Okay, yeah yeah, Sigs....
But then I shot one yesterday. I've shot it before, back when I was issued a Gen 4 Glock 22...my brother-in-law purchased a Sig P229 at the same time because he was going into the Coast Guard at the same time I started the Academy. We compared guns, and I thought his Sig was nice (albeit for a .40), but neither gun really impressed me.
Fast forward a year....shot well at the Academy with my Glock 22, purchased a Glock 27 to carry as a backup, but have never carried it because I HATE SHOOTING THE 27 with anything other than a 180 grain bullet, and even then it's tolerable, at best.
So my brother in law says he wants to sell his Sig. I borrow it and take it to the range to once again compare it to my duty Glock 22. First shots with the Glock at 50', center of mass but a bit to the left. Not bad...eventually get the group better. First shot with the Sig with the full 12# DA pull....right through the right eye of the target. I had to bring the target back up to see where I hit, as I thought I totally missed the head. Amazing. The rest of the shots were in a group half the size of my Glock 22, and that's with me not knowing how to run the Sig at all.
Let's say this 10 year old, well-used Sig P229 is the first .40 pistol that I actually WANT to own. I sat there holding the gun, noticing how it is perfectly balanced in my hand. The old Sig grips are perfect, the trigger feels great, the de-cocker actually makes sense to me now...it was a bit of a pistol epiphany.
So, two questions:
1) He's asking $500 for the gun. It's in pretty good shape...he paid $700 for it used at a gun show last year, the night sights need to be re-lamped, but the gun is pretty clean otherwise. It's been well-shot, but not abused. Comes with a 12 round Sig mag and two 14 round MecGear (aftermarket?) mags with extensions. Is $500 a fair price?
2) Now that I found a .40 that I LIKE TO SHOOT, I want to sell my Glock 27. It's a Gen 4 about 1 year old, and has maybe 100 rounds through it. Night sights, three mags, two of which have Glock extensions on them. Basically like new. What's a fair price for that?
Thanks in advance for the help!
But then I shot one yesterday. I've shot it before, back when I was issued a Gen 4 Glock 22...my brother-in-law purchased a Sig P229 at the same time because he was going into the Coast Guard at the same time I started the Academy. We compared guns, and I thought his Sig was nice (albeit for a .40), but neither gun really impressed me.
Fast forward a year....shot well at the Academy with my Glock 22, purchased a Glock 27 to carry as a backup, but have never carried it because I HATE SHOOTING THE 27 with anything other than a 180 grain bullet, and even then it's tolerable, at best.
So my brother in law says he wants to sell his Sig. I borrow it and take it to the range to once again compare it to my duty Glock 22. First shots with the Glock at 50', center of mass but a bit to the left. Not bad...eventually get the group better. First shot with the Sig with the full 12# DA pull....right through the right eye of the target. I had to bring the target back up to see where I hit, as I thought I totally missed the head. Amazing. The rest of the shots were in a group half the size of my Glock 22, and that's with me not knowing how to run the Sig at all.
Let's say this 10 year old, well-used Sig P229 is the first .40 pistol that I actually WANT to own. I sat there holding the gun, noticing how it is perfectly balanced in my hand. The old Sig grips are perfect, the trigger feels great, the de-cocker actually makes sense to me now...it was a bit of a pistol epiphany.
So, two questions:
1) He's asking $500 for the gun. It's in pretty good shape...he paid $700 for it used at a gun show last year, the night sights need to be re-lamped, but the gun is pretty clean otherwise. It's been well-shot, but not abused. Comes with a 12 round Sig mag and two 14 round MecGear (aftermarket?) mags with extensions. Is $500 a fair price?
2) Now that I found a .40 that I LIKE TO SHOOT, I want to sell my Glock 27. It's a Gen 4 about 1 year old, and has maybe 100 rounds through it. Night sights, three mags, two of which have Glock extensions on them. Basically like new. What's a fair price for that?
Thanks in advance for the help!
