New Grips for SIG
I got some replacement Hogue rubber grips for my used-but-new-to-me SIG-P226 in .40. I replaced the chewed-up screws…it was a range gun that saw a bit of “wrong-sized screwdriver” action. For $450 I’m not complaining…much.
Here’s the original grips. Click to make bigger! See the chewed-up grip screws!
And here’s what the gun looked like bare, in case anyone was curious. There’s some way of telling whether this is a newer or older SIG based on a spring somewhere, but I can’t remember how.
The Hogue grips are a little thicker than the original ones, so the girth of the gun is a little more challenging to handle. However, the rubber surface does make it easier to hold. It’s quite a handful though.
On the right you can see a closeup of what the grips look like.
For comparison, the photo on the left shows the different in finish. It looks pretty similar (of course). The SIG original grips are on the left. They do the job, but feel just a bit slippery to me despite the pebbly surface.
The photo on the right shows the difference in thickness. The original grips are on the bottom. You can see that the rubber is just a bit thicker.
I find when I shoot the SIG with the Hogue grips on it, I have to use the pad of my index finger to shoot in DA mode. Not quite as much leverage than if I could have put the crease of my finger over the trigger, but it’s a used gun that’s seen a few thousands rounds through it; the trigger action has been worn nice and smooth 