As some of you might, or might not know, I am a little bit of a sig fan boy. I shoot my 226 at IDPA and it is my "go to" gun, I don't know how many rounds I have put through it (a ton) but I am very comfortable with it and shoot it better than just about any other pistol in my collection.
When I saw the new Sig X series, I was enamored... Particularly by the "Match Short" model, which would come in right at the size and weight limit for IDPA in the ESP class, and from all the reviews that I could find, I knew that I had to have one.
I ordered the pistol from Outpost Elite in Daphne, and they came in under the online pricing OTD, which was great. It took about a week to arrive, and when I got there they let me unbox it and take it out of the plastic etc.
First thoughts:
The fitment and finish are top notch, the frame to slide fitment has little if any play and is very very smooth, the thumb safety engages positively and gives a solid audible click when engaging and disengaging. As for the trigger (I haven't weighed it yet) it is amazing, and feels like it is around 3 pounds with a crisp break, no discernable creep, I compared the Sig side by side to a nighthawk that they had in the case, and I don't think there is any contest trigger wise. This thing is HEAVY, I put it on the scale and it came in at 2 pounds 12 oz with the empty magazine in place... It will be a couple of ounces less with the extra magazines that I have ordered since they have plastic base pads instead of the aluminum base pads included with the pistol.
At the range, the gun was very accurate and the lack of recoil because of the additional weight was obvious right off of the bat. The sights are going to take some getting used to, but I am very happy with how it shoots, compared to my "go to" 226 my groups shrunk considerably. The pistol is listed on Sig's site as having a fiber optic front sight, but came with a black serrated blade, I have them sending me the fiber optic sight, but am still not sure of whether or not I am going to swap it out... I kind of like the simplicity of the sights that are on it now.
The top group is my first 19 rounds through the gun at 10 yards, the second group is 10 rounds from 10 yards.
This was from 20 yards
When I saw the new Sig X series, I was enamored... Particularly by the "Match Short" model, which would come in right at the size and weight limit for IDPA in the ESP class, and from all the reviews that I could find, I knew that I had to have one.
I ordered the pistol from Outpost Elite in Daphne, and they came in under the online pricing OTD, which was great. It took about a week to arrive, and when I got there they let me unbox it and take it out of the plastic etc.
First thoughts:
The fitment and finish are top notch, the frame to slide fitment has little if any play and is very very smooth, the thumb safety engages positively and gives a solid audible click when engaging and disengaging. As for the trigger (I haven't weighed it yet) it is amazing, and feels like it is around 3 pounds with a crisp break, no discernable creep, I compared the Sig side by side to a nighthawk that they had in the case, and I don't think there is any contest trigger wise. This thing is HEAVY, I put it on the scale and it came in at 2 pounds 12 oz with the empty magazine in place... It will be a couple of ounces less with the extra magazines that I have ordered since they have plastic base pads instead of the aluminum base pads included with the pistol.
At the range, the gun was very accurate and the lack of recoil because of the additional weight was obvious right off of the bat. The sights are going to take some getting used to, but I am very happy with how it shoots, compared to my "go to" 226 my groups shrunk considerably. The pistol is listed on Sig's site as having a fiber optic front sight, but came with a black serrated blade, I have them sending me the fiber optic sight, but am still not sure of whether or not I am going to swap it out... I kind of like the simplicity of the sights that are on it now.
The top group is my first 19 rounds through the gun at 10 yards, the second group is 10 rounds from 10 yards.
This was from 20 yards
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