Thinking about trading in my Baby Eagle .40

silentknight · 11-01-2004, 03:24 PM

For a new Sig 226 .40, I love my Baby Eagle but its too heavy if I would ever have to carry it for an extended period of time. I can't justify having two pistols in the same caliber right now, and I can't deer hunt with the baby eagle because the bbl is under 4 inches. Do any of you own a 226? would you suggest that I get one, If not what do you recommend?

incucrash · 11-07-2004, 09:01 PM

You deer hunt with a pistol? Better man then me! I own a Baby Eagle .45
It's great, you are right, SIG and GLOCK run lighter, but is lighter better? No offense, but I like guns and products that are heavier, Weight = Quality sometimes
:-)

11-08-2004, 07:14 AM

I'd probably trade it

probably..who am I trying to kid..

whirlwind · 11-08-2004, 09:38 AM

you are able to hunt deer with a .40? ive hunted with a handgun here but the rule is it has to be above 25 cal. and the brass has to be 1 1/4 inches long. i.e. 357,44mag,41mag etc. i had a friend of mine in tennessee that used to hunt coyotes with a .40 cal but i always thought it was illegal.

silentknight · 11-08-2004, 09:45 AM

I went to a gun show this weekend and traded it in on a new Sig 226 .40 I put about 200 rounds through it yesterday. It is much more accurate than I am. The only thing that bothers me about it is that the slide doesn't lock back unless I manually press up on the slide release lever. I looked at the diagram that came with the gun and I can't find anything that looks like it would push the lever up into the slide detent. Anybody own one of these? can you give me any hints? Thanks

silentknight · 11-08-2004, 09:55 AM

In Iowa we can use .40 S&W, 45 ACP as well as revolver magnum rounds, but we can't use .357 mag and .44 mag lever rifles, I don't understand it oh well

11-01-2004, 03:24 PM	#1
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	Thinking about trading in my Baby Eagle .40 For a new Sig 226 .40, I love my Baby Eagle but its too heavy if I would ever have to carry it for an extended period of time. I can't justify having two pistols in the same caliber right now, and I can't deer hunt with the baby eagle because the bbl is under 4 inches. Do any of you own a 226? would you suggest that I get one, If not what do you recommend? __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-08-2004, 09:38 AM	#4
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	you are able to hunt deer with a .40? ive hunted with a handgun here but the rule is it has to be above 25 cal. and the brass has to be 1 1/4 inches long. i.e. 357,44mag,41mag etc. i had a friend of mine in tennessee that used to hunt coyotes with a .40 cal but i always thought it was illegal. __________________ De oppresso liber !

11-08-2004, 09:45 AM	#5
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	I went to a gun show this weekend and traded it in on a new Sig 226 .40 I put about 200 rounds through it yesterday. It is much more accurate than I am. The only thing that bothers me about it is that the slide doesn't lock back unless I manually press up on the slide release lever. I looked at the diagram that came with the gun and I can't find anything that looks like it would push the lever up into the slide detent. Anybody own one of these? can you give me any hints? Thanks __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-08-2004, 09:55 AM	#6
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	In Iowa we can use .40 S&W, 45 ACP as well as revolver magnum rounds, but we can't use .357 mag and .44 mag lever rifles, I don't understand it oh well __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-07-2004, 09:01 PM	#2
incucrash Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 101	You deer hunt with a pistol? Better man then me! I own a Baby Eagle .45 It's great, you are right, SIG and GLOCK run lighter, but is lighter better? No offense, but I like guns and products that are heavier, Weight = Quality sometimes :-)

11-08-2004, 07:14 AM	#3
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I'd probably trade it probably..who am I trying to kid..