Sig Factory Tour - An Insider's Look At How Sig Sauer Pistols Are Made In Germany

GunsForSale.Com presents a short video on how Sig Sauer handguns, specifically the Sig P226, are manufactured.
Shot on location at the Sig Sauer factory in Eckernförde, Germany.
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[@stevenland5153]

I have the sig pro 2022 in .40 cal and have never had an issue, even with cheap ammo it performs flawlessly.

[@inquizition9672]

I wish the background noise weren't an issue, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how my P229 came to be. It's good to know that I could probably make my own SIG at home. Now I just need to see if I have the necessary machinery laying around in my shed.

[@puffyshirt681]

Definitely. Seems like one of those jobs that you could get real satisfaction from the work, because you know they have the highest standards.

[@DerekHunt]

As usual, awesome. The presentation reminded me of those factory tours on Mr. Rogers, you just need smooth jazz and a sweater. I so have one suggestion though, perhaps using a lapel mic for onsite audio capture. I think this would help the clarity of the audio capture in those noisy environments. Keep up the great work!

[@MrSkypony]

I love my sig's all 4 of them :) I have one of the first 226's to be sold in the USA back in the late 1970s in 9mm and it is still like brand new after many thousands of round plus as a CCW holder I carry it everyday...until I can afford a new 226 in 40 S&W since I just got a new sig 1911 last month...go SIG!!

[@JohnDoe-wz7lw]

I'm reading this comment 9 years later, how's it holding up for you? Bought my first Sig 2 years ago, a P365 and have carried it nearly every single day since I bought it. Only negative I can comment on is my sweat caused the magazines to rust as well as the slide but it's not terrible.

[@lovesigsauer]

Excellent! I was shooting P226 and P229 (all parts made in Germany including the slides) couple of weeks ago in Europe. Beautiful!!

[@jonerdmann6512]

Great video showing the P226 being made.

[@HonorProtectHumble]

Can we see the making of SIG P320.

[@Chavezoid]

I have a fully West German made P226, tested in Kiel in 1991, barrel made before 1989. I love it.

[@MarineChaps]

This is just the beginning! I enjoyed this much...

[@rdean45acp]

My P220 is a little older but not real old, it has the Germany rollmark on it. Its ridiculously accurate and my sp2022 polymer gun is awesome as well! Cool to see how they're made.

[@bullshiit2]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.

[@caseyc408]

Such beautiful firearms.

[@3ric585]

Casey C Amen

[@gunchief0811]

thats a nice factory. sig's are good to go. they make quality guns.. this was a good video. informative and squared away.

[@AllisChalmersMN]

Oh Germany you and your high quality machining practices. Gotta love how Germany makes everything perfect.

[@bradwjensen]

So how are iron sights installed on these mass produced guns? Are they by machine to a specific setting or are they put on by a person, individually?

[@schneir5]

I love my Sig Sauer P938, but my CZ Shadow 2 is the best pistol I've ever tried. It's apples to oranges, but the trigger pull is amazing on my CZ Shadow 2.

[@Braun30]

My 220 is a Swiss built military model, as well as the ancient 210 I still regularly shoot.

[@GearTiger007]

Hello,nice video,thanks. Just i have a question, why first honing the hole, and then make GFM hammer ,if like this order, how to guarantee the straightness of the barrel hole ? if we made the barrle hole, i think will let the hole honing into the last process.want to know your opinion) thank you !

[@metal-adventures-joerg]

Very nice!!!! But i prefer HK, because it's from my Hometown! ^^ Greetings from Oberndorf, Germany

[@dphorgan]

I just noticed you comment about the extractor. My MK25 has the tiny external one and I makes me nervous. I had the M11-A1 before the MK25 and that at least had the big meatier extractor.

[@legalsolutions07]

What a great video. I just wish it were longer and maybe talk a little about the difference in German manufactured pistols as oppose to those produced in the US.

[@Tom-ho9mx]

Really wanna see the Sig USA Factory Tour from Exeter or Newington.

[@EschoChase]

MR. TOMMY I work at the Exeter facility. This video does not explain the entire process of creating a pistol barrel. Definitely one whole video of the barrels would be great!

[@gonnabeok]

Now I'm convinced to Sig

[@leepenlack109]

some of the best guns in the world are made in Germany. they have the machines and machinist's to produce quality and they stick with the specs.

[@kylegerardi8790]

Nice video. Thanks

[@TheQueenSpider]

Well now I know why my Sig was so expensive. Money well worth spent.

[@llifewellie]

I would personally rather have my walther over a sig but I am certainly open to buying a sig. Seems like they have an excellent quality process. I've shot sig's before and they're awesome guns, I just think walther feels better for me personally. Excellent quality to you guys, hats off.

[@peterlenhardt881]

I own a Walther PPQ M2 in .45 and .22 as well as a SIG 226 Elite. The SIG is a recent purchase and before that my two Walters were dream guns. Both are so accurate and their factory trigger is the best on the market I find. However as soon as I pulled the trigger of my SIG on the range I knew she will be my favourite gun because I keep hitting the bullseye constantly. The Walthers are excellent guns but my heart is with my SIG.

[@nasirmahmood6452]

Fine work

[@325iaddict]

Yeah, agreed. Take a good Wisycom system for example. Also made in Europe, to the same high standards as a Sig, with an unbelievable sound quality!

[@TheBoxingCannabyte]

Love seein' how my P220 Carry is being made! Only engineering I thin kthat might be superior is HK's. Either way you can't go wrong!

[@dphorgan]

Oh I know they are built like a tank. What I ment really was that I preferred the solid one piece slide.

[@dphorgan]

Few consider the old stamped carbon steel slide better than the solid stainless steel slide of today. To many possible failure points with a slide that is wielded together versus solid steel in my opinion.

[@MrTheAngelofDeath666]

@DerekJHunt He could also overdub the vocals, so that he wouldn't have to deal with two mic channels.

[@joshcopter]

Can i get a picture of the different stages?

[@mike840621]

They aren't wasting that much material. The billet size depends on how big the square end is.For example, If the square is 1/2 inch, you need a billet size of about 3/4 inch. Even larger for a rectangular shape. It's trigonometry.

[@FreeMan22401]

How i can buy that pistol from the same company.. any one can help me?

[@triariicat8448]

when they heat treat them, wouldn't they have scale buildup that would need to be ground?

[@oObassheadOo]

how many rounds do they fire during the test?

[@Lipo]

Great video!

[@imran4947277]

I want this pistol p226 kindly tell me what is the process? I am from Pakistan.

[@speaktruth2power]

Will the legion series ever be legal in California?

[@ApoIogeticsMan]

Not if it holds more than 10 rounds. California is a glaring example of how stupid gun laws are. You have one of the highest murder rates in the world, yet only criminals can or do carry guns that can really do damage.

[@sajjadhussain9724]

I must respectively say..... wow

[@PKPK-rr3rs]

"Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Sig: Hold my beer.

[@heksogen4788]

Why are they dry firing a gun without snap caps? 4:30 That shouldn't be done its bad for firing pin assembly.

[@dphorgan]

Exactly. I prefer the SIGs all metal design. Some one else might like Glock's polymer frame. Both are undeniable reliable guns. To each their own.

[@louisgeorge81]

I love Sigs

[@titusdrakemovies]

I wanna work there

[@etcrobb]

I hear bad things about modern day made sigs? I have owned several of them back in the day and really liked them. I am back to Glock where I will stay but if they are made on the cnc machine then they should be perfect?

[@yanse93]

sehr gut!

[@albertm5852]

Is the guy hosting this video the same as in Omaha Outdoors videos?

[@08Blame]

BTW: SIG stands for Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft -> Swiss Arms AG.

[@mikeworld39]

Olukold Meust Sir, how does a person become a gun manufacturer, is there some type of school that you go to?

[@jefferycoffey3828]

+mikeworld39 legally you have to fill out a bunch of paper work and pull out you wallet and give it all to the atf

[@basswarnow]

+mikeworld39 The workers in this video are different kinds of industrial mechanics. They usually don't have special training other than the standard german vocational training to become a Geselle, which takes 3 1/2 years. The guys who check the gun's safety and accuracy however are gunsmiths, a different education that only very few companys offer. It requires an accomplished mechanic training as well as practical experience (it's called a Meisterbrief in German) and a clean criminal record.

[@JohnnyEstacado]

Ivo B Falsch. Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaften. J.P. Sauer Gmbh und Co. KG wurde 2000 von SIG an die L & O Holding verkauft und ein Teil der Waffenherstellung in der Schweiz wurde mittels der neu gegründeten Swiss Arms AG weitergeführt. SIG heisst heute SIG Combibloc Group und hält überwiegend Beteiligungen in der Verpackungsindustrie.

[@bruce9897]

Awesome

[@abbasjeeri7331]

you remind me of Michael Ballack good thing though love guns

[@Fal41]

excellente marque

[@fallout1116]

This video was made in the late 1990's. SIG Sauer GmbH (now known as SIG Holding, AG) no longer has any firearms business. This last was sold to L&O Holding of Emsdetten, Germany and was renamed Swiss Arms in 2000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_Sauer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Arms

[@bullseyedixon5660]

super video. tragic story of COLT. destroyed by UNION workers. REST IN PEACE COLT

[@MikeJones-hk9hd]

Well now I know why my night sites are off by 1/16 of an inch

[@yardcontrol]

the only problem by this gun is the price it begin with 1800 € in germany but i still like it.

[@Nationofhonor]

@dxcaprice88 Why is Tritium banned?

[@DudeInWalmart]

so if they are so efficient why there stuff cost so much?

[@MrErnest18045]

Is Germany still making sig?

[@pinkiewerewolf]

All of my Sigs were made in the USA!

[@petermartin7371]

pinkiewerewolf You got the cheap MIM shit!!😂😃😄

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Peter Gun Tradef my P226 Extreme for a German P220, and sold the 1911. I did buy a new P239 last year and if its MIM, I'm not caring, its accurate and reliable.

[@chrislim2022]

Yep.

[@diemphuong5834]

It’s a great all around pistol kzbin.infoUgkxnX9wE_Q8zvF75Y5iWzTU3Q4FlrtyGApQ , doesn’t fit in plastic glock 19 holsters but will fit in some non plastic ones. The location of the safety isn’t very good because your finger will accidentally activate it but it can easily be removed by pulling on both sides at once. Don’t lose the red o-rings while doing that.

[@ScottSpeed95]

It's a shame that Sig closed this plant in 2020 with no plans of doing any more business in Germany for the foreseeable future.

[@MOLRobocop]

This reminds me - I fucking want some german coveralls.

[@DD-rx6jv]

WE WANT A SIG factory in Brazil !!

[@johnny6148]

got mine

[@1NatoGun]

Barber please

[@tomschlatter95]

German quality !!!

[@joeygonzo]

They don't skimp!

[@KalooraLove]

They're not German... They're Swiss actually, just like their chocolate; clean, smooth, and delicious.

[@lordanonimmo7699]

they are german not swiss

[@01left]

Learned from Swiss 🇨🇭

[@michaelbytner9346]

2:28 Before the slide was forged (Quality), today the slide is milled (Quantity), tomorrow cast from plastic (unlimited greediness of managers, investors, shareholders)...

[@itzdeputydave8205]

I have a Sig Sauer p320

[@BOB-wx3fq]

I got a metal flake in my eye by seeing a guy run the cnc with no glasses

[@MasterNukeEngineer]

turn down for what?

[@steffen36260]

paw paw paw

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

that made me laugh :p

[@madmaxd1]

From personal experience. There is a huge difference in quality between a German made unit and a US (Exeter) made one. I wish SIGARMS (US) would do something about the bad reputation that they've aquired. I used to be a hardcore SIG fan but now I just avoid them.

[@Lilnasty-jo3dc]

Mad Max I agree! I think the 320 is the worst garbage Sig has ever put their name on!

[@ericpleau8000]

@@Lilnasty-jo3dc. What about their 1911s?

[@Nikiboy1988]

Ahh Good to Know hahah Thx :D

[@sammyprestwood3182]

You could of showed a lot more than just a piece of metal and then a gun

[@gummybear41283]

home defense? no, citizens can carry guns outside the house to protect ourselves, not just cops!!!!

[@aaronscrewme]

@han0509 I don't.

[@سجادمحمد-ت5ج7ك]

روووووعة

[@Sphinx-sk6bg]

It will be closed this year, very sad!

[@Sphinx-sk6bg]

@M. O. It is a shame! My friends and I visited the factory in October. Very nice people, we had a great day. All those fine people will lose their jobs... Europe is indeed taking away bit by bit the gun rights of sport shooters like me. I wonder were and if the high end pistols will be made in the future. I wish I lived in the states...

[@Sphinx-sk6bg]

@M. O. Thanks for the kind words! "I can't imagine having the threat of losing the ability to have a firearm whenever the government feels like taking it away." You are exactly wright!

[@Tompii]

Why? Glock Vs Sig, you already know the results so instead of flaming just pick your own pistol by your own mind.

[@noorsaeed3064]

hi

[@vrghiks]

I can't hear you. Turn off the machine.

[@JayzBeerz]

Get a mic next time dude.

[@joeygonzo]

Robot de-burring , Lord!

[@O7ROADKING]

@wardubo all the more reason to carry your own sig to stop these criminals

[@Roverlord]

I always thought that Sig was a swiss company...

[@dphorgan]

Criminals don't use SIGs, to expensive. Fact

[@5687678]

All these efficiency doesn't translate to affordable price.

[@DonatelloLabouche]

Or that block of metal can find his hand

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Sig factory tour, brought to you by Dr. Bruce Banner.

[@LowRoller420]

If they were cut on a DMG it would probably blow up in your hand.

[@nosaltadded2530]

Can a German citizen even own one of these guns?

[@meninosg]

you could at least show them testing one pistol

[@Gurpyaara]

melt dow a few legos and thats how its done

[@007bondspy]

I REALLY DONT MIND PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE WELL MADE AND BUILT TO LAST LIKE GERMAN PRODUCTS.......WHAT PISSES ME OFF THOUGH IS PAYING NEAR GERMAN MONEY FOR PRODUCTS FROM OTHER FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES AND GETTING CHINESE QUALITY....I BUY GERMAN... EVERYTIME...THE BEST BY A LONG LONG SHOT.

[@TypicalT89]

Best Quality= Germany

[@Jiffypistol]

Yeah. I've even seen it. But not here...

[@bamablue1492]

The myth that somehow German machines make a higher quality gun than US Machines is silly. The "touch labor" and individual craftsman have very minor roles in manufacture and little difference in overall quality. US manufactured Sigs today are every bit as good as Sigs manufactured in Deutchland. New Hamshire uber alles!

[@ms.annthrope415]

Try pronouncing the full name for SIG....Schweizeriche Industrie Gesellshaft. I once had a case prosecuting a pot grower with a bunch of high end guns. So back then growing pot is a felony so he was committing a felony while armed. As part of the plea deal he forfeited all but 2 of his guns. So I made a list of thr guns he was forfeiting.....and the judge was trying to read the list. We came to SIG. And the court reporter interrupted to asked how is SIG spelled. So I said S. I. G. just type in SIG. otherwise it will be Schweizeriche Industrie Gesellshaft.. i tried to pronoucr in my best worse Hogan's Heroes German accent. The judge was impressed I could say it and laughed at my lousy accent.