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The latest Sig acquisition has come home from layaway purgatory, and after getting it home and giving it a good initial cleaning and lube job...I couldn't wait to get out and see how this baby handles. Now I'm not a Sig newbie, but this is the first time I have ever shot a Sig in any configuration, in 9mm, so it wasn't a surprise to me that the accuracy was spot on as well as reliability...but what DID surprise me was how soft shooting this gun was in said caliber. Without having to go into a lot of detail on accuracy, Sig-o-philes know that they are (IMHO) one of the most 'out of the box' accurate pistols on the market and as far as reliable...1. Aim and squeeze trigger 2. BANG! 3. Wash, repeat...without fail.
What I was really curious to mess with, was the SRT (short reset trigger) and see if it made any difference in my follow up shots. So first of all, I just took a shot and held the trigger back and released to reset slowly, before taking the next shot. Before long, after I was able to get a feel for it, I was able to double tap pretty decently and my accuracy wasn't suffering TO terribly bad...so needless to say...I like it!
Also...as far as felt recoil...I know 9mm is a comfortable round to shoot but in this gun, it felt so soft that it almost felt like shooting a 380. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is an all metal gun and the P229 is known to have a little heft, but all in all, I was really pleased with how comfortable this gun felt in hand as the lead was launching downrange. I can see myself shooting this gun quite frequently as it's just a real pleasure to experience.
10 yards out...with flyers due to getting used to the SRT...
I'm very pleased with this gun and I'm sure the more I shoot it...the happier I'll be!


What I was really curious to mess with, was the SRT (short reset trigger) and see if it made any difference in my follow up shots. So first of all, I just took a shot and held the trigger back and released to reset slowly, before taking the next shot. Before long, after I was able to get a feel for it, I was able to double tap pretty decently and my accuracy wasn't suffering TO terribly bad...so needless to say...I like it!
Also...as far as felt recoil...I know 9mm is a comfortable round to shoot but in this gun, it felt so soft that it almost felt like shooting a 380. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the fact that it is an all metal gun and the P229 is known to have a little heft, but all in all, I was really pleased with how comfortable this gun felt in hand as the lead was launching downrange. I can see myself shooting this gun quite frequently as it's just a real pleasure to experience.

10 yards out...with flyers due to getting used to the SRT...


I'm very pleased with this gun and I'm sure the more I shoot it...the happier I'll be!
