Sig Sauer P226 vs. Springfield XD9 5" - Help me decide

**BerksCountyDave** · April 20th, 2009, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by LoveMySigSauer

I love the sig, that being said. It's not a great firearm for concealment. The other issue was that I had my local armorer replace the springs that work the upper receiver slide lock action (mine stopped locking back after the last round discharged after about 1,500 rounds into the use). After that one repair, I have fed another 5,000 rounds through it with little to no issue (sometimes if I go with the cheap ammo, I notice problems).

Did you look at the date on this thread before reviving it?

**JoeWilliams** · April 20th, 2009, 04:32 PM

The Sig has DA/SA trigger, which I thought you wanted to avoid. Other than that, it's a first rate gun.

Thanks to my wife's XD9 Tactical, I've got first hand experience with the 5" XDs. They are plenty accurate, Cathy's never malfuctioned, at least not that were the gun's fault, and it came back on target quickly. A really pleasant gun to shoot, I will buy another for her or me if I ever get the chance for a competition gun.

If you are asking about rifling because you want to use cast bullets, the XD9 Tactical handled them wonderfully. The vast majority of bullets Cathy and I put through her gun were cast bullets I'd reloaded for her.

**JoeWilliams** · April 20th, 2009, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by BerksCountyDave

Did you look at the date on this thread before reviving it?

Well I didn't before answering again. I thought you were still looking for a competition gun after abandoning the Beretta LOL.

**BerksCountyDave** · April 20th, 2009, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by JoeWilliams

Well I didn't before answering again. I thought you were still looking for a competition gun after abandoning the Beretta LOL.

Haha. . . yeah last year I shot both of these pistols and didn't fall in love with either of them.

**Behler17** · April 21st, 2009, 02:11 PM

its a hard decision. both are great guns. i plan on owning one of each someday. have you considered the XDm 9. its a service model length so 4" but i don't think you'll miss the inch. it is still bigger than the sig barrel. and the new grip, match barrel, trigger job, and 19+1 capacity make it the dominate 9mm in the game right now.
http://www.the-m-factor.com/