Sig 226
Quote from Reloader on January 30, 2011, 12:00 amI was just reading that in reloading a 40 S&W you must have a supported barrel/chamber. I have a Sig P226 and I cannot find anything that states if it is a supported barrel/chamber. Any advise anybody?
I was just reading that in reloading a 40 S&W you must have a supported barrel/chamber. I have a Sig P226 and I cannot find anything that states if it is a supported barrel/chamber. Any advise anybody?
Quote from Reloader on February 1, 2011, 4:06 pmRemove the barrel from your Sig P226.
Drop a new round in the chamber of the barrel.
Any portion of the case sidewall that you can still see just above the ramp (forward of the rim and waist of the cartridge), is an unsupported portion of that case.
All semi-auto bottom feeding pistols are unsupported to a greater or lesser degree, and likely you have nothing to worry about as long as you use good brass and you avoid full house loads.
This unsupported concern with the .40 S&W round first arose with the introduction of the Glock in .40 S&W. A Glock factory barrel has an unsupported area that aids feeding reliability. It also has a chamber dimension that is typically larger than most manufacturers, also intended to aid feeding reliability. Add to that the fact that a Glock can still fire when slightly out of battery, you have 3 conditions that can contribute to what is popularly known as a KaBoom.
This KaBoom histeria has led to all sorts of gloom and doom being connected with the .40S&W round.
To repeat, use good brass and don't load them super hot and you will be fine.
Remove the barrel from your Sig P226.
Drop a new round in the chamber of the barrel.
Any portion of the case sidewall that you can still see just above the ramp (forward of the rim and waist of the cartridge), is an unsupported portion of that case.
All semi-auto bottom feeding pistols are unsupported to a greater or lesser degree, and likely you have nothing to worry about as long as you use good brass and you avoid full house loads.
This unsupported concern with the .40 S&W round first arose with the introduction of the Glock in .40 S&W. A Glock factory barrel has an unsupported area that aids feeding reliability. It also has a chamber dimension that is typically larger than most manufacturers, also intended to aid feeding reliability. Add to that the fact that a Glock can still fire when slightly out of battery, you have 3 conditions that can contribute to what is popularly known as a KaBoom.
This KaBoom histeria has led to all sorts of gloom and doom being connected with the .40S&W round.
To repeat, use good brass and don't load them super hot and you will be fine.
Quote from Reloader on February 6, 2011, 3:56 amIt has a supported chamber, 100% of the time when they mention "unsupported chamber" that's en euphemism for Glock
It has a supported chamber, 100% of the time when they mention "unsupported chamber" that's en euphemism for Glock