Sig or PSA?

[kje54]

I understand that fully. At $250, I'd be on the P320 pretty quickly. There's meat on the bone if you decide it's not for you. Don't know the used market on a PSA but I'd guess it would be less than a new one.

Is the Glock in your other thread the answer to this question or unrelated?

Completely unrelated.

 

[VoodooMountain]

I'd say neither.

I've shot both. But in my opinion, Sig is outrageously overrated.

What I would do is buy an LEO trade in Glock 17 or 19.

In my personal opinion Glock is vastly superior to both Sig and the PSA Dagger.

But that's just my opinion.

Basically this

The 320 is way overrated and the PSA is Basically same peice as a trade in Glock

 

[herrwalther]

Dagger. It is basically a Lego gun that you can modify however you want and very easily. Compared to the Sig 320 which has less third party accessories. Nearly every Glock 19 part will work on the Dagger. I just replaced the backplate on my Dagger with a G19 one and it slid in just like it would on a G19. All while having better (my opinion) ergonomics than a Glock 19 and being much much cheaper than one. I am an avid anti-Glock fanboy. Can't stand them. But the Dagger is a sweet little firearm that I really like.

My most recent experience with the Sigs, a student of mine has a Sig P320 X-Five Legion. Great gun. Lots of bells and whistles over the stock 320. But for her, first time gun buyer, it is too much gun. I am working with her but it is an uphill battle. She wants to modify it and really make it stand out. But not spend a lot of money because she spent right at 1000 for the firearm and 400 more for an optic, because she liked shooting with mine during a lesson. But modifying it isn't as easy as a Dagger. Or as cheap.

 

[CapnMac]

Dagger. It is basically a Lego gun that you can modify however you want and very easily. Compared to the Sig 320 which has less third party accessories. Nearly every Glock 19 part will work on the Dagger.

Ditto. Unless @kje54 is absolutely against dot sights, so the optic cut on the Dagger is that great a plus.

But, the G-19 compatibility is nothing to sneeze at, looking at holster and the like, among all the other kit available.

 

[CapnMac]

Any suggestions?

"Aw, geee, honey, lookit, this one came with these ear rings, so I hadda buy the pistol."

 

[kje54]

Ditto. Unless @kje54 is absolutely against dot sights, so the optic cut on the Dagger is that great a plus.

But, the G-19 compatibility is nothing to sneeze at, looking at holster and the like, among all the other kit available.

I'm absolutely against red dots and rifle scopes on pistols because no matter how helpful they are they destroy the aesthetics. That said, ten years from now if I'm still alive and shooting........ And laser light combos aren't cutting it any more......

 

[sparkyv]

Absolutely agree:

At $250, I'd be on the P320 pretty quickly

Very good! I might also guest the following variation: "Honey, I just got scammed. I got you some earrings, but they sent me this pistol instead!"

"Aw, geee, honey, lookit, this one came with these ear rings, so I hadda buy the pistol."

 

[vanfunk]

I don’t know about being over- or under-rated but my opinion is that the SIG P320 is an excellent pistol. Of this genus, I have an M17, a full size 320 “clone” of the M17 I put together, and a P365. I also have Glocks 17, 20 and 21, all of the Gen 5 variety.

High bore axis? Non issue, especially in 9mm. The 9 is such a pipsqueak in any of these pistols that it scarcely bears mention, much less debate. My 13 year old daughter loves the P320 and finds it easier to shoot fast than the .22 P322, probably due to cadence. She’s no pro but she shoots a lot of handguns in the .22 to .45 range and she loves the SIG for its controllability and light recoil.

Trigger? It’s mushy, but like Hungry Jack mashed potato flakes. There’s smooooooth takeup followed by progressive increasing resistance followed by BANG and a little overtravel. For a striker fired pistol, it’s excellent. Better than a stock Glock gen5? Hands down better. Better than a Glock performance trigger? Yes. I put one in my G17 and there’s no comparison. The smoothness and predictability of the SIG trigger is worlds better than the stock Glock triggers. Do I hate Glocks? No, I love them. I already have 4000 rounds through my Glock 20 and shoot it routinely at 50 yards. It’s the gun I’d probably carry into Hell if I had to.

Is the SIG trigger better, though? Yeah. Yeah. It really is.

Accuracy. Not a lot of practical difference here. All of my service pistols group 1.5” to 3.5” offhand at 20 yards depending on load, sights and how my arthritis is doing that day. I can’t imagine the Dagger being any different.

SIGs generate a lot of love/hate issues. Glocks too. Like anything, the outliers need to be excluded as emotion clouds judgement (though emotional people tend to hate to hear that and reject the assertion. How dare you). Try the SIG. if you don’t like it, don’t buy it. I have NO experience with the PSA Dagger so I can’t comment directly. If you like the Dagger, buy it and shoot it. No one will be there at the cash register, and you’ll be the only one that matters at the range when you shoot it. The good news is that there is no wrong answer; get the gun you WANT and shoot the daylights out of it.

 

[kje54]

Decided neither for now, thanks to all who responded. Time to focus on ammo and accessories for what is already in my stable. Not to mention I have a Glock 21 (police trade-in) waiting at my LGS for me to pick up tomorrow.
Thanks again folks!