[Frandy]

No big deal, but I like it much better than my original configuration. The new grips are sport grips rather than target grips but they have a nice feel. The stock grips are plane Jane but feel pretty good too. The BSA red dot was okay, but the Bushnell looks nicer (to me, anyway) and is great fun to shoot with its 4 different red or green reticles. :D

Current configuraton:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=32732&stc=1&d=1134936099


Old configuration:
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=21084&d=1107191733

[gudel]

i have the bsa red dot like that one on my ruger. is there a trick on using the red dot? it's really hard to see the dot and align it, it's much easier using the regular sights.

[Frandy]

i have the bsa red dot like that one on my ruger. is there a trick on using the red dot? it's really hard to see the dot and align it, it's much easier using the regular sights.

I'm no expert. The BSA has varying dot intensities but all are a bit tough in outside daylight, especially if the sun is behind you. I have better luck with the different reticles and option of the geern color with the Bushnell. I also do most of my shooting at an indoor range, eliminating most of this problem.

If by alignment you mean sighting it in, well, like any scope, you must sight in from a rest. After that, it's a kind of intuitive centering of the dot within the eyepiece.

[gudel]

I'm no expert. The BSA has varying dot intensities but all are a bit tough in outside daylight, especially if the sun is behind you. I have better luck with the different reticles and option of the geern color with the Bushnell. I also do most of my shooting at an inddor range, eliminating most of this problem.

If by alignment you mean sighting it in, well, like any scope, you must sight in from a rest. After that, it's a kind of intuitive centering of the dot within the eyepiece.

Yes I meant looking for the red dot. I had to move the gun left/right a bit to see the dot in the eyepiece. Probably easier for indoor, but I always shoot outdoor which is probably why it doesn't do so well during the day.

[Live Free Or Die]

What kind of grips are those, and where'd 'ya get them? I've never really cared for the stock grips on my Trailside, and I was thinking about replacements lately.

[Sactown]

It's the sport grip. larry's guns has them for $72. Everybody check their trailside trigger guards for hairline cracks on the lug where the slide hits it?

[SouthpawShootr]

I'm really tempted to get a 6-inch adj sighted trailside now that CDNN has them cheap. Only thing that scares we off it comments like the one above about cracks. I put alot of mileage through my .22s and I need to know they'll hold up. Oh well, I guess I'll just get a set of match grips for my tired told Ruger MKI. Haven't been able to hurt that yet. Just a pain in the butt on reassembly.

[Live Free Or Die]

It's the sport grip. larry's guns has them for $72. Everybody check their trailside trigger guards for hairline cracks on the lug where the slide hits it?

I'm not sure I follow. But I just checked my Trailside carefully for hairline cracks anywhere, and I didn't see any. :) Then again, I've probably only put around 2,500 rounds through mine so far.

Only problems I've had are FTF's on cheap ammo (Remmington Golden Bullet, Winchester Super X, Federal Gold Metal). I don't think the firing pin strikes hard enough to overcome shoddy primers. So, I feed it CCI Standard Velocity or better during bullseye competition, and all is well. Accuracy is outstanding: very easy to get all 10's on a 25 yard slowfire target when resting my arms on the bench. A bit more difficult when shooting offhand, but it can be done. :)

[Sactown]

Pull the trigger guard down like you're gonna disassemble it. There's a rectangular square at the top of the trigger guard. That's the lug that absorbs some of the recoil from the slide. Periodically check to see if there are hairline fractures on that lug.

[cz75bdneos22]

anyone seen the trailside (NIB) with the blue laminate handgrip anywhere? it's supposedly been discontinued..thanks:(

[SouthpawShootr]

anyone seen the trailside (NIB) with the blue laminate handgrip anywhere? it's supposedly been discontinued..thanks:(

They've all been discontinued. A shame really, I had already bought one of those blue competition grips in anticipation of buying a 6 inch Trailside target model. These grips, BTW, aren't really anthing to write home about.

[LeadPumper]

I remember seeing blue laminate wood grips a year or so ago for the Trailside. If I remember correctly, they only came as part of a package from Sig on certain 'sport' models. But I could be wrong...

The adjustable competition grips are the same as the ones you can get from Larry's (he has the red ones).

Here's mine with Larry's grips, heavy barrel weight (plus some stick on weights), and a Tasco Pro Point. I've disabled the slide lock, and carved out some of the grip to better suit my short fingers. I haven't noticed any fractures on my trigger guard (over 3K rounds and still ticking). If I do my part, with good ammo, I can make one hole at 50'. I guess I've been lucky, I have heard horror stories though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/jgelner/Other/SIGTrailside.jpg


-LeadPumper

[cz75bdneos22]

They've all been discontinued. A shame really, I had already bought one of those blue competition grips in anticipation of buying a 6 inch Trailside target model. These grips, BTW, aren't really anthing to write home about.

Sir, my Friend is dead set on finding that particular gun with those blue grips...i don't know/want to know why...i respect that... with that, i ask you...in your opinion, other than the grips...is there any other difference to a reg. target model...if not, then he could just get the grips like you have done and Voila! also, where? how much? for the blue grips? thanks for sharing..:cool:

[cz75bdneos22]

I remember seeing blue laminate wood grips a year or so ago for the Trailside. If I remember correctly, they only came as part of a package from Sig on certain 'sport' models. But I could be wrong...

The adjustable competition grips are the same as the ones you can get from Larry's (he has the red ones).

Here's mine with Larry's grips, heavy barrel weight (plus some stick on weights), and a Tasco Pro Point. I've disabled the slide lock, and carved out some of the grip to better suit my short fingers. I haven't noticed any fractures on my trigger guard (over 3K rounds and still ticking). If I do my part, with good ammo, I can make one hole at 50'. I guess I've been lucky, I have heard horror stories though...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v502/jgelner/Other/SIGTrailside.jpg


-LeadPumper


Awsome pic! i'll share this info/pic with my Friend...:)

[igorts]

with tasco Optima 2000
http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=37409&d=1143065214

[Matt G]

Those look like fun for plate matches, but that big ol' television set sure does appear to render a fieldworthy .22 into a clunky, delecate, oversized range-only proposition.

Do you ever take 'em off and use the pistol as, you know-- a trail gun? :)

[igorts]

it's not field gun, it's a target one.
i use mag44 for field trips

[GunLocators]

Nice rig do any match shootin with it