sig p226 x five differences?
Alright guys. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. I'm looking at the stainless model with the wood grips vs the competition model which is stainless with plastic grips. The only differences I can detect are that the competition model does not have the adjustable trigger and obviously doesn't have the wood grips. Everyone else appears to be the same. I love the one with the wood grips and would like the adjustable trigger but I don't see that its worth the $1000 price difference between the two... what am I missing?
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I guess you could say the same thing about the Colt Gold Gup National Match and a Government Model 1911 based on appearance.
Unfortunately, they don't give much information on Sig's website either to explain the cost difference except 'features that shooters want', 'factory tuned SAO trigger', '5 or 6 inch barrel'.0 -
That's pretty much where I hit the dead end too. I don't mind paying more to get more, but I better be getting more than and adjustable trigger, 1" longer barrel, and nicer grips for shelling out an extra grand! Anyone with some hands on experience that can shed some light for us? It would be greatly appreciated! 0 -
Good article at http://www.gunblast.com/Cumpston-SIG226.htm 0 -
Not sure if I can help much.I have a Sig 220R and a Sig 220 SAO.They are both fantastic pistols.The SAO has the rose wood grips and a great sao trigger the 220R is DA/SA with the SA heavier than the SAO.
When cleaning them IMO there is a difference in the tolerences when dis-re assembly.
I also have a 226 9mm and I just got the 226 X5 Tactical,have only put a few hundred rds thru the X5.it is definetely more accurate than the standard 226.Don't really know if the tolerences are better or not but it seems that way to me.
I think I'm going to be saving for the comp or all around model.Or maybe the P210.They are great pistols IMO.Think I'll will try and find someone that has one with the SRT so I can try that also.
Probably didn't help you much but this is my experience with them.Best0 -
quote:Originally posted by badsbsnf81
Good article at http://www.gunblast.com/Cumpston-SIG226.htm
Great article! Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, it seems to confirm that for an adjustable trigger and a set of wood grips, its gonna cost about an extra grand. Cest le vie! (Such is life) I suppose ill keep saving. I don't often compromise on what I want, even if its only used for plinking a couple times a year. Its just one of those guns that I fell in love with the first time I saw it. I've gotta have it. Someday. Maybe someday soon. Who knows. Thanks again for the help!0 -
quote:Originally posted by hdcolt51
Not sure if I can help much.I have a Sig 220R and a Sig 220 SAO.They are both fantastic pistols.The SAO has the rose wood grips and a great sao trigger the 220R is DA/SA with the SA heavier than the SAO.
When cleaning them IMO there is a difference in the tolerences when dis-re assembly.
I also have a 226 9mm and I just got the 226 X5 Tactical,have only put a few hundred rds thru the X5.it is definetely more accurate than the standard 226.Don't really know if the tolerences are better or not but it seems that way to me.
I think I'm going to be saving for the comp or all around model.Or maybe the P210.They are great pistols IMO.Think I'll will try and find someone that has one with the SRT so I can try that also.
Probably didn't help you much but this is my experience with them.Best
Any input is considered helpful by me. Thank you. I've always been a fan of sigs even though I don't own one yet. Might as well start with the best they offer. Quality over quantity right?[:p]0 -
The X-5 has a different frame. Look at the beavertail, mag well, sights, ambi thumb safety and 19rd mags in 9mm.
The Plain X-5 comes with wood checkered Nill grips.
The competition, tactical and Allround models have the pebbled polymer ones.
All are hand fit.
You gets whats yous pays for [:)]
EDIT, for just plinking why not just get a 226 [?][?] I shoot my 226 and 228 in matches and they out shoot my Beretta,s and Browning HP,S.
My 226 shoots right with a EAA Witness Sport that came out of their custom shop, made for compitition. And shot right with a HP that had a Bar-Sto barrel.
Unless you are shooting matches, spend the extra money on ammo and a good holster [;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcs shooters
The X-5 has a different frame. Look at the beavertail, mag well, sights, ambi thumb safety and 19rd mags in 9mm.
The Plain X-5 comes with wood checkered Nill grips.
The competition, tactical and Allround models have the pebbled polymer ones.
All are hand fit.
You gets whats yous pays for [:)]
Understood. The x five is vastly different than a normal p226, But the "plain" x five is the one with the wood nill grips and the adjustable trigger which has a mrsp roughly $1000 more than the competition, tactical, and all around models. The one with the wood grips is definitely the one I want, but for an extra grand, I would expect more than an adjustable trigger and nice grips... I would like an adjustable trigger but not at a thousand dollar expanse. I might just get the competition model and turn to sigs custom shop for a set of the wood nill grips. Seems to me that would save a ton of money. I have to be honest with myself and say that an adjustable trigger, although nice, would not be necessary for my informal plinking intended use. I just thought maybe I was missing some additional feature differences between the x five models that would better explain the price differences.0 -
If this is not for competition, get a P210.
It will shoot every bit as accurately as the X5, if not more so, its more collectible, and it will probably only increase in value over time.
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Responding to below. Again, if its for personal recreational shooting, get the P210. Cost is roughly equivalent to the match-level variant of the X5-226, and you will NOT be disappointed.
Sig P210 has a glass-breaking feel match grade 3.5lb trigger out of the box. I don't think its adjustable, but frankly, you'd be crazy to try and mess with it anyway. The gun is so brilliantly fitted that when you rack the slide, it literally feels like pushing a wet ice cube over glass.
Gun does not leave the factory unless it groups 5-10 shots under 5cm at 50 meters. (That's roughly 1 inch at 25 yards).
Anyway, new "Legend" P210s aren't quite the same as the old ones. They have a different internal safety, use the American style mag release (IMO that's not an improvement), a slightly different frame, and supposedly they're manufactured a bit differently as well (don't remember the details except that they're made in Germany now, not Switzerland). But they're also "only" about $2400, which for what you get actually isn't crazy. People drop more than that on custom 1911s that aren't as accurate as this.
Time will tell if the "Legend" 210s live up to the quality of the originals, which although production guns, were all hand-fitted like custom guns.
I'd say, if you've got the scratch, get an original. They're never going to be making those again, and they're only going to increase in value over time.
Only downside to the original design is that some people are prone to getting hammerbite from the slide. This can be fixed relatively easily with an aftermarket beavertail, if you needed to.0 -
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
If this is not for competition, get a P210.
It will shoot every bit as accurately as the X5, if not more so, its more collectible, and it will probably only increase in value over time.
I have to get the x five because, quite honestly, I'm in love with the looks of it. The p210 is also on my someday list. I saw they started making them again too! Not sure which ill go after, new or old. Because of what it is, ill probably look for old. But I gotta admit that new one is lookin pretty nice too!0
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