m4brian
02-13-16, 11:24
Recently a friend got me thinking about DA/SA again. I started there 15 years ago, but the P01 grittiness turned me off. I went SAO, then SF with a G19 and MP, and those are fine. But as my carry gun is a PM9, I respected the DA and having DA/SA got me thinking again. Also, hammer fired guns like the 92 and P series had decent OTB triggers. So, off I went. I had owned a P226 WG that was nice, but I prematurely sold it off over a year ago. I was not yet ready for the DA. Then my buddy put the bug in me again. So, I looked over Beretta and SIG again. The Berettas frustrated the daylights out of me with poor model selection, and the SIGs seemed to have a better DA trigger - to me the most important shot - your first. Then I stumbled on threads touting the poor SP 2022. Plagued by a bad moniker (SigPro - really? Kinda like "grip zone" on the XDM - plain stupid), I had overlooked them years before as 'cheapo' and likely not as good as a 'real SIG'. Then I read on. Before long I ordered and FDE one, taking some risk, having never held one.
http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/553254dd88fcd0539d469e1be5daa59eb304dda.jpg
Then I hit the range as fast as I could. The thing shoots accurately and easily. It returns to POA naturally - I don't feel like its bore axis is too high. Sights are SIGLITES and not bad. I have no trouble riding the slide stop, as I taught myself to bring my right thumb wide over my support hand. It IS accurate. Putting 10 rds through one hole off-hand at 7 yards is easy. The DA is butter smooth and getting better after a bunch of dry firing and over 500 rds. If you know what you are doing, putting the DA/SA in the bullseye fast at 10 yard is doable. This thing is a sleeper for sure. The barrel to slide fit on this is bank vault tight. I had looked at the P07, en excellent gun, but like this trigger more, liked having more sight options, and the mags are a bit cheaper. Oh, and this gun is extremely robust. It is a tad heavier than the P07, and the rail system and locking block show this. The hardened steel slide rides on steel inserts not alloy like the P series. No, the trigger will not match a tuned P series with SRT, but OTB the DA is better, and the SA is still VERY good. Reset for me is fine, and tactile.
Pros:
Accuracy like a P series
Reliability like good P series
Build quality
Trigger
Trigger guard and standard trigger make using gloves VERY easy.
Controls like a P series
(maybe) Mag bases can vary from flat - good for carry; to extended for 17 rd; or the finger shelf for max grip but a short rear butt [some don't like not using P series mags]
Steel on steel rail ride
Sig Sight options
Durable polymer frame that makes it more carry-able than the 226.
Excellent track record (hundreds of thousands fielded and no reports of crapping the bed). During the bad SIG years many on this site swore SIG off - these were still going strong then.
The grips DO change the whole feel - they are not just backstraps. The grip texturing is very well done - aggressive, but not stupid
NO hump. the left side by the decocker is flat - I think this is a tad better for carry and ambi-grip.
Price: OTD less than $500 with 2 mags and night sights. LE/MIL is about $425 with 3 mags. (Over a year ago, there were smoking deals for less than $400 OTD).
Cons:
Doesn't take P series mags
No SRT
Large grip MAY be being discontinued for those with very large hands
Take down is NOT as easy as a P series - (but easier than a 1911)
Accessories not as abundant as a P series.
If you wanted an excellent, accurate, reliable pistol for you and your children - this would be the one.
http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/553254dd88fcd0539d469e1be5daa59eb304dda.jpg
Then I hit the range as fast as I could. The thing shoots accurately and easily. It returns to POA naturally - I don't feel like its bore axis is too high. Sights are SIGLITES and not bad. I have no trouble riding the slide stop, as I taught myself to bring my right thumb wide over my support hand. It IS accurate. Putting 10 rds through one hole off-hand at 7 yards is easy. The DA is butter smooth and getting better after a bunch of dry firing and over 500 rds. If you know what you are doing, putting the DA/SA in the bullseye fast at 10 yard is doable. This thing is a sleeper for sure. The barrel to slide fit on this is bank vault tight. I had looked at the P07, en excellent gun, but like this trigger more, liked having more sight options, and the mags are a bit cheaper. Oh, and this gun is extremely robust. It is a tad heavier than the P07, and the rail system and locking block show this. The hardened steel slide rides on steel inserts not alloy like the P series. No, the trigger will not match a tuned P series with SRT, but OTB the DA is better, and the SA is still VERY good. Reset for me is fine, and tactile.
Pros:
Accuracy like a P series
Reliability like good P series
Build quality
Trigger
Trigger guard and standard trigger make using gloves VERY easy.
Controls like a P series
(maybe) Mag bases can vary from flat - good for carry; to extended for 17 rd; or the finger shelf for max grip but a short rear butt [some don't like not using P series mags]
Steel on steel rail ride
Sig Sight options
Durable polymer frame that makes it more carry-able than the 226.
Excellent track record (hundreds of thousands fielded and no reports of crapping the bed). During the bad SIG years many on this site swore SIG off - these were still going strong then.
The grips DO change the whole feel - they are not just backstraps. The grip texturing is very well done - aggressive, but not stupid
NO hump. the left side by the decocker is flat - I think this is a tad better for carry and ambi-grip.
Price: OTD less than $500 with 2 mags and night sights. LE/MIL is about $425 with 3 mags. (Over a year ago, there were smoking deals for less than $400 OTD).
Cons:
Doesn't take P series mags
No SRT
Large grip MAY be being discontinued for those with very large hands
Take down is NOT as easy as a P series - (but easier than a 1911)
Accessories not as abundant as a P series.
If you wanted an excellent, accurate, reliable pistol for you and your children - this would be the one.