Opinion of Sig Sauer Pistols

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What are peoples general opinions of Sig pistols? I’ve shot 2 models recently and they were pretty nice. I don’t know the 9mm model but it was very accurate in my hands. It had a red dot of some sort and I got both shots touching the red bullseye at 10 yards. I’m warming up to red dots too.

The other was a P220 in 10mm. I really liked that one. It had iron sights the owner was adjusting. I only took one shot because of ammogeddon, but it hit the center of the target. Recoil for such a cartridge was very manageable but I was also shooting near max 357 magnum handloads that day.

I really liked both and that 10mm with very nice, though that was my first experience with a Sig.
 
Very reliable and with the right sights, very accurate. However, they want a fortune for replacement sights .. like higher front sight or lower rear sight. Plus you need a special tool to adjust the front sight.
 
I qualified for my Texas Concealed Handgun License with a SIG P245, which is no longer available. Unfortunately because of my big hands and the short grip, it was difficult for me to use. After I qualified I traded it in on a full size P220 Stainless that I carried for 5 years. Both were single stack guns in .45acp. I then came across a Commander sized 1911 and because of the weight difference and comparable capacity, I sold the SIG. Both SIG's were extremely accurate and I only had one malfunction, in the P245 when it tried to load one of my handloads that was too long. I still carry a Commander sized 1911 today. I have also been shooting and falling love with the 10mm firearms (I have 4) and would love to shoot one of the SIG's in 10mm. If I ever do, I have a feeling my 10mm stable will increase by 1.
 
Don’t own any, but respect them. Wouldn’t mind having a few of their P 22X series
 
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These are my 2 10mm Sig P220s. They are both great shooters and are quite accurate. The weight keeps the recoil down when shooting nuclear level reloads.
The SAO model is one of my favorite pistols.
The only ones I have recently come across are the Legion model and the Elite model with the Kryptec (sp) finish.
 
I have 3; a p226 in 9mm, a P226 w/rail with barrels for 40 S&W and 357 Sig, and slide & barrel for .22 LR, and a P229 in 9mm, 40 S&W, 357 Sig and .22 LR.

Great pistols if just a bit heavy.
 
The two best-shooting pistols I've ever shot (for me) were a Sig P226 (9mm) and a STI 1911 (45). The STI had the best trigger EVER. The Sig didn't have the best trigger ever, but from the moment I picked it up, it just felt like a natural extension of my hand. I already owned a Taurus PT92, which I also like, and couldn't justify buying a P226, but I still remember how well that P226 meshed with me.

A buddy owns a Sig 1911. It's nice. Good gun, but not like that STI.

The only Sig I own is a P230 (380). It also points and shoots very well for me, but not as well as that P226 did.

I've also shot a P365XL, which I wanted to like, but it didn't fit me or something -- shot way low. A Springfield Hellcat shot better for me, but I shoot the P230 much better than either.
 
I have a Sig P210 target model. It handles and shoots very well. The slide runs like it is on ball bearings and the trigger breaks like the proverbial glass rod. This is a single action, single stack 9mm pistol. I put aftermarket G10 grips on it. My opinion is that it is a very fine target pistol, and it should be for what it cost:

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365 is a great gun. P226 has a long trigger reset so I threw in a short trigger reset kit and it helped. Not my favorite pistol but it came with a .40 cal barrel and I got a .357 Sig barrel (which stays in it). No other experiences with any other Sigs.
 
I've never had a bad one...(P290, P226 Mk 25, P225a1, M11a1, P220, P365, & Sig 1911RCS .45 ACP)...all were accurate, very well made, but with grips that I've always found to be slightly on the fat side mid-ships...but that's just me as I shot 1911's in peace and war for over 35 years before I bought my first Sig.

I suspect that those that find them a bit on the heavy side, spent their formative years with Glocks or other poly framed wonder-9's. I like the alloy frames, but they do add a few oz's....

Sig sighting has always been a source of complaint in my use. They've universally used the "combat" hold (with the front sight level with the rear sight 'ears', you cover the intended impact point with the front sight dot). It's not by much at self defense distances, but in my use, my groups center about 1-2" low at 15 yds. I do like their version of tritium night sights...but find the big orange dot of some after market offerings a better choice for daylight use. True glow I think makes them. My P365 is my usual go-to-town CC choice and sports that big green dot front...I REALLY like that arrangement.

As to accuracy and reliability: Mine have all been fairly accurate...~2-3" @ 25 yards from a good rested position with selected loads...I can do better with most any Smith revolver, but not by much....Reliability with all of mine has been universally superb. All, I repeat, all of them will feed FMJ's, JHP's, and even LSWC hand loads with impunity. They're truly great defensive pistols in that regard.

Expensive...yep...but in the better than half dozen examples that I've owned, they're worth it. Given a choice of any defensive pistol currently made, and have someone else pick up the tab...I'd say that the P365 Sig is the best CC weapon made.

YMMv, Best regards. Rod......Pic of my P365 with ten rounds fired two-handed, Weaver Stance from 10 yds...ammo was American Eagle 124 gr FMJ... the gun was brand new with less than a box through it when I took the pic.

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I've been shooting handguns for almost five decades now but I have never owned a Sig. About 6 months ago I went over to my friend's shop to look at a few new pistols he had gotten in. I saw a beat up box off to the side and asked him what it was. It was a Sig P228 someone had traded in and I immediately took a liking to it. It felt good in my hand and there was just something about it. He didn't want to sell it but finally said he would take $775 for it. I paid him and we went out and shot it. Unbelievably smooth and accurate. As I was getting ready to leave he told me if he would have shot it first he never would have sold it. Thanks to a recent contract job I now have 13 and had to buy another safe. I love these damn things
 
I owned a P226 and P220 Legion models in 9mm and .45ACP, respectively. I really enjoyed them a lot—excellent sights for day or night, great grips and wonderful DA and SA trigger pulls, with the SA being adjustable for overtravel. I found the P220 especially easy to shoot accurately.
 
I've had several and they are my favorites, even though I own more Glocks currently. I've had a 226 in 9mm and a 229 in 40 S&W. I didn't own it but have fired a 220 in 45 ACP. If I were interested in a traditional DA/SA design Sig would be my pick hands down. But while I can make a DA/SA design work I prefer a SA or striker fired gun.

I respect the Beretta as a fine, accurate, durable pistol. I just like the Sig 226 series better. If issued the Beretta I'd carry it with confidence, but if buying with my money it would be the Sig.

I bought one of the M17's as soon as they became available. It is full size military version of the 320. I really like it and appreciate having a 1911 style safety. My wife and I both carry Sig 365's. Once again, we chose the version with a safety. I have wanted a M18 for a while. That is the compact version of the M17. They were impossible to find for the last 2 years, but I did finally locate one to have a matching set.

All of them have been 100% reliable and are quite accurate.
 
Opinion of SIGs? Guess what mine would be.
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sisyphus said:
I will go against the grain here and offer that IMO today's Sig is not the Sig of old
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Some of us would disagree. Old or newer, they're all great. I'd like to think I have a fair amount of experience with SIG pistols over the past 35 years. Military and law enforcement, but primarily as an avid civilian shooter.
 
tominboise said:
I have a Sig P210 target model. It handles and shoots very well. The slide runs like it is on ball bearings and the trigger breaks like the proverbial glass rod. This is a single action, single stack 9mm pistol. I put aftermarket G10 grips on it. My opinion is that it is a very fine target pistol, and it should be for what it cost:

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I have lusted after the P210 standard model and really want those exact G10 grips as well. I'm so sad it got discontinued and I probably won't be able to come up with $1,400 before they're all gone.
 
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