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For some time, SIG has produced its X-Five and X-Six custom and semi-custom guns, which are long-slide P226s on steroids used mostly for competition and for looking fabulous. This setup is not unique to the Elite SAO in the P226 line, though. The most obvious external difference between this iteration and the standard model is the lack of the left-side decocker and its replacement with an ambidextrous thumb safety. The P226 is and always has been every bit a full-size, means-business duty weapon. SIG’s release of the new Elite SAO model has fixed those issues.
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Even if I were inclined to just deal with the trigger modes, my borderline little-girl-sized hands have to reach a bit too much for the standard P226 trigger in DA mode. However, despite its awesomeness, the P226 has not in the past been a strong carry contender for me, since the standard configuration is DA/SA. I also always have greatly admired the “classic” line of SIG pistols descending from the P220. I also have a P938 that I occasionally carry when circumstances warrant, and it too has performed well for me (though its stock plastic trigger is pretty miserable, in my opinion, and was quickly switched out for a stainless steel replacement). (Nick’s reported troubles with the T&E gun he received baffle me.) It also has a very nice trigger that is as good as I have experienced in a mass-produced 1911 with a firing pin safety. I admittedly have a general love of all things SIG, to wit (in part): My EDC companion has been a SIG 1911 Nitron, which never has missed a beat for me. Until SHOT Show 2013, when SIG announced the release of the P226 Elite SAO. I also agree with Nick that the safety levers seem to be too small.Īnd, with few exceptions that are even less interesting to me, that’s mostly been it. That may be an unjustified way to look at it, but it would affect my confidence level in the gun. However, that third trigger mode makes the fire control group relatively complex, and complexity to me means more things to go wrong. It seems to be a well-made and good-looking firearm.
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The new Lionheart LH9 also is intriguing, in that it can be carried (1) cocked and locked or (2) DA/SA or even (3) “Double Action PLUS+”. There allegedly is a 75B available from the factory with an SAO trigger, though I have been unable to readily find examples for sale. However, the standard 75B’s trigger in SA mode in my experience is inferior to most any 1911 (or even to a Hi Power), and non-competition-grade CZs seem to be a little less polished in their production quality. The CZ 75B is similarly svelte (as duty-sized pistols go) and well-balanced and can be carried either DA/SA or in Condition 1. Annoyingly, the Hi Power also has no tactile trigger reset. However, its trigger suffers miserably from a magazine disconnect “safety” (thanks, France) and from an obnoxiously stout mainspring that probably could hammer the firing pin through plate steel.
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The Browning/FN Hi Power is a very elegant and (for its size) very concealable weapon offering a respectable 13+1 capacity with standard magazines. That leaves me with relatively few metal-frame alternatives to my 45, none of which has been quite compelling enough for me to adopt. Also, all things being equal, I would prefer the higher round count and even faster follow-up times I can get with 9mm. That said, I never have been a big fan of certain aspects of the 1911 design, such as the grip safety and the barrel link. I am more accurate, quicker to target and more confident with a 1911, I do not mind the size, and I would rather train to develop my strengths on that kind of platform than to overcome my weaknesses on something else. For a while, for me, that has been a government-size 1911. (1) that works, given its design and the degree of care you are able and willing to provide it, (2) that you really are willing to carry every day, and (3) that promotes the greatest level of confidence with you among all options satisfying the first two criteria. I get it. However, my opinion is that you should bet your life on a weapon. Yes, modern, polymer-frame, striker-fired pistols tend to offer excellent reliability.
#Sig p226 short reset trigger manual#
Yes, there is a manual safety to commit to muscle memory. Yes, the guns tend to be boat belt anchors. I realize there are many who would question that choice and for the most part I understand and even respect their arguments. My preferred, primary carry pistol is one with a single-action-only trigger and a full-size, metal frame.