Friend wants first gun! Glock vs SIG

[Sam1911]

So now his friend is stuck with an expensive pistol with little versatility that has several undesirable characteristics all because his friend was myopic.

Quite possibly true. I still highly doubt that he'll regret the purchase. A new shooter has to start somewhere and by the time he's worked through the SIG's little inherant deficiencies and learned to really shoot it well he'll be in a fine position to transition to something that works even better for him. Or, like I said, he'll decide that SIGs are just "the awesomist" and go win trophies with it. Both seem to happen ... just one more often than the other.

Or, of course, the third and MOST likely option, he'll run 50 rounds through it every few months or years and it will live in a drawer the rest of the time and he'll be just as happy with it as with anything else.

The least bg226 can do now is to be there for his pal and help him learn the tips and techniques he knows to get the most out of the gun. There is some advantage in coaching someone else if they're using the gun you are most familiar with.

 

[joe_security]

Im very pleased with my 9mm P226. Its 10 years old, no sign of malfunction, ever.

 

[Mike J]

I voted Glock in the poll because that was what the OP said his friend wanted originally. However if after shooting both the friend decided he liked the Sig better I would say that is fine. Everyone has to find what works best for them & God knows that is different for everyone.

 

[ForumSurfer]

So now his friend is stuck with an expensive pistol with little versatility that has several undesirable characteristics all because his friend was myopic.

I doubt his friend drugged him, kidnapped him and forced him to buy the Sig by twisting his arm. The buyer obviously saw something in the Sig he liked better. I really don't see where the Sig is lacking in "versatility", either.

I recently bought my first Glock (g17) just so I had one in my collection and to see why so many people were die-hard fans. It's certainly nothing to write home about, nor is it perfect. To be honest, I liked the Beretta 96 I had and sold several years ago better.

The Sig and the Glock are both excellent choices for a first or 500th firearm. It isn't like that Sig is going to rust overnight due to lack of proper maintenance. I see no reason why anyone would regret buying a Sig or the Glock.

 

[bg226]

So now his friend is stuck with an expensive pistol with little versatility that has several undesirable characteristics all because his friend was myopic.

Actually if you read post #30 the undesireable, personally inferior Glock trigger pull quality was the deal breaker. The excessively long, excessively spongy trigger pull on the Glock was inferior to the crisp, affirmative trigger pull on the SIG pistol. When price and all qualities were examined, the SIG pistol was determined desireable, and the Glock pistol was determined undesireable.

 

[DannyZRC]

on the range rentals I've fired, which may for whatever reason be greatly differing in state of maintenance or round count (but I doubt this), I find the SIG trigger to be 'crisp' but at the same time, the SA pull is so light to break (on this well shot example) that there is no real feedback from the trigger through the finger.

one thing I adored about the SIG, and this is really just me geeking out with mechanical fetishism; but, the decocking action on the sig, the way the hammer rides the decocking lever up, is so satisfying and intricate feeling in it's operation, it's amusing all on it's own.

having said that, I find the '2-stage' glock trigger to be the absolutely most fantabulous trigger for me, the firm but unburdensome take-up and the extremely positive and crisp break & reset are tremendously enjoyable and useable, and I feel that it aids my shooting. I can't shoot a sig on SA for beans, I shoot it better DA decocking after each shot.

they're both good pistols, as are many others, I hope your friend gets many enjoyable hours out of his new acquisition, and here's hoping he never has to use it to defend life.

cheers!

(PS: I didn't buy a glock, despite my trigger preferance. HK LEM for me, almost as good trigger, better rest of the pistol)

 

[ForumSurfer]

the extremely positive and crisp break & reset

See, to each his own!

Years ago when I first tried a Glock, I thought that it was the absolute worst trigger I'd ever felt. I now own one. The Glock's trigger still feels bad to me and I'd never call it crisp. I've felt worse, but it's still not my favorite.

 

[DannyZRC]

yeah, that was my most jarring experience going from reading about guns to firing them at the range. "suck glock trigger this" "suck glock trigger that" "long heavy trigger" "mushy" blahblah.

when the rubber met the road for my trigger finger, I thought anyone who thought the glock trigger was heavy must have terrible arthritis, and of all the pistols i've shot the glock had the most crisp break and most distinct reset. now, I have an SAO hammer fired .22 that we inherited but hadn't shot, and that was perhaps more 'crisp', but so light as to void out it's mechanical precision (similar to the SIG).

you definitely have to shoot them, because people can have all sorts of preferences and you won't know where you lie until you get some trigger time.

 

[kup9984]

So I started out kinda the reverse of most people... my first handgun was a 1911, followed by a snub nose revolver. Then I shot a Sig... well needless to say that shortly after that initial meeting with a Sig I owned one (P225) and I sold the 1911 because I no longer liked it or enjoyed shooting it. Fast forward a couple years and a few Sigs later and I went to the range with a friend who was in the market for a 9mm and we shot EVERY last 9mm they had available while there! Out of the 250 rounds I shot and 15 different guns I tried out that day the Glock 19 got the MOST attention from me! I can shoot it better than anything else I've ever shot! Shortly after that I purchased a Glock 29 and no longer have anymore Sigs.
So... it's all about different strokes for different folks. I love Glocks and think they're much better looking than just about any other gun besides a Sig P239 with a nice Hogue rubber grip with the finger grooves =)

 

[PAPACHUCK]

I owned 2 Glocks, now I have none.

I bought a Sig, now I want more.

The grip on my Sig fits me like a glove and I feel like I could draw smiley faces with it if I wanted. It is by far the most accurate handgun I have shot.

Glocks work, but I don't like shooting them.

 

[220 shooter]

i own 3 sigs and counting LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE . I OWNED A GLOCK nuff said.

 

[christcorp]

While neither is a choice I hope to ever have to make <shudder!>, the Glock edges out the SIG for ergonomics ... such as they are ... and becasue it ISN'T a DA/SA.

Exactly the opposite. The Sig has better ergonomics, and a SA/DA is a much better option to have.

 

[Supertac45]

If you gave me the Glock, I would get rid of it. Go for the Sig.

 

[Coltdude84]

Sig 226...

 

[bgm946]

I think I have to go with the Sig