Sig Wisdom Needed

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Well, this is my first post!

I am in the market for my first firearm and I am looking at all of the options (manufacturer, etc.) that I can think of. I am looking for personal protection, home protection, and occasional concealed carry. I've looked at Glocks, XD's, M&P's, and now I am looking at Sigs. I fellow at the range let me shoot his P22*? Can't remember. It was a 9mm. I really liked it compared to the 9mm Glocks that I fired on the same day, because of my small hands. The M&P's fit nice for the same reasons. But I really liked the smoothness of each cycle and the smaller grip.

The stores around my neck of the woods don't have a huge selection. I am going to go out of town to see what others have to offer in terms of Sigs.

Because of possibly poor selection, I would like some help/advice on what particular models to investigate. I don't want to be sold something in stock when there could be a better fit elsewhere. But so far, it seems like I need the smaller diameter grip (A XD-40 seems to be the largest size for which I feel comfortable).

Thans for any thoughts.:)
 
i know this isn't your primary question, but I have to plug the XD. I just got one about a month ago, 500 rounds flawless. It was also my first handgun and I couldn't be happier. I got the 9mm 4inch, awesome pistol. Sorry again, just had to tell you my first pistol experience. Also, it would easily fulfill your intended uses and is cheap to practice with. Good luck!
 
Welcome aboard!

What you want to get depends mostly on the role you plan for it's use. For example I'm a fan of the SIG 229 but it's certainly not the lightest thing out there for concealed carry.
 
Try a SIG 2022 comes with 2 different sized grips.
Mine has a very good trigger and all of SIGs normal features.

Later,
Doug
 
You might want to check out the P225 as well. They seem to be popping up online on sites like CDNN.
 
Or you could snap up the latest Sig kid on the block, the P250.

Sigs are really nice. I love mine.

But for daily carry I chose the M&P.

And welcome to The High Road.
 
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SIGs (Most of the models below come in other calibers besides 9mm but I am focusing on the 9mm)

P226 - Large framed 9x19mm. Comes in alloy or full stainless steel frames. Double stack 15-17 round capacity depending on magazine.

P228 - Medium framed 9x19mm only. Comes in alloy frame. Still produced but rarely imported anymore. Spectacular double stack 9mm. 13-15 round capacity depending on magazine used.

P229 - Heavier updated P228 designed around the .40S&W cartridge but comes in 9x19mm. Alloy or full stainless steel frame. 13-15 round magazines.

P239 - Small framed single stack. This one is a gem for small hands and is super easy to conceal. Shoots like a much bigger gun. 8 rounds of 9x19mm or 10 with an extended magazine.

P225 - Medium framed single stack 9x19mm only. This is about the size of a P228/P229 but thinner. Alloy frame only. This is an older SIG that is rarely imported anymore. For all practical purposes the P239 is the better gun but the P225 oozes class IMO. 8 round single stack magazines.

P210 - Uber expensive older Swissarms gun in 9x19mm. Most likely not your cup of tea.

X5 - Current uber expensive target / IPSC / IDPA game gun based on the P226 above.
 
Sig 9mm

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Welcome to THR, and hopefully to the world of Sig..

Here's Sigs site:

http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogCategory.aspx?categoryid=1

Depending on how many rounds per magazine your friends P22? 9mm shot, meaning, if it was a single-stack mag it most likely fired 10 rounds, and the grips were thin, or if it fired (depending on your State law) fired 14 rounds, then it may have been a P226 9mm with double-stack mags, which the grip would be a bit wider.

As mentioned, any P 239, P228, or P226 would be a fine gun for the long haul with reliability and dependability with accuracy, along with, Sigs are one of, if not, the easiest guns to field strip, disassemble, inspect, clean, and reassemble out there, bar none.. KEY

There is also a Sig P229 9mm, which is both, shorter in length than the P226 9mm and is less in grip/"height", which you may want to look at, as I have one and she has gone 2700 rounds without any problems, just 100%.

Good luck,


Ls

Here's a pic comparing my Sig 229 9mm to my *P220 45, which is very close to the *same size as a Sig P226 9mm


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I just picked up a P239 9mm.

What a great handling little pistol! The smoothness and the quality are a cut above.

It definatly handles better with the Hougue rubber finger groove grips, but someone with smaller hands might prefer the factory grips (very slim).

That's one of the nice things about a metal frame pistol, finding just the right size grips.
 
In order of most probable to least (based on popularity and availability),
you probably shot the
226
229
239
228
225

If you looked at the mag, the 226, 228 and 229 have double stack mags while the 225 and 239 have single stacks if that helps.

Also, if the gun had a beavertail, that makes it an 'Elite' and narrows the field to the 229 or 226.

The pic in a previous post of the 220 and 229 will give you a good idea of the size.

I'm a Sig direct dealer, and if there's anything I can do to help, questions, quotes whatever, let me know.

HTH
-Ted
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I have about 20k rounds through my 226 I purchased new in 1991. At about 15k I replaced all the springs with a new factory spring set. No reason, just thought it might be a good thing to do. I have never had a malfunction that was not ammo related.
 
Since you're open to different manufacturers, have you considered a Browning HP? That in a Milt Sparks VersaMax II would be the cat's meow, in my opinion.
 
I will submit that no Sig save the P210 (major $$$$) has a .22LR conversion. If this is to be a defensive gun, having a .22LR upper is invaluable for cheap volume practice.

See this thread for a good choice of pistols that take a .22LR conversion.

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=312478

I bought a P226, but realized that I couldn't afford to practice with it because it didn't have a conversion kit available.
 
My girlfriend has small hands also. She did not like my P228 since it is too fat for her to get a full grip on. My friend had a P225 that he let her shoot and she really like it so that is what I ended up getting her for her b-day(the P6 is a German police version you might be able to find one of those). the only other options for small hands is the P239 or P232(.380).

WARNING: Sig's are addictive. Once you start you can't stop. I have 4(W.G. P220,P225(girlfriends), W.G. P228, W.G. P230)
 
Since 1983, I have tried many autopistols. Detonics, Colt, Springfield Armory, SIG, HK, Browning, Kimber, Les Baer, Walther, Glock, and several pocket pistols that I won't even try to list. Many on my list served as duty sidearms, and many were owned in multiples. My duty pistol since 2004 has been a SIG P229 in .40 S&W; I gladly dumped the Glunck. In the early 1990's my duty pistol was a P220 in .45 ACP. My first love was the 1911, and my heart now belongs to sixguns, but IMHO, nothing is better among autopistols than SIG's P-series pistols.
 
Give the S&W M&Ps a close look. I have a full-size and compact in .40S&W and they have been 100% reliable. Fit & finish is great. In fact, the compact version did something I never thought would happen...replaced my SIG P239-DAK for small carry.
 
Try out, rent, borrow, whatever......an XD before you shut the door on it.

I do not have large hands either, and my XD fits well and shoots well.

I'm a very satisfied XD customer.



Either way, good luck with the pistol search and welcome to THR
 
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