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this weekend, SIG has a cool 18 wheeler trailer rigged up as a 3 bay shooting range over at KTP, they have a selection of their 9mm handguns and a couple 9mm rifles, as well as a .300 BLK rifle (w/ suppressor) available to try out, 5 rounds each, choice of 2 firearms
Of course, having never shot a suppressed firearm, I chose the two w/ cans
I *LOVED* the .300BLK AR, but this is the handgun forum, so on to the handgun in question
I'm not actually sure which SIG it was, it was a 9mm with can, alloy frame, exposed hammer, SA/DA, listed as one of their "carry" series, it looked like the 226 Mk 25 in the catalog.
First off, the good; the suppressor really quieted down the gun, down to about .22LR volume, the ergos were nice, and the trigger pull was crisp, recoil? What recoil? Softest shooting 9mm I've shot yet, amazing recoil management!
Now, the bad; the suppressor blocked the front sight, so aiming was basically hoping, the suppressor badly threw off the balance, making it extremely muzzle- heavy, the frame added no weight to steady the gun, the trigger pull in DA was long, heavy and gritty, and also spongy, the reset was long and gritty, and had no tactile or audible feedback, overall I was not impressed, but it's not fair to pass judgement on a demo firearm designed to mainly show off the suppressor with only 5 rounds.
Compared to my CZ-75, there was no real comparison, the CZ handily beat the demo SIG in all areas but the ability to use a suppressor, the ergos were better, DA pull is smoother, no mush or grit, SA pull is crisp and light, and the reset is shorter *and* has audible and tactile feedback
Swap in a threaded barrel in my CZ and it'd be no comparison at all
Don't get me wrong, not badmouthing SIG here, I like their guns, especially their 1911's, but that one particular demo gun just didn't do it for me, but to be honest, I mainly tried it so I could put a tick in the box of "has shot suppressed handgun" in my shooting experiences
Of course, having never shot a suppressed firearm, I chose the two w/ cans
I *LOVED* the .300BLK AR, but this is the handgun forum, so on to the handgun in question
I'm not actually sure which SIG it was, it was a 9mm with can, alloy frame, exposed hammer, SA/DA, listed as one of their "carry" series, it looked like the 226 Mk 25 in the catalog.
First off, the good; the suppressor really quieted down the gun, down to about .22LR volume, the ergos were nice, and the trigger pull was crisp, recoil? What recoil? Softest shooting 9mm I've shot yet, amazing recoil management!
Now, the bad; the suppressor blocked the front sight, so aiming was basically hoping, the suppressor badly threw off the balance, making it extremely muzzle- heavy, the frame added no weight to steady the gun, the trigger pull in DA was long, heavy and gritty, and also spongy, the reset was long and gritty, and had no tactile or audible feedback, overall I was not impressed, but it's not fair to pass judgement on a demo firearm designed to mainly show off the suppressor with only 5 rounds.
Compared to my CZ-75, there was no real comparison, the CZ handily beat the demo SIG in all areas but the ability to use a suppressor, the ergos were better, DA pull is smoother, no mush or grit, SA pull is crisp and light, and the reset is shorter *and* has audible and tactile feedback
Swap in a threaded barrel in my CZ and it'd be no comparison at all
Don't get me wrong, not badmouthing SIG here, I like their guns, especially their 1911's, but that one particular demo gun just didn't do it for me, but to be honest, I mainly tried it so I could put a tick in the box of "has shot suppressed handgun" in my shooting experiences