Opinions of Sigs.
I'm a big fan of Sigs. I have a bunch and I'm always looking to add.
I just added a P229ST to my "collection" and I'm waiting for the call from my FFL to pick up a P226ST coming from a vender on the Sig Forum.
I bought my first Sig, a new P228 back in 1995. From that point on I was hooked. A new P220 followed about 2 weeks later. I loved the balance and craftsmanship that went into them.
IMHO, todays Sigs are still very good guns.
While I'm not a big fan of the new "bling" style guns or the tailed guns, I don't knock Sig for bringing them out. I think that bringing out railed guns made sense because of all of their competitors offer them. I only wish that they would have also continued to produce them without rails.
I understand that business is business and they are in it to survive and make money. I simply don't buy the "bling" style Sigs, but to each his own.
I do like the SASs and the DAK trigger system. My two main CCWs are a P239 SAS 9mm and a P229 .40S&W DAK.
Stamped slides vs milled slides.
OK - the big Sig debate. Which is better?
Me, I like them both. I have quite a few of each.
I believe that the milled slide was necessary to hold up to the higher presures of the .40S&W and the .357sig round.
I liked the fact that Sig was the last of the mfgs to chamber a gun in .40S&W. Sig re-designed their slide to a milled solid block of steel.
Others simply used their 9mm platforms and put heavier springs and a barrel with a bigger hole in it. They didn't hold up too well.
I do like the balance of the stamped slide Sigs better than their more top heavy milled slide brothers.
I shoot IDPA with a "KA" code P226. I really like the way it points and the way it comes up on the targets so naturally.
The P228 is simply a work of art. I own and have shot many other mfgs 9mms and I've yet to find a better shooting 9mm.
Of course, YMMV
"To Hell and back reliability"
This is where Sig appears to be having some issues that they didn't have back in the day. I'm sure we hear many more stories because of these Forums.
It's human nature to tell "everybody" when they've had a bad experience, and only a few when they've had a good one.
There is no doubt that certain new Sigs have some issues. P220 extractors and also feeding problems are well documented. CPO guns that have their finishes flaking off. Loose sights and stripped grip screws to name a few other problems that I've read about.
Sig is aware of these and they seem to take care of most of the problem guns. It's ashame that their reputation for building high quality guns is suffering because of these problems.
Personally, I've only had to send one new Sig back to the factory. It was a new P226 (with a rail
) Sig had to replace the hammer and sear. It was fixed and returned in 9 working days.
I can't even begin to guess how many total rounds that I've shot through all of my Sigs over the past 13 years. I think that only having had one problem in all that time is pretty good.
IMHO, it is a sign of the times that we live in. The more high tech we become, the more potential for problems. In general, I don't think that todays workers take the same pride in their work as in the past. Just take a look at the automotive industry and newly built houses
How many products have you said "They don't make them the way they used to" about?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a kool-aid drinker and I don't think that Sig should get a free pass, I just think that is the way things are now.
The other problem is that Sigs QC wasn't what it should have been a few years back. I don't know if it was because of all the new product that they were trying to put out, or the numbers they were trying to make. I just hope they are doing a better job today.
So to sum it up, I have had very good luck with Sigs. They fit me well and point very naturally for me, that's why I like and buy them.
Sorry for the long post - but you did ask for my opinion
