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Having heard the praises of the Sig pistol over the years but never having any experience with one, I have been more than mildly curious about getting one as my next pistol.
So this week when I visited the Kansas City Cabela's with my dad last week, I jumped at the opportunity to handle a few Sigs.
My hands are not the largest so first, I was interested in how they fit my hand. First up was a new blued Sig P226 in 9mm. Without a whole lot of fanfare, I was pleased with the finish and apparent quality of the gun. It fit my hand nice and had excellent balance. It had tru glow sights which seemed pretty nice as well. I was shocked that there was so much creep in the double action trigger pull! It had a pretty clean break but that double action pull was gritty to the point of distraction. In single action mode, there was a fair amount of take up which I expected with a pretty light but clean break.
My question is, is that creep and gritty trigger pull in double action normal in most Sig's out of the box? Does it smooth out over time or do I need to have it smoothed out at the gunsmith?
Next gun I tried was a used two tone P220. Again, the pistol fit my hand well, with excellent balance appeared well made with little wear for a used firearm. Again, I was not impressed with the trigger pull in single action mode. While it was noticeably smoother than the new P226 I was still surprised to find more creep than I was used to seeing in a pistol? Did I just get two flukes to try out?
While my G-23 and XD-9 are both striker fired as opposed to the traditional double/single action Sig's, neither of them have a trigger pull anything like what I found on the Sig. But even my old S&W 459 of 25 years ago, nor my Walther PPK/s had such gritty trigger pulls that I remember. What gives?
Lastly, I handled a new two tone P250. IIRC it was in .40 cal but could have easily been 9mm as well. Of the 3 guns, without a doubt, I would go with the P250 if I were buying that day. The DAK trigger was smooth as glass as far as I could tell. My closest comparison would be with the Para Ordnance LDA I tried out a few years ago. The fit and finish on the P250 was very nice, and of course it was very well balanced in my hand and pointed easily. I especially like the "modular" concept of the P250 but do not know if there are any bugs needing to be worked out on that design yet.
Of course, I was unable to actually fire any of them, and of course, Sig is known for their accuracy. But sadly I had no way of checking accuracy on those pistols.
For the price of those pistols, I was seriously turned off by the triggers of the P226... and the used P220 was really only slightly better. The P250 was the clear winner of the three if I had to buy one of those three I looked at.
Problem is, I'm still wanting that traditional P226 or P220 with that double/single action trigger with the decocker. The 250 looks naked without the decocker where one should be.
Any comments or similar experiences with trigger creep on your Sigs?
So this week when I visited the Kansas City Cabela's with my dad last week, I jumped at the opportunity to handle a few Sigs.
My hands are not the largest so first, I was interested in how they fit my hand. First up was a new blued Sig P226 in 9mm. Without a whole lot of fanfare, I was pleased with the finish and apparent quality of the gun. It fit my hand nice and had excellent balance. It had tru glow sights which seemed pretty nice as well. I was shocked that there was so much creep in the double action trigger pull! It had a pretty clean break but that double action pull was gritty to the point of distraction. In single action mode, there was a fair amount of take up which I expected with a pretty light but clean break.
My question is, is that creep and gritty trigger pull in double action normal in most Sig's out of the box? Does it smooth out over time or do I need to have it smoothed out at the gunsmith?
Next gun I tried was a used two tone P220. Again, the pistol fit my hand well, with excellent balance appeared well made with little wear for a used firearm. Again, I was not impressed with the trigger pull in single action mode. While it was noticeably smoother than the new P226 I was still surprised to find more creep than I was used to seeing in a pistol? Did I just get two flukes to try out?
While my G-23 and XD-9 are both striker fired as opposed to the traditional double/single action Sig's, neither of them have a trigger pull anything like what I found on the Sig. But even my old S&W 459 of 25 years ago, nor my Walther PPK/s had such gritty trigger pulls that I remember. What gives?
Lastly, I handled a new two tone P250. IIRC it was in .40 cal but could have easily been 9mm as well. Of the 3 guns, without a doubt, I would go with the P250 if I were buying that day. The DAK trigger was smooth as glass as far as I could tell. My closest comparison would be with the Para Ordnance LDA I tried out a few years ago. The fit and finish on the P250 was very nice, and of course it was very well balanced in my hand and pointed easily. I especially like the "modular" concept of the P250 but do not know if there are any bugs needing to be worked out on that design yet.
Of course, I was unable to actually fire any of them, and of course, Sig is known for their accuracy. But sadly I had no way of checking accuracy on those pistols.
For the price of those pistols, I was seriously turned off by the triggers of the P226... and the used P220 was really only slightly better. The P250 was the clear winner of the three if I had to buy one of those three I looked at.
Problem is, I'm still wanting that traditional P226 or P220 with that double/single action trigger with the decocker. The 250 looks naked without the decocker where one should be.
Any comments or similar experiences with trigger creep on your Sigs?
