jdv80 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Hey Guys, I have a Sig 226 Elite stainless and was wondering if anyone had experience with the .22lr conversion kit from sig. I wasn't sure if it would function the same as on the other pistols....but I hope so because it would save some money. My other question is that I have the factory night sights on the pistol and wanted to switch out to a rear adjustable sight and a fiberoptic front. The front sight has an "8" on the left side, so does this mean I would need to order a front "8" sight from Dawson, if I was to use them for the fiberoptic sight? Also I can't find anything on adjustable rear sights for the sig, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for so many questions. Joe Edited January 5, 2012 by jdv80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staudacher Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I use P226 22 conversion kits on a couple different P226s as well as three different X5s so you should be good to go. As far as your sights, if you want an adjustable rear and you want to stay with a stock height front sight the only option that I am aware of is the LPA sight that hangsoff the rear of the gun it is part #tpu25ss**. You can get an idea of what it would look like on the LPA website. LPA also makes a sight set that does not overhang the back of the slide but it uses a much taller front sight to work. I do not know if the Dawson sights are available that tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe L Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 (edited) I have the LPA overhanging sight Staudacher posted about on the rear of my P226. It works fine with a Dawson front FO and seems to be good quality. I had the tall version first and it was too tall to allow the gun to fit the holster, the front sight was so tall. It would work OK for a non-holstered gun. The rear overhang is fine, at least for me. I really like having adjustable rear sight whenever possible. Not on a carry gun, however. Joe Edited January 14, 2012 by Joe L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshock Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I have the LPA overhanging sight Staudacher posted about on the rear of my P226. It works fine with a Dawson front FO and seems to be good quality. I had the tall version first and it was too tall to allow the gun to fit the holster, the front sight was so tall. It would work OK for a non-holstered gun. The rear overhang is fine, at least for me. I really like having adjustable rear sight whenever possible. Not on a carry gun, however. Joe If you change the sights to the LPA's, does that take you out of the production class (action pistol) and put you into metallic sights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe L Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 If you change the sights to the LPA's, does that take you out of the production class (action pistol) and put you into metallic sights? I'm not sure. I only have an IDPA option here, and the gun with the LPA sight is OK for ESP, not sure about SSP. I run ESP with it because I use an X-5 also in that class. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrel Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I have a Sig P229 22lr conversion kit that works great as long as you use good quality high velocity ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yatedog66 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I can't help you with the sights but the .22LR conversion kit worked flawlessly on my West German Sig P226. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spd522 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 The sights are fine although the front is a bit fat for me. I plan on changing it out with a Dawson FO .125. I usually go with the .100 but I think it may be too narrow for the notch in the rear blade. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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