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P226 .40/.357 magazines

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Is there such a thing as a German-made (JP Sauer dovetail) magazine for the .40/.357 P226? Or is that category exclusive to Mec-Gars and other brands? Thanks.
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12131
Please, ignore. I was posting half asleep and saw P229 instead of P226 that OP was asking about.:rolleyes:
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I don't believe so, unlike the P229s, I don't think there was a "Pre-Ban" Magazine for the .357/.40 P226s. The early 12 round models were Sig branded Mec-Gars, and "Restricted", and I may be wrong, but to get 12 rounds into the "tube" they had to use followers where the top of the Magazine Spring fit "into" a cavity, inside the follower.
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Now that I'm more awake, the earliest milled slide P226 in .40 I see is a 1997 gun, based on the serial list on the Green site. At this time, SIG was still using the German made mags. So, I think it's possible that there are German made dovetail back P226 mags for the .40/.357 floating out there, although I've never seen one.
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12131 said:
Now that I'm more awake, the earliest milled slide P226 in .40 I see is a 1997 gun, based on the serial list on the Green site. At this time, SIG was still using the German made mags. So, I think it's possible that there are German made dovetail back P226 mags for the .40/.357 floating out there, although I've never seen one.
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The only thing, I can suggest, is while here in the States, that would have been during the initial high capacity Magazine Ban, 12 round Magazines, would have been "Restricted". While I have seen both "Restricted" Sauer & Sohn, and Mec Gar 9mm 15 round Magazines, I've only seen Mec Gar "Restricted" 12 round P226 .357/.40 Magazines. Not sure of 10 round magazine design, but as far as Sauer & Sohn 9mm Magazines, both P228, and P226, all used the earlier follower style, which I don't believe would have allowed 12 round capacity in .357/.40.

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This was the mag that came with my dept issued 226 40 in the fall of 2001.
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This was the mag that came with my dept issued 226 40 in the fall of 2001. View attachment 459677 View attachment 459679 View attachment 459680 View attachment 459677 View attachment 459679 View attachment 459680 View attachment 459681
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These are exactly what my department issued looked like. I still have mine too. Prior to 2004 I had purchased extras and still have those too. Some unused.
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Thanks for the replies so far. Willard, I think you're probably right.
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The German magazines (as far as I know) do all use the earlier style of follower. The 10-round non-LEO .40/.357 Mec-Gar magazines also use the earlier style of follower though. So I guess the follower and the plastic block work together to limit the capacity, instead of just one or the other. So Mec-Gar magazines use both follower types, while the German magazines use just the old version. I guess the takeaway here then is that a standard 12-round .40/.357 P226 magazine tube, when given an older style of follower, wouldn't take the whole 12 rounds. Since a German magazine only uses the older style of follower, it makes sense that a dovetail 12-round .357/.40 P226 magazine does not exist.
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The German magazines (as far as I know) do all use the earlier style of follower. The 10-round non-LEO .40/.357 Mec-Gar magazines also use the earlier style of follower though. So I guess the follower and the plastic block work together to limit the capacity, instead of just one or the other. So Mec-Gar magazines use both follower types, while the German magazines use just the old version. I guess the takeaway here then is that a standard 12-round .40/.357 P226 magazine tube, when given an older style of follower, wouldn't take the whole 12 rounds. Since a German magazine only uses the older style of follower, it makes sense that a dovetail 12-round .357/.40 P226 magazine does not exist.
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Yes, I have some Pre-Ban Mec Gar P226 15 round 9mm Magazines, where they too used the earlier style Followers...

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Using the .357/.40 Followers, is how Mec Gar created the 17 round Magazines, when they removed the dimples/depressions at the bottom of the Magazine Tube...
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