I dont care

[GetReal]

The Sig P226 will always be my favorite handgun, ever. Its like Sig made if for MY hand.

 

[ELR LVR]

The 226 is one of the best Semi 9mm pistols I ever owned
I was a wheelgun man until I happened across a 226 for a good deal
I had the mentality, being a Bolt gun guy
There was no way a Semi could be as accurate as a Manual Operated wheelgun
Similar to , (a semi auto rifle cannot compete against the consistency of a bolt gun)
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That 226 Changed my whole perspective on semi Auto Pistols
I could already shoot pistols well, but when I found I could hit clay pigeons at 50 yds with a
Sig 226 9mm
My wheel guns started sitting in the safe
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My dad who was an accuracy buff, and Benchrester, had the same attitude
He never owned a Semi pistol except for his Prized "High Standard .22"
Only because it was accurate.
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He came over for a shooting visit (we often went out to shoot Long Range or Benchrest together)
and I said, "Hey check this gun out"
And proceeded to pop clays at 50 yds with it
he kind of watched, wrinkled his eyebrows, and without saying much, I could tell he was doing some serious analyzing.
Within the next month he had bought a couple Semi- Auto pistols, and eventually Got a Sig in .40 cal
He suddenly jumped on the bandwagon with me on semi pistols finding they were very accurate even out to 100 yds,
clays at 50 become rather easy so we had to bump it up to 100 yds to provide a challenge
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A 226 will definitely spoil you
A Sig 220 is just as good if you want more caliber
They are a great choice for a 1st Semi, take down easy, clean easy, not complicated etc.
And have very high quality barrels

 

[afret]

The P226s have nice single action triggers. The DA/SA triggers need some practice for me to get used to.

 

[CJ6]

Love my Sigs.

 

[GetReal]

The P226s have nice single action triggers. The DA/SA triggers need some practice for me to get used to.

Im working on dry firing to improve my DA pull.

 

[jlshaw]

The 226s are awfully hard to beat.
When you find the thing that fits really well you should get multiples if you can.
I own 3 229s and am quite happy with them. They fit me just a touch better than the 226.

 

[GetReal]

The 226s are awfully hard to beat.
When you find the thing that fits really well you should get multiples if you can.

I agree on the multiples idea. Ive done that with 3 different handgun models.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Agree. Underrated. In this category there’s these, beretta, and CZ, maybe some I don’t know about, hk probably, Old smiths,

Locally I don’t have big gun shops so you get to look at 99 kinds of junk ass striker fired plastic trash and the latest lame hunting rifle.

An all metal hammer fired pistol is the place to be. I want all of them. Even if I have 6.

Plus the sex appeal. Can’t put a price on that.

 

[CJ6]

The fit is what drew me to Sig. When I first started looking for a semi pistol , I had the shopkeeper put one of every brand he had on the counter. I picked up each one and did a blind point at a small patch he had on the wall. The Sig won out. Been using/buying them ever since. Most are the older German ones, with a few German/US ones. The 220 38 Super is my pride and joy though.

 

[bobinpa]

I absolutely love all of my 226's but I don't care for the legions. I have a difficult time cocking the hammer with the extended beavertail.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I absolutely love all of my 226's but I don't care for the legions. I have a difficult time cocking the hammer with the extended beavertail.

Bob, please, no.

Legions and X5’s are heirlooms

 

[Aaron23]

The Sig P226 will always be my favorite handgun, ever. Its like Sig made if for MY hand.


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There is no shame in having girly hands. If that is what you have you just have to make do with what you got.

 

[K22]

Phil Collins, "I Don't Care Anymore". Great song to use as your theme song.

 

[ISS]

For Big Bore: I have a A (almost)NIB SIG 220 BR5-45. I always figured if I could not take care of business with nine 45 acp rounds... I would likely have plenty of time to reload...

 

[GetReal]

I absolutely love all of my 226's but I don't care for the legions. I have a difficult time cocking the hammer with the extended beavertail.

I dont see the point of Legions. I put a better trigger in a standard 226 and have just as good a gun for less money.

 

[Fuj]

Too small in my hands. Trigger guard needs lowered, especially forward of
the tip of the trigger instead of canted up. Maybe a little further forward.
Needs a flatter rear grip like my 1911 flat mainspring housing, Really dislike
the arch in my big hands, and just never warmed up to a DA. Still strapping
a 1911.......I have large hands.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

Too small in my hands. Trigger guard needs lowered, especially forward of
the tip of the trigger instead of canted up. Maybe a little further forward.
Needs a flatter rear grip like my 1911 flat mainspring housing, Really dislike
the arch in my big hands, and just never warmed up to a DA. Still strapping
a 1911.......I have large hands.

So you have big hands then?

 

[BornOutWest]

She is too purdy to shoot... but her brother has many rounds thru it.

 

[bobinpa]

Bob, please, no.

Legions and X5’s are heirlooms

I never said they weren't great guns, because they are. I just prefer the standard over the legion for ease of use for myself.

 

[bobinpa]

I dont see the point of Legions. I put a better trigger in a standard 226 and have just as good a gun for less money.

I don't either, outside of driving sales...