SIG trigger questions

[ninjo]

I’m hoping someone with some experience with SIGs can help me out with some comparisons of the trigger quality among their models.

-How does the trigger pull of a SIG DA/SA with the short reset trigger shot in single action compare to a SAO trigger?

-How do each of the above compare to a decent 1911?

-On the SIG website it seems that they list the trigger pull weights of their DA/SA as the same across all models. Are the triggers essentially the same in weight and feel from the base P220 up to the P220 Match Elite?

-I am specifically considering buying the P220 Super Match or P220 Match Elite:

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p220-super-match.aspx
http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p220-match-elite.aspx

Any insight on either of these is greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much.

 

[9mmepiphany]

1. I'm not clear on what you mean by how the SRT compares to the SAO. Which parts of the trigger's function are you comparing?...you'll have to be more specific

2. Same as above

3. All DA/SA triggers across their P-series are basically the same...there is some normal variation due to production tolerance

4. The Super Match and Match Elite are a bit different as they are not manufactured locally...at least that was my last understanding

 

[ninjo]

Thanks for the reply.

For 1. and 2., I was looking for a comparison in regards to the attributes that by their presence or absence make a trigger subjectively "good" for target shooting...things like smoothness, takeup, creep, and overtravel.

If anyone has shot both I'd really like to hear their opinions.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Thanks for the clarification.

1. The SA press on a DA/SA Sig feels much like the SA on a SAO Sig...however the reset, even with the SRT, is still longer as there is the play inherent to allow the DA to function. This is comparing a .40 Sig 226 Elite to a .40 Sig 226 X-five L-1. There is more over travel in the stock 226 as the SRT has no effect on that. I have found that the trigger press on SRT guns is a bit rougher/heavier than non-SRT guns

2. Compared to a 1911 trigger, the main difference is that the Sig SAO's trigger rotates to cam the trigger bar, while the 1911 trigger moves straight to push the stirrup around the magazine to the rear, to disengage the sear. The Sig SAO feels like it still has a bit more distance to travel to reset, which you can feel if you slowly release the trigger to the reset point, but which is not discernible when shooting at speed. This is comparing a tuned .45 5" 1911 (I think it started as a Springfield) and a Sig 220 SAO converted to 10mm

4. The main thing you have to decide is if you want the alloy frame, and SAO trigger, of the Super Match or the steel frame and DA/SA trigger of the Match Elite.

Another thing to consider is that the Super Match was a limited run out of their Custom Shop

 

[DoomGoober]

Adding on to 9mmEpiphany's comments -- the "rotational" feel of the Sig 226 is fairly noticeable. This feeling is further modified by the various physical triggers available: standard trigger, Sig's short trigger (not to be confused with SRT of course) and custom triggers like Gray Gun's, which are less curved than Sig's short trigger.

These triggers make a huge difference in the feel of the motion and required reach in a 226. For example, I don't like the 226's standard trigger (too far away for me) and the short trigger is a little weird (it sort of pinches my finger during motion from full reset.)