Sigarms Sig Sauer Pistol P226 X Five Instructions Manual

							P 226
Handling and Safety Instructions Handling and Safety Instructions 
						

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1General Instructions USA 2
2Safety Regulations USA 3
3Product Description USA 4
3.1 Main parts USA 4
3.2 Main features USA 5
3.3 Scope of supply USA 5
4Transporting the Pistol USA 6
5Handling the Pistol USA 6
5.1 General remarks USA 6
5.2 Initial preparation USA 6
5.3 Ammunition USA 6
5.4 Loading the magazine USA 7
5.5 Loading the pistol 
(ready to fire) USA 7
5.6 Discharging a shot USA 8
5.7 Reloading during 
shooting USA 9
5.8 Unloading the pistol USA 9
5.8.1 Unloading the pistol, 
magazine not empty USA 9
5.8.2 Unloading the pistol,
magazine empty, 
slide openUSA 106  Sight Correction USA 11
6.1 Sight correction for 
windage USA 11
6.2 Sight correction for 
elevation USA 11
7Trigger systemUSA 12
7.1 Trigger system USA 12
7.2Trigger positionUSA 12
8Maintenance of the PistolUSA 12
8.1 Stripping the pistol USA 12
8.2Dismantling the magazineUSA 14
8.3 Cleaning the pistol USA 14
8.4 Assembling the pistol USA 15
8.5 Checking functions USA 16
8.6 Care of the pistol USA 18
9Functioning of the PistolUSA 19
9.1 Function sequence when 
loading USA 19
9.1.1 Magazine inserted USA 19
9.1.2 Function sequence 
when loading USA 20
9.2 Function sequence 
when firing USA 21
9.2.1 Firing the pistol with 
single action trigger USA 21
9.2.2 Manual safety USA 219.2.3 Function sequence 
at shot discharged USA 22
9.3 Function sequence with 
case ejection and and 
automatic reloading USA 23
9.3.1 Unlocking USA 23
9.3.2 Function sequence with 
case ejection and hammer 
cocking USA 24
9.4 Function sequence after 
discharging last round USA 25
10 Pistol Service, Repairs,
Warranty USA 26
10.1 Cause and correction 
of malfunctions USA 26
10.2 Safekeeping and storage 
of the pistol USA 28
10.3 Shipping the pistol USA 28
11 Product Line USA 29
12 Disposal USA 29
13 Technical Specifications/
Models/Accessories USA 30
13.1 Standard model USA 30
13.2 Full equipping USA 31
14 Spare Parts List  USA 32
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Instructions
2 Safety Regulations
•Never use the pistol under the influence of drugs or 
alcohol, while ill or suffering other such difficulties.
These conditions can impair your powers of judgment
and reflexes.
•Always think of the pistol as being loaded and with 
the safety off until you have established the opposite
through the unloading procedure (see section 5.8).
•Always keep the muzzle of the pistol pointed in a safe
direction. A safe direction is defined as towards an
area where there are no people, other life forms or
other people’s property.
•Never point the pistol at doors, panes of glass, walls,
concrete, stone or flat surfaces (water included). 
A bullet can penetrate such surfaces or be ricocheted
in an unsafe direction.
• Never aim at yourself or other life forms.
•Never rely on safety mechanisms alone. The safety
mechanisms are not a substitute for careful and correct
handling of the pistol.
•Always handle your pistol as if the safety mechanisms
were not functioning properly. The best safety precau-
tion is a correct, well-trained and secure handling of
the pistol. 
•Never shoot with a pistol that has been penetrated by
water, sand, dirt or other foreign matter.
•Never decock the hammer by restraining the hammer
and pulling the trigger at the same time.
•Never let a loaded pistol out of your hand.
•Always unload the pistol immediately after firing, 
before putting the pistol away, putting it into a holster
or handing it to another authorized person.
•Never give the pistol to a person who has not tho-
roughly familiarized himself or herself with the safety
regulations and handling of the pistol by reading the
corresponding instructions.
•Never leave the pistol lying unattended, and protect
the pistol from unauthorized access.
•Never store the pistol loaded, but rather remove the
magazine and ensure that there is no round in the 
barrel chamber by following the unloading procedure
(see section 5.8). 
•Always keep the pistol and the ammunition in different
places and ensure that neither can be obtained by 
unauthorized persons or children.
In the individual sections of these instructions, the
following safety indications alert you to various dangers:
1 General Instructions
Please read these instructions carefully before 
each and every handling of the SIG SAUER pistol.
Knowledge of and the technically fault-free implementation
of the information contained in these instructions are pre-
requisitesfor the correct preparation and safety during
handling, care and maintenance of this SIG SAUER pistol.
Do not use this pistol until you have fully understood all
the safety instructions and it’s handling procedures.
Should you require further information, do not hesitate to
contact your dealer, importer or the manufacturer.
Ensure that you always comply with the local and national
laws that govern ownership, carrying and use of firearms. 
Always be aware that this pistol, like all other firearms, is
dangerous. The pistol to which these safety instructions
apply is sold under the expressed condition that the 
manufacturer and the importer of the pistol do not accept
any liability for the consequences of handling or use of
the pistol. This applies in particular to liability for bodily
harm or damage to property resulting in whole or in part
from:
– Discharge with criminal intent or through negligence
– Improper or careless handling– Defective, incorrect, hand-loaded or reloaded
ammunition
– Inadequate care of the pistol (e.g. corrosion, damage)
– Disregard of malfunctions
– Resale in contradiction of any applicable law 
– Other circumstances outside our direct and immediate
control
These limitations apply regardless of whether liability is
asserted on the basis of a contract, negligence or strict
liability (including any failure to warn).
The manufacturer and the importers are not liable for 
incidental or consequential damages, such as loss of 
use of property, commercial loss or loss of earnings and
profits.
Safety Regulations
Information on dangers, which if not scrupulously
observed, can directly lead to severe bodily harm or
death.
Information on dangers, which if not scrupulously
observed, can lead to bodily harm, damage to property
and damage to the pistol.
Information on technical requirements, which if not
scrupulously observed, can lead to damage to the
pistol.
Caution
Warning
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3.2 Main features
SIG SAUER pistols are modern handguns that comply
with the latest technical advances in firearms design for
military, police and sporting use. They function in line
with the principle of a mechanically locked, recoil-operated
pistol with semi-automatic reloading. The automatic firing
pin safety lock, safety notch on the hammer and the 
manual safety enable a quick readiness for firing. 
The distinctive, contrasting micrometer sight in conjunction
with the ergonomically optimized handle design enable
rapid, precision targeting and firing. The enclosed design
prevents the penetration of dirt into the gun.
The SIG SAUER X-FIVE is designed as a single action 
model.3.3 Scope of supply
Included in the delivery are:
– 1 Pistol
– 1 Magazine
– 1 Handbook with handling and safety instructions
– 1 Test group card
– 1 Trigger lock
Not included in the delivery are:
– Accessories (see section 13.2)
– Spare parts (see section 14)
Product Description
3  Product Description
3.1 Main parts
Product Description
57 Barrel
50 Slide
67 Front sight
63 Rear sight
1Frame
40 Takedown lever
26 Slide catch lever
16 Trigger
7Hammer
42 Magazine catch
74 Magazine
29 Safety lever, left67
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74 16 40 1
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5.4  Loading the magazine
Procedure
1. Place round on feeder 70, close to the magazine lips. 
2. Press round down and slip it to the rear. 
3. Load the number of rounds that you intend to shoot.
The number of loaded rounds can be checked through
the slot on the magazine.
5.5 Loading the pistol (ready to fire)
•Never load or unload the pistol inside a vehicle, inside
a building or any other enclosed space (except in a 
designated firing range).
•Before loading, always wipe off any excess grease and
oil and check to see if there is any foreign matter in the
barrel 57.
•Always keep the muzzle of the pistol pointed in a safe
direction.
•Do not put your finger on the trigger 16. Keep your 
finger outside the trigger guard.
•Only load the pistol by first inserting the magazine 
immediately before shooting.
•Never directly draw back hammer 7 by hand in order
to cock it.
•Never rely on the safety mechanisms alone. 
Safety mechanisms are not a substitute for careful and
correct handling of the pistol.
•Never let a loaded pistol out of your hand.
Procedure
1. Point the pistol in a safe direction.
2. Insert full magazine 74 and check that it engages.
3. Pull slide 50 back until stop and allow to flick forward.
The pistol is loaded and ready for firing with the 
single action trigger.
Warning
Handling
4 Transporting the Pistol
•For your own safety and the safety of others, always
transport the pistol unloaded, decockedand under lock
(see section 5.8). 
•Never carry the pistol on your person with a round in
the chamber and the hammer cocked.
•Always carry the pistol so that if you fall, slip or some-
thing similar happens, you always have the direction
of the muzzle under control.
•Transport the pistol separate from the ammunition.
•Ensure that you comply with all regional and national
laws governing the transport of firearms.
5 Handling the Pistol
5.1 General remarks
The pistol is delivered with a light, protective and preser-
ving coating of grease and oil and it must be stripped
before initial preparation, the protective coatings remo-
ved, and then relubricated.
5.2 Initial Preparation
Procedure
1. Strip the pistol (see section 8.1).
2. Clean and relubricate the pistol (see section 8.3).
3. Assemble the pistol (see section 8.4).
5.3 Ammunition
•For your pistol, use only commercial grade ammuni-
tion in its original packing ammunition which corre-
sponds with the caliber of the pistol. The correct caliber
is stamped on the pistol.
•Never use reloaded, „refurbished”, hand-loaded, 
non-standard ammunition or ammunition of a different
caliber.
•Never use dirty, wet, corroded, bent, damaged or 
oiled ammunition, or ammunition of an unknown 
manufacturer.
•Never leave the ammunition unattended.
Warning
Warning
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5.7 Reloading during shooting
The slide is caught in the open position.
•Never let the pistol out of your hand.
•Keep the pistol pointed at the safe target.
Procedure
1. Remove the empty magazine.
2. Insert full magazine and ensure that it engages. 
3. Thumb down slide catch lever 26 or draw back slide 50
until stop and allow to fly forward (see section 5.5).
– The pistol is loaded and ready to fire. 
– The pistol can also be secured with the manual safety.
– The pistol is now loaded, decocked and ready to fire.
5.8 Unloading the pistol
5.8.1 Unloading the pistol; magazine not empty
•Never let the pistol out of your hand before it is 
unloaded.
•The pistol is loaded; a round is in the chamber of the
barrel.
•Perform the unloading action with only two fingers
from the rear.
•Never place your hand over the slide ejection port. 
Procedure
1. Keep the pistol muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
2. Actuate the magazine catch 42 and remove the magazine
(Fig. 2)
3. Pull slide 50 back until stop and push slide catch lever
26 up. The round is ejected and the slide 50 is caught
in the open position.
Warning
Warning
Handling
Fig. 2
5.6 Discharging a shot
•Ensure that the target and surroundings allow shots to
be fired without danger.
•Ensure when firing that your fingers, hands or other
parts of the body are not in front of, above or beside
the barrel muzzle or the ejector port.
•Never allow other people to stand next to you where
they could be hit by ejected cartridge cases.
•When shooting, always wear ear protection and
protective eyeglasses. Inform other people close 
to you about the need to wear ear protection.
•With pistols with manual safety, the safety lever 29
must be turned in the horizontal position (down).
•Stop shooting immediately and unload the pistol 
if you suspect that a round has not been chambered
correctly, a case is jammed, a round may have blocked
the barrel or a discharge sounds or gives the sensation
that it is weak” or unusual.
•Never try to dislodge a blockage by firing another
round.Procedure
1. Aim pistol at a safe target. 
2. Place finger on trigger 16 and pull back the trigger 16
(discharges a shot).
3. Keep the pistol aimed at the target and fire further
shots as required.
4. Remove the magazine and unload pistol (see section
5.8). If the pistol has been shot until the magazine is
empty, the slide 50 will be caught in the open position.
Reload pistol if further shots are to be fired (see section
5.7). 
•Single action pistols are in a cocked and ready to fire
status after each discharge.
•If once you decide to stop shooting, you must imme-
diatly and fully unload the pistol.
Warning
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6  Sight CorrectionHinweisSight Correction
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X
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Fig. 4, point of impact, left
Fig. 5, point of impact, deep
Fig. 6, rear sight
Handling
Fig. 3
•Any adjustment to sights should only 
be carried out on an unloaded pistol. 
6.1 Sight correction for windage
Correction on the micrometer rear sight
Turning the lateral adjustment screw in the arrow direction
(R) results in an impact point shift on the target to the
right.
Turning the lateral adjustment screw against the arrow
direction (R) results in an impact point shift on the target
to the left (Fig. 4).
Notice
6.2 Sight correction for elevation
Correction on the micrometer rear sight
Turning the vertical adjustment screw in the arrow 
direction (UP) results in an upward impact point shift 
on the target.
Turning the vertical adjustment screw against the arrow
direction (UP) results in a downward impact point shift 
on the target (Fig. 5). 4. Check (visually and manually with appropriate aid),
that the round has been ejected and that no other
round is chambered (Fig. 3).
5. Actuate slide catch lever 26. The slide 50 flys forward.
6. Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and decock
via the trigger. 
7. Empty magazine.
8. Pick up and clean the ejected round. 
The pistol is unloaded and decocked. The pistol must be
cleaned after each shooting session (see section 8).5.8.2 Unloading the pistol, magazine empty, slide open
•The pistol must not be let out of your hand until the
magazine has been removed and the pistol is unloaded.
Procedure
1. Keep the pistol muzzle pointed in a safe direction.
2. Actuate magazine catch 42 and remove magazine (Fig. 2)
3. Check (visually and manually with appropriate aid),
that the round has been ejected and that no other
round is chambered (Fig. 3).
4. Actuate slide catch lever 26. The slide 50 flys forward.
5. Keep the pistol pointed in a safe direction and decock
via the trigger.
6. Check load status of the magazine.
The pistol is unloaded and decocked. The pistol must be
cleaned after each shooting session (see section 8).
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7 Trigger system
7.1  Trigger System
The SIG SAUER P226 X – FIVE trigger system is adjust-
able for trigger pull weight and trigger stop position.  
The adjustment range is between 2.2 to 3.5 pounds.
•Adjustments to the trigger system should only be per-
formed by trained and qualified armors or gunsmiths.
7.2 Trigger Position
•Any adjustments to the trigger position should only be
carried out on an unloaded pistol.
The SIG SAUER P226 X – FIVE trigger position can be
adjusted up to .390 inches
Adjusting the Trigger Position:
Loosen the Allen (hex head) screw on the left side of the
trigger.  The trigger can now slide to the desired position
and to secure re-tighten the screw.
8 Maintenance of the pistol
•Magazine must be removed from the pistol.
•Before stripping your pistol for cleaning, ensure once
again that it is unloaded, (see section 5.8).
•Do not put your fingers into the slide 50.
8.1 Stripping the pistol
1. Unload the pistol (see section 5.8).
2. Draw back the slide 50 until stop and hold it in 
the open position by thumbing up the slide catch 
lever 26 (Fig. 7).
Warning
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3. Check that there is no round in the chamber 
(see Fig. 3, page USA 10).
4. Thumb down takedown lever 40 (Fig. 8).
5. Draw slide 50 back slightly to disengage slide catch 
lever 26. Hold slide 50 firmly with the hand and allow 
it to glide forward (Fig. 9).6. Now slip complete assembly (slide 50, barrel 57, recoil
spring 62 and recoil spring guide 61) forward and off
the frame.
•The recoil spring 3 is compressed. Uncontrolled removal
of the recoil spring guide 61 can cause the guide and
the recoil spring 62 to jump away. When stripping
down, control decompression of the preloaded recoil
spring 62 with your hand.
Procedure
7. Press in recoil spring guide 61, raise it carefully and 
remove recoil spring 62 with recoil spring guide 61
from the slide 50 (Fig. 10).
Caution
Trigger System Maintenance Maintenance
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
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							8. Pull recoil  spring 62 from recoil spring guide 61. 
Remove recoil spring bar 58, including buffer spring 60
from the recoil spring guide.
9. Lift barrel 57 out of slide (Fig. 11).
•This level of stripping is sufficient for a thorough 
cleaning after firing.
•Further dismantling of the pistol may only be carried
out by qualified armors and gunsmiths.8.2 Dismantling the magazine
Pull floorplate insert 72 up and pull magazine floorplate
73 forward.
Caution: The magazine spring is compressed.
8.3 Cleaning the pistol
•Never clean the barrel 57 from the muzzle end and 
never use steel wire brushes, as these can damage the
smooth surface of the bore. Use a suitable cleaning
rod and brush of the correct caliber (see section 13).
•Solvents can damage the surfaces of the pistol. Read
the manufacturer’s warnings and instructions before
using solvents or cleansers.
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Procedure
1. Moisten the cleaning brush with gun oil and 
insert into the barrel 57 through the chamber. Carefully remove all powder residues and dirt in the 
barrel 57 and chamber with the cleaning brush.
2. Free the insides of the barrel 57 and chamber of 
powder residues and oil using a cleaning cloth.
3. Clean the external surfaces of the barrel 57 with 
a brush moistened with gun oil. 
4. Wipe dirt off the guides of the frame 1, internal and 
external sides of the slide 50, locking insert 39, recoil
spring guide 61 and recoil spring 62 with a brush or
cloth and then oil or grease with a cloth soaked in gun
oil or gun grease.
5. Lightly oil barrel bore and chamber.
8.4 Assembling the pistol
Procedure
1. Check that there is no foreign matter inside the pistol
and that the barrel serial number corresponds with the
slide and frame serial numbers.
2. Insert the barrel 57 with its locking cam pointing down
into the slide 50.
3. Slip the narrower end of the recoil spring 62 over the
recoil spring guide 61. Remove recoil spring bar 58, 
including buffer spring from the recoil spring guide 61.
4. Thumb down takedown lever 40.
Maintenance
Fig. 11
Maintenance
Fig. 12, magazine
Fig. 13, pistol stripped down for cleaning
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57
62
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3. Check trigger travel and trigger interruption.
– With hammer 7 decocked and trigger 16 pulled through,
draw slide 50 back until stop and release.
– Check that the hammer 7 is held back in the cocked 
position (trigger stays pulled back).
4. Check trigger function.
– Release trigger 16.
– Check that the trigger bar 24 reengages and that the
hammer 7 is activated when the trigger is pulled again.
5. Check slide catch lever 26.
– Insert empty magazine, draw slide 50 right back and
release slide 50.
– Check that the slide 50 is held in its rearmost position.
– Actuate slide catch lever 26.
– Check that the slide 50 is released and flys forward with
sufficient energy.
– Remove magazine.
6. Check manual safety.
– Draw slide back and release it so that it flys forward
with sufficient energy. Push manual safety up and press
trigger. The trigger may not actuate.– Push manual safety down and press trigger. 
The trigger must actuate.
7. Check magazine.
– Check condition of the magazine tube 69 
(lips and floorplate) for signs of damage or dirt.
– Check that the magazine floorplate is properly secured.
– Check easy running and spring action of the feeder 70.
– Check smooth insertion of the magazine into the frame 1.
– Check magazine catch 42 for clean engagement and
release.
8. Check external condition of the pistol.
– Check front sight 67, rear sight 63, grip plates 47/48 
and takedown lever 40 for signs of damage or dirt.
– Check firm securing of rear sight 63, front sight 67 
and grip plates 47/48.
9. Checking numbered parts.
– Check that the serial numbers of the barrel 57, 
the slide 50 and frame 1 correspond. 
Maintenance
•When the recoil spring 62 is inserted into the slide 50,
it becomes preloaded. Uncontrolled insertion of the 
recoil spring guide 61 into the slide 50 can cause this
and the recoil spring 62 to jump away and injure you
or others standing nearby.
5. Insert recoil spring system into the slide 50.
6. From the front, slip the complete system onto 
the guide of the frame 1.
7. Draw back slide 50 to the rear stop and push up slide
catch lever 26 to arrest the slide 50 in its open position.
8. Push up takedown lever 40 counter-clockwise. 
9. Actuate slide catch lever 26; slide 50 flicks forward.
10. Decock the pistol in a safe direction via the trigger.
•The pistol is unloaded and decocked.8.5 Checking functions
•Checking of all functions must be made on the 
assembled pistol 
– to determine any causes of malfunctioning,
– after completion of repairs,
– and after each cleaning and assembly of the pistol.
Procedure
1. 
Remove the magazine and unload pistol (see section 5.8).
2. Check tension of the recoil spring 62 and ease of 
running of the slide 50.
– Draw slide 50 back until stop and allow to fly forward.
– Check that the slide 50 flys forward with sufficient energy
and locks into place.
– Repeat check again.
Notice
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Caution
Maintenance