Glock vs Sig

stu454

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It's been 3 years and you bitches still haven't answered my question clearly.

It may have already been said, but go to a range that rents guns. Try a 19. Try a P229 (a P228 will give you the same feel). Determine which one you like more. Buy it. Buy ammunition. Get training. Go forth and be content.
 

Ballah06

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Not quite sure why one would't buy a Glock, especially if you qualify for the blue label discount. Just put yet another 500rds through my 19; not a single issue ( this one os going close to 7k rds so far). As far as appearances go, does one look at a hammer that just works and says, 'Hmm, that is an ugly hammer. I think I need a prettier one?" Guns are tools unless you are into collecting them, which is just not me. The whole appearance comments just make it smell like EE... Just saying.
 

kennith

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Not quite sure why one would't buy a Glock, especially if you qualify for the blue label discount. Just put yet another 500rds through my 19; not a single issue ( this one os going close to 7k rds so far). As far as appearances go, does one look at a hammer that just works and says, 'Hmm, that is an ugly hammer. I think I need a prettier one?" Guns are tools unless you are into collecting them, which is just not me. The whole appearance comments just make it smell like EE... Just saying.

I've got both, but I can tell you that my P226 Legion is the most comfortable weapon in the class that I've ever held. I finally found my perfect semi-auto.

Seriously... It's like squeezing a stress ball or something. Unbelievable. Haven't touched any similar firearm since I purchased it. I lost interest in any competitor the second I picked it up. I was simply finished buying handguns at that point. I'd won. Victory condition was achieved.

One is still not really objectively better than another, but that thing just feels great to me, and that's a big part of what should direct a purchase.

I'd have made the same choice regardless of any discount, but that's me. Some people really love the way a Glock feels.

Cheers,

Kennith
 

Ballah06

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I've got both, but I can tell you that my P226 Legion is the most comfortable weapon in the class that I've ever held. I finally found my perfect semi-auto.

Seriously... It's like squeezing a stress ball or something. Unbelievable. Haven't touched any similar firearm since I purchased it. I lost interest in any competitor the second I picked it up. I was simply finished buying handguns at that point. I'd won. Victory condition was achieved.

One is still not really objectively better than another, but that thing just feels great to me, and that's a big part of what should direct a purchase.

I'd have made the same choice regardless of any discount, but that's me. Some people really love the way a Glock feels.

Cheers,

Kennith

Agreed that feel is different vs. arguing about comparable reliability. I think the latter was in question originally. Shoot, I love my XD (Springfield) when it comes to grip comfort. I would still take a Glock over it. I think a Gen 4 Glock offers more stockwise in terms of backstrap adjustments, but let's face it, sight alignment and sight picture does not change from handguns to rifles but personal preferences do. I love my TRP (Springfield), but those grips chew the sht out of your hand after a few hundred rounds. That new Sig that is getting fielded felt great tho; haven't fired one yet...
 

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I've got both, but I can tell you that my P226 Legion is the most comfortable weapon in the class that I've ever held. I finally found my perfect semi-auto.

Seriously... It's like squeezing a stress ball or something. Unbelievable. Haven't touched any similar firearm since I purchased it. I lost interest in any competitor the second I picked it up. I was simply finished buying handguns at that point. I'd won. Victory condition was achieved.

One is still not really objectively better than another, but that thing just feels great to me, and that's a big part of what should direct a purchase.

I'd have made the same choice regardless of any discount, but that's me. Some people really love the way a Glock feels.

Cheers,

Kennith
I have to admit to have the same feeling towards a 226. Beretta comes close, and Glock feels... just like Ballah said (even if with a different meaning), a hammer.
 
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kennith

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I have to admit to have the same feeling towards a 226. Beretta comes close, and Glock feels... just like Ballah said (even if with a different meaning), a hammer.

I hated the Beretta I was issued, and thought they were just poorly-made firearms. Then I got my paws on a civilian unit when I was teaching a pistol class...

That thing was slick. I'd agree that it's one that comes close to a P226. Those Legion grips, though... Holy shit.

After ordering, I spent the entire wait wondering if I'd wasted the money, because it's a price hike over the normal model. The money was not wasted.

For the Sig fans out there, it's well worth finding one to pick up if at all possible. I couldn't, so I just rolled the dice.

Cheers,

Kennith