[Shane77624]

For whatever reason I absolutely detest Sig pistols. I’ve tried a P226 and was absurdly inaccurate with it. Then, several years later, my wife bought me a 229 Legion for Christmas. After some research I found that Sig uses a “combat” sight picture (which I think is ridiculous) therefore causing my POI to be lower than my POA (I’m use to the POI being at the top edge of the front sight). I reached out to Sig about getting sights that would adjust the POI, but they told me they had nothing that would raise the POI as much as I wanted. Now it just hangs out in its case with less than 300 rounds through it.

Supposedly my G45 was set up that way (not as extreme), but a taller rear sight remedied the problem.
What other pistols use the combat sight picture?

 

[TexasAC]

I’m pretty sure that you’ll have the same problem with H&K. Info for new HK shooters

but you aren’t target shooting you should be close ish right?

 

[Shane77624]

I’m pretty sure that you’ll have the same problem with H&K. Info for new HK shooters

but you aren’t target shooting you should be close ish right?

I can keep the “majority” on a paper plate at 10-yds. Gimme a Colt, DW, Glock, or Beretta and I can do 100%.

 

[huggytree]

Sigs all have a tall slide. Barrels sit higher than most/all guns. More recoil

I like my p220s compensated. It’s a beast. Like my p210 target.

 

[TexasAC]

I can keep the “majority” on a paper plate at 10-yds. Gimme a Colt, DW, Glock, or Beretta and I can do 100%.

You should be fine with sig at 10 yards. I would expect you to have the issues further out. I suppose you could do a MantisX on it to get used to the sights?

 

[nikerret]

Would you rather talk about Sig or sight picture? Very different topics.

 

[Quickish]

My 229 is excellent either with 357 Sig or 40. Totally trustworthy and has shot the heads off Rattlesnakes - the legless kind!

 

[Shane77624]

Would you rather talk about Sig or sight picture? Very different topics.

How about Sig’s Sight Picture….or the goofy external extractor on a 1911….gimme a break Sig.

 

[M5Fan]

Used to have a bunch of Sigs. Now, down to 9mm TACOPs that is a 21rd tack driver. Never latched onto the Legion marketing hype.

 

[fr8cture]

I love the P320, I have 3 of them. Can't speak on the others I haven't owned them but from what I have been told the P320 with an AXG grip is very similar to a 226/229.

 

[Jiman01]

I’m not a big Sig fan either but used to carry one for almost 20yrs. I went through 3-4 guns during that time, IIRC.

I was part of the training staff during a part of my career and responsible for all firearms related stuff at the field office.

There was a time when a shipment of new P-Series guns came in because pretty much every gun in our agency had cracked frames…practically everyone, literally thousands. Thank God, nothing bad happened to any of our guys because of it, but that’s another story. Anyway as we qual’ed the guys on their new guns, we were surprised that about half of them had combat sights and the other half the traditional top edge of sight POA/POI. Prior to that all our guns only had the traditional top edge POA/POI.

There was no way to tell one from the other without shooting it...which we didn’t have time to do, so we briefed each agent to make sure they checked their gun so they knew which kind of gun they had. Typical GOV SNAFU PIA.

As issued guns, we didn’t have the ability to swap sights, but if it were a personal gun, I‘d just change the sights to an appropriate aftermarket version.

 

[nikerret]

I love the P320, I have 3 of them. Can't speak on the others I haven't owned them but from what I have been told the P320 with an AXG grip is very similar to a 226/229.

I find the AXG and classic P226/229 very similar. When I first held an AXG, I immediately felt like I was holding the next evolution of the Sig P-Series. The plastic grips don’t do that.

 

[fr8cture]

I find the AXG and classic P226/229 very similar. When I first held an AXG, I immediately felt like I was holding the next evolution of the Sig P-Series. The plastic grips don’t do that.

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I hope they make the AXG for the XTEN but even being plastic I love the XTEN. I have the scorpion myself and a 4.7 full size I built from parts.

 

[GIJoke]

I find the AXG and classic P226/229 very similar. When I first held an AXG, I immediately felt like I was holding the next evolution of the Sig P-Series. The plastic grips don’t do that.

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I hope they make the AXG for the XTEN but even being plastic I love the XTEN. I have the scorpion myself and a 4.7 full size I built from parts.

Here’s the next next gen lol

 

[fr8cture]

Here’s the next next gen lol
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They’re neat but I’m partial to grip panels. lol

 

[Beau Etienne]

I sold a P220 for the same sight issue you mentioned. I still have two old P models that I love, as is.
It was probably my fault for expecting the P220 to be easily adapted to target shooting. It was an inherently accurate pistol.

 

[Innominate]

I like turtles.

 

[7.62]

Whoever told you there aren’t any different sights that will change your POI was wrong. Your sights are numbered. Get a different one to adjust it up.

I love my 229SAS.
Dead on…

 

[GIJoke]

They’re neat but I’m partial to grip panels. lol View attachment 1052410

Understandable - I’ve got a pair of AXG scorpions - and these options below are nice too

 

[wvfarrier]

I will admit to being a Sig fanboy. I have shot competition with my 226 Legion and I personally believe the 229 SAO Legion to be the ultimate carry gun