what are sig sauer magazines made of?

Question

Magazines are the gun clips that hold the bullets. There are two types of material one is blue steel and I can't remember the other one, but why is there two types and not just one?

I have a P226 model and I have a blue steel magazine but the other is not a polymer mag it does start with a P though, the material it's made of. I wanna say park somthing but I can't rememeber. The question was posed to me as to what was the difference between the two mags and why one was better than the other.

so other than the park mag having a gritty finish and the blue being a smooth finish what is the difference between the two? is one better than the other? Thank you for your help...

could you please be more specific with the difference between the parkerizing and blue steel magazines for the P226. Which one is better? Pros and cons for both? Thanks.

Answer 1

You mean blue steel, stainless steel, nickle plated, polymer? What model are you looking for magazines for? Stainless and nickel just stay 'clean' longer, but nickel can pit. Blue can rust. Stainless can rust too without minimal care. Stainless is just a bit more maintains free. As long as they are for the same model Sig any finish magazine will work. I have blue steel mags for my Beretta 84, as well as nickel steel (I am more interested in round capacity than finish).

In a Walters PPKs I once owned I had both blue steel and stainless steel magazines.

Polymer is for a different model Sig, which is why I asked what model are you talking about. If your gun is polymer, then keep the magazines polymer to match. Steel might chew them up.

H

Parkerized? That is a finish for steel firearms & magazines. It is a dull matte finish very utilitarian, nonreflective but considered unattractive. It is more of a greyish color than a 'blue' and considered somewhat more durable than blue. It is popular with police/military models. Example: The old S & W Model 28 (for the highway patrol) was usually parkerized. The S & W Model 27 (same gun different finish/market) for the civilian market was either a very attractive, high polish blue or bright nickel.

H

Which one is better? Parkerized magazines are going to be more durable in the weather, but hey, they're stuck inside your gun anyway. Like Origin stated, they'll be gritty so you will be less likely to drop them and have less need to be wiped clean after handling. It just depends on what you mean by better. Why don't you match the extra magazines to the finish on you P226? I won't mind using parkerized mags if I weren't paying a big premium over blue steel ones. If you like them buy them. My own philosphy is that you can't have enough spare magazines around anyway.

Good luck.

H

Answer 2

You mean parkerizing. The mag is still steel, but parkerizing is a type of coating where a hard chemical rust is formed on the mag. The park mag will have a rough/gritty finish on it compared to shiny smooth blue finish.

Answer 3

It isn't possible because of the size of the frame. The 9mm is far smaller than the .40 or .357. The .40 and .357 are both very similar in the size of the cartridge that they use, which allows them to use the same magazine in many cases. Not to mention a 9mm frame would be taking a heck of alot of abuse from the powerful snap of the .357 SIG. Just stick to the 9mm, it's cheap to shoot, and with the right ammo it's very effective (even if someone told you it's not).

Answer 4

H answered your question correctly. But I thought I just let you know that a magazine and a clip are both totally separate feeding systems for firearms. I forget witch one but one loads the firearm spring loaded. The other feeds the firearm, well I forget how, but I know they both feed differently from each other LOL.