deepdiver wrote:
dojpros - great advice!! Also well balanced, IMO.
Phonetic Diabetic (cool SN): I have taught 3 women to shoot on my Sig P228 and they all were shooting it fairly accurately and able to field strip it and handle it properly by the end of the day. I don't say that to diminish dojpros advice but rather to limit it to the choices given. Training to use the decocker is IMO just like training to use a 1911 safety - muscle memory and habit.
The DA/SA trigger pull differences on the Sig can be easily learned if you are willing to put in the dry fire trigger time. If you are not willing to put forth such effort it may take some time to get used to as dojpros discussed.
I agree on the training part of it. I'm a 1911 guy and I also have an XD. Both guns have the same trigger pull for every shot. I just got a Sig P6 yesterday and when I first tried the DA pull, it was very difficult while I liked the SA pull better. The more I played with the DA though the better I got with it. Decocker was wierd but again I got used to it after playing with it for a while. This is my first DA/SA gun to own, I 've shot them before though. I doubt it'll replace my EMP as my CC weapon, but it will be a fun range toy.
Sig has a refurbishment plan for used SIGs that are very economical if you ask me:
http://www.sigsauer.com/CustomerService/2007-SIG-Customer-Shop-Price-List.pdf
Total cost for my P6 was $290 including shipping and FFL transfer fee. It came with 2 magazines, a cardboard box, cleaning kit, OC duty holster with thumb brake, and 3 magazine carriers (1 with a snap cover and 2 open top). It definitely shows holster wear but after cleaning and disassembling, the gun looks like it wasn't shot much at all. I was suprised to see that the frame rails go the length of the frame. Field stripping is a piece of cake. For another $20, I could have had it refinished but I opted against that. I like the look of the wear on it and it gives it some character.
I'm hoping to hit the range this week to finally try it out. Oh and before I forget, mine came from dansammo.com. I can get apic or two if you're interested.
