains speed andspin and exits

Sits in the slide contains spiraled groves

to spin the bullet

Recoil Spring and

Guide Rod

Allows theslide to reciprocate

backwards and then

forward

rechambering and

raising the hammer

Figure 7: Barrel


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Action

Drops the hammer when the trigger in pulled

Hammer

Strikes the firing pin hitting the bullet

Figure 9: Action

Figure 10: Hammer


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Primer

Contains a smallamount of contact

explosive

How It Works

The first the operator needs to do is make sure that he or she is in at an

appropriate location to fire the pistol in accordance with local, state and

federal laws. Make sure that the appropriate ammo in the correct caliber is

selected. The Sig Sauer P226 is available in 9 millimeter, .357 sig, and 40 Smith

and Wesson. The pistol says on the square part of the barrel what the caliber

is. In order the fire that pistol the operator must:

o Load a magazine with bulletso Pull the slide back to insert a bullet into the chamber, the area

between the firing pin and the barrel inside the slide

o Point the pistol at an appropriate target with an appropriatebackstop to catch the bullet

o Pull the triggerOnce all of the previous operations have been done in the appropriate order

the pistol takes care of the next actions. The following actions happen in a

fraction of a second:

o The hammer strikes the back of the firing pino The firing pin hits the primer on the back of the caseo The primer detonates the gun powder inside the caseo The gas behind the bullet expands pushing the bullet down the barrel

Figure 11: Primer

From Colin Wu on flikr

Figure 12: Bullet with case

From Aalbinger on flikr

Bullet

Goes out the gun

Case

Holds the bullet powder between

bullet and the pr


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o The bullet exits the barrel with a high velocity and a spin from thespiral grooves inside the barrel

o The bullet flies down and impacts the target

Conclusion

This Sig Sauer P226 is a world renowned handgun that is used all over the world.

It will serve the operator well assuming that the operator uses the pistol safely

and in an appropriate manner. Thought the design does not cover all the

components inside the pistol it is to the extent that the average operator would

require for normal operation. Also breaking down the pistol further than is shown

without being a Certified Armorer, someone who has been instructed by the Sig

Sauer Corporation in the more advanced operation of the pistol and its parts, will

voice the warranty of the pistol.


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Work Cited

"Joint Service Small Arms Program." Wikipedia. N.p., 2011. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Sig Sauer. Sig Sauer, Inc., 2010. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. .

"226 Xview." Sig Sauer. Sig Sauer, Inc., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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"SIG Sauer P226." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Figure 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 contain authors personal photo

Figure 1

Dhall. Sig Sauer P226 in 9mm. 2007. Private collection. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Figure 2

Storem. Beretta 92fs. 2006. Private collection. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Figure 11

Wu, Colin. 9mm. 2009. Private collection. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Figure 12

Aalbinger. 9mm -vs- 45cal. 2008. Private collection. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

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Sig Sauer and p226 are copyright of Sig Sauer, INC.

Beretta is a copyright of Beretta USA.

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