I had never owned a NIB handgun like the Sig P226 and really didn't know what to do with it. Most on this site said I should shoot it, but if you re-read a similar stream about it on The Firing Line web site, there were differences of opinion as to whether I should shoot it or keep it in the safe. Some told me I'd be lucky to get $550 or $600 for it (I paid $600).
With so many P226's for sale on gun auction sites that did not appear to be selling at the price I thought was fair (There were about 400, or 22 pages, of P226'S on GUNBROKER alone!), when I had the chance to sell it for $700, I decided to do it.
I am really more interested in long guns, specifically Marlin Model 90 O/U shotguns. With the exception of the Sig I just sold, ALL of my guns, including many shotguns, a few rifles and my only two handguns, are "shooters."
When I buy another pistol it too will be a used "shooter." It might even be a Sig, although my local gun dealer/gunsmith is a real Glock fan and thinks Sig's,while good guns, are over-rated. With over 400 for sale on the web sites, most with no bids on them, he might be right. He owns several Glocks, and his carry gun is a Glock. He has commented more than once that if he had to rely on one handgun to save his life, it would be a Glock.
Regardless, I do appreciate all of your comments. And, as they say, "To each his own."
