Sig Sauer Slide Catch Lever - P226, P228, P229
Sig Sauer factory Slide Catch Lever for P226, P228 and P229 models. |
Was the above review useful to you? Brian M
Feb 17, 2020
Works as advertised. If you have the shorter slide stop (lever 1) this will allow the use of factory 9mm mags. The American made sig mags and mecgar mags will work with lever 1 but factory Italian-made mags will not, the follower has a less pronounced step. Would recommend if you have a 9mm p226 tacops that you want to shoot 15 round factory Italian-made mags out of. Installation not bad just make sure that the locking block pin is rotated to the correct position. It will only go one way.
Willard James
Aug 28, 2019
Anyone converting a Sig Sauer P226, originally made in .40 S&W, may find themselves in a frenzy, with converting it to 9mm, even with a Caliber X-Change kit. Sig used a Slide Catch Lever that currently is known a Lever-1, which was made for .40 S&W only, in the P226. The P229 used the same Lever-2 for all calibers. Possibly due to projectiles with flat noses, there may have been problems with early slide lock with Lever-2 in P226s with their narrower double stacked magazine, reasoning for developing the lever currently known as Lever-1.
If your slide will not lock back with an empty "older" 9mm magazine, you will no doubt need to install Lever-2, as many current magazines have modified followers that will engage Lever-1.
If your slide will not lock back with an empty "older" 9mm magazine, you will no doubt need to install Lever-2, as many current magazines have modified followers that will engage Lever-1.
