Beretta 92X Performance vs Sig Sauer P226

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Several years ago, after trying out a wide variety of full-size handguns, I narrowed my choices down to the Beretta 92 and the Sig Sauer P226, but I had such a hard time choosing between the two that I gave up and never bought either one of them. Then today I came across the Beretta 92X Performance, and I'm very intrigued by it. It's pricey, but seems like a very nice gun, and I like the heft that it has compared to guns made with composite materials. Between that gun and a Sig Sauer P226, does it just come down to personal preference, or is there a compelling reason to choose the Sig?
 
It is really personal preference. One might fit your hands better or you might just shoot one better than the other. The Beretta 92X Performance is cool but it has a manual safety which is odd to me on the Beretta. If I was spending $1300 on Beretta I would go with a Langdon Tactical gun.

Full Size is $1165 with the trigger job and the LTT parts. The hammer, sear and trigger bar make this one of the best DA/SA guns on the market. The reset is amazing and the DA is butter smoot. https://www.langdontactical.com/92-elite-ltt-full-size/ w

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If you really want the 9x Performance they also have one with the LTT Trigger job. https://www.langdontactical.com/92x-performance-with-the-ltt-trigger-job/
 
92x Performance has a different heavier frame to handle recoil. I held one, its heavy. Price was I think you'd be comparing it to a 226 Legion is very nice. I personally want both but I've only come across a 92x Performance that was $300 over MSRP and 226 Legion was factory optics equipped that was $1500. Kinda would rather save a few hundred dollars and get an iron sighted version
 
Agreed with the LTT as well.

I went through the whole process of which DA/SA gun I wanted a little while ago.

Settled on a 92X. Regular, not performance.

Spectacular.

SIG P series aren't a bad choice. I just like Beretta betta'
 
WVsig, I have short fingers, so I have WC thin g10 grips on all four of my 92's already. I have shot a 92 Vertec before and it fit well. The nice thing about the 92x/Vertec frame is that you can get these wraparound G10 grips for them to mimic the traditional 92 feel.
 
wnycollector said:
WVsig, I have short fingers, so I have WC thin g10 grips on all four of my 92's already. I have shot a 92 Vertec before and it fit well. The nice thing about the 92x/Vertec frame is that you can get these wraparound G10 grips for them to mimic the traditional 92 feel.
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I traded into the LTT Compact I have. I have been going back and forth between the X frame and the standard frame. I too have shorter fingers. For me the Compact does not cause a problem for me in terms of reach but I do also shoot a lot of 1911 and BHP so might appreciate the Vertec frame. I will have to put my "hands" on one before I decide.
 
I would pick the 226 because of my good experiences with the 228 and my bad experiences with the M9 in the mil.
 
David Vogel said:
Then today I came across the Beretta 92X Performance, and I'm very intrigued by it. It's pricey, but seems like a very nice gun, and I like the heft that it has compared to guns made with composite materials. Between that gun and a Sig Sauer P226, does it just come down to personal preference, or is there a compelling reason to choose the Sig?
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In short - I don't know of an overriding reason.

The P226 family is just as wide as Beretta 92 family. A peer to 92X Performance is supposed to be the P226 X-Five. Unfortunately, as much as I can tell it's not in production anymore, so if you want a new gun at a sensible price, you have to choose the Beretta.

Until recently, SIG was easier to adapt to a reflex sight, but with the release of Langdon Tactical modifications a couple of months ago, it became a wash. However, Beretta does not yet ship a 92X gun (either Performance or not) with a factory slide cut.

Note also that X-Five came with a SAO trigger in some of its versions, which 92X Performance is always DA/SA.

Personally, I'd go with Beretta at this point. It has a better parts support for longer. SIG likes to drop support for old guns. And they had some corporate restructuring that did not help. And I don't mind the DA/SA mechanism.
 
zaitcev said:
Note also that X-Five came with a SAO trigger in some of its versions, which 92X Performance is always DA/SA.
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The 92X Performance has a DA trigger, but like the CZ 75 variants, and unlike most other Beretta 92 models, it can be operated as a single action gun, with the hammer cocked and the safety engaged.
 
The Beretta is a great pistol. If I were issued one I'd use it with confidence, but if I were spending my money I like the Sig better.
 
I have/have had a number of both. None of the upgraded models though, I like stock guns. If you can afford it, get one of each and figure out which one you like best. No other way to do it really. What others like is meaningless.

For me, the SIG's get a slight nod, but just barely. I think the main reason being, Ive just got more time shooting and carrying them. I cant really say I see any difference in the results when I shoot them though.
 
I must be one of the few retired military guys out there that still likes the M9. I am quite fond of Berettas, and concur with the LTT suggestion. And I'd sure like to find one of those compacts, great concept. While I'm probably more of a SIG guy at heart, the 92s fit my hand well and I've always shot them at a fairly high level. While I like the frame-mounted safety on the 92X, it's a heavy pistol, and I think a P-226 Legion SAO would be a far more versatile pistol.

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SIG likes to drop support for old guns.
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Not the 226. I've sent two old P-226 pistols back for work by SIG. And I've never had a problem finding parts for even my older West German 226s.
 
The P226 comes in a few different models, the typical model is alloy framed, DA/SA with a decocker, and not a good comparison to the Beretta. The 92X Performance is a closer to a P226ST (all stainless steel construction) for comparison in weight and price.

I have both, and the real differences are minimal to me, but maybe wide to others.

Both are DA/SA, the Beretta has a slightly longer barrel (4.9" vs. 4.3" on the Sig), and a much better trigger while the Sig is stainless and the Beretta is steel with a "Nistan" plating. Sig mags can be had with slightly higher capacity, and conversion kits for other calibers are fairly inexpensive and easily found. Only on the used market can you get Beretta slides and they have to be milled for the frame safety to work with the X-perf. The Sig with the "SRT" kit and a "short" profile trigger makes it much more usable.

Reliability, and accuracy are equal, but the frame safety on the Beretta lets you start from the holster SA and the P226ST has a decocker and cannot be holstered with the hammer back. If I had to choose between these two, it would be really difficult.

OTOH, The Sig P226 X-5 lets you start hammer back but the X-5 is SAO and mine is an alloy frame as is the stock P226.

For the OP's purposes (IMO) an alloy framed P226 is best compared to a standard alloy framed 92 in weight, and cost.
 
Mars5l said:
92x Performance has a different heavier frame to handle recoil. I held one, its heavy. Price was I think you'd be comparing it to a 226 Legion is very nice. I personally want both but I've only come across a 92x Performance that was $300 over MSRP and 226 Legion was factory optics equipped that was $1500. Kinda would rather save a few hundred dollars and get an iron sighted version
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I'm thinking that "asking" and "getting" prices are very different and at the asking prices they are not flying off the shelf. I got mine for MSRP by ordering it from a dealer.
 
Old Dog said:
Not the 226
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I agree. There are simply too many. And too many agencies still use them. Plus they have just as much aftermarket support as the Beretta from my shopping experience.

I collected Beretta for years. (Thanks to a childhood with McLane and Riggs.. ). Then I got into other things/phases. Plastic... then revolvers...Later I got into Sig.

As a company I've grown to not care much for Sig. They have been very shady about many things. Voluntary/mandatory/recall/upgrades and such. Their alloy frames were also too soft for a while and wore prematurely (albeit not very fast). Plus they make you pay 55 dollar shipping if Their gun breaks after 1 year . No other company ive dealt with makes you pay.... ever.

As far as their 22x lines go, I like them. Ive seen some go many many thousand rounds and work great. 3 local agencies use them (.40 and 357) and our state guys carry the 229 in 357. Great guns. The 320 grew on me too.

The Beretta is a good gun too. Id rather deal with their CS. And I have. 99% of the complaints you see on the Beretta are from Military who say they had worn out ones. It used to be the same with the 1911.

I guess if the gun has the features I want (safety/no safety/da-sa/sao or whatever I wanted) then I wouldn't care which one. Ill call them equals. All my 92/96, as well as my 220/229/226 are plenty accurate and Id say pretty much even all the way around. They are two of (if not the) best feeling guns ive held. Ive seen great triggers and pretty terrible triggers from both the 22x and the 9x line. I had a vertec that was awful. Until recently I hadn't seen a truly bad 22x trigger but I bought one CPO that was absolutely terrible. I spent about as much on a perfectly tuned trigger as the gun costed. And just for reference I compete and ccw with Glock. So when I say those two triggers were terrible it should carry some weight. Lol

I see it like the Mustang/Camaro-Trans-am wars. Ive had both and love both. Still do.. But ive seen it literally come to blows many times even though they are about as close to the same thing as any 2 vehicles. The only way to make the Chevy guy and Ford guy get along is to throw an Import driver at them. Lol
 
FWIW, I have a couple of Model 92 variants and a Sig 229.

I prefer the Sig, but they are all good pistols.
 
I think they are both good guns and have a SIG 229 in 9m.m., a SIG 225 (the original, not the remake) and it is one of my favorite range guns. I also used to have a SIG 226, it was a nice gun and I carried it on duty, until we went to agency issued guns only.
I was then issued a BERETTA 96D Brigadier and like the BERETTA 92's and 96's very much.

I last bought the SIG 229 and love it, but before that, I bought a BERETTA M9A3 and really like the Vertec grip. I will buy a 92X Compact, when I save up for it and send it to LANGSTON Arms for a trigger job.

Jim
 
I started carrying a Beretta 92S as a duty weapon around 1983. it finished my career with me when I left the streets in 2008. It got me home one really cold dark winter night. I still love shooting it and it's never too far away. Recently I added a 96 INOX that is pretty nice too. Most recently, I picked up a practically new Sig P226 stainless 40. I had a 357SIG barrel for it in hand before I made it to the range and really like it too. All I can say is I like them all.
 
I only have experance with the base model of both guns. Given the two in base trim? I would pick the Sig P226. I shot it better, it seemed more accurate to me. Nothing wrong with the Beretta, in fact spare mags would be cheaper. But I would still take the Sig first.

But that's just me.
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