I always wanted to get a sig but every time I see one at a gun show It never feels right in my hand. It seems like the grip is too cylindrical when compared to my 1911s. Also the slide seems to be the width of a small bus. Anyone else feel this way and over come it, only to purchase a Sig and love it?
Yes. But.........
I went to the gun store to buy a Sig 226 Blackwater. But when I held it, it was all wrong.
Too heavy, too front heavy, and the grip was huge, and so was the reach to the trigger.
(I ended up with a H&K P-30 instead)
I never lost the urge to get a Sig, though, and I started researching other models.
Nobody ever had one in the showcase to hold.
I finally made the leap and bought a new Sig 225 made in Germany.
(Sig doesn't show new ones on their web site, but Top Gun Supply has them.)
I got mine off Gunbroker at a fantastic price. (thanks, RoyalBeach.)
What a great feeling gun.
It's a single stack, 8 rounds, so it feels more like a 1911.
The D/A trigger is long and firm, but the S/A has a bit of takeup and then breaks like a 1911 (to me) The reach to the trigger is good, because the grip is narrower.
There are tons of used 225's out there, I'm kinda' fanatical about appearance, so I got new. I went for the Polizei, since it came with 3 magazines and the words "German Police Pistol" are really tiny on the slide. Otherwise, it's identical to the standard 225 with night sights.
I'm happy.