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| Tuesday was gone when I told her my name is the breeze. |
Sig friends, I am really wanting a 226.I have had at least one 226 for years. In my trading and selling,i realized i was without a 226. I have had a 226 sse,or all stainless gun,226 sport with comp,226 dak, etc. I was ready to get a all stainless 226 sse,but the 226 sao with flat trigger really has my interest. So for you folks who have had a 226 and a 226 sao,which pistol do you like better??? If you had the opportunity,would you go the sse or the sao 226?? Thanks for advice gents | ||
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I have a P226 Legion DA/SA, a SAO Legion and P226RX SAO. I absolutely love the SAO P226s! I would say go with the SAO. Outstanding pistol with a great trigger out of the box. | |||
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| Tuesday was gone when I told her my name is the breeze. |
Thanks sprg.I am really interested in a sao 226.I have not seen any bad or negative threads on them. Unless i have missed a not happy 226 sao buyer. | |||
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| Every day is New Year's Day for Calendar Boy! Oh, and I'm BANNED |
IMHO, the P226 SAO in any flavor is the second or third P226 you get. If you only have one P226 I think you would be best served to have a traditional DA/SA model. For what it's worth. I have several SIGs. 4 P226s, a P226RX SAO among them as well as a DAK. I also have a couple P220s that are SAO. While the SAO guns are awesome, if I had to get rid of all of my SIGs but 1 I'd keep my old German P226 DA/SA. | |||
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| Tuesday was gone when I told her my name is the breeze. |
john, That is most of my issue.I had a german sse ,srt that was sweet.I can get a like new sse,srt for 900.00 Is the sao 226 that much better of a gun.My 226 dak was one gun i sure should have kept.My first 226 sse srt was another gun i should never have left.All were good trades,and i came out way ahead on the deals at the time. But now you can see the dilemna i have. This is proof that if there is any way a gun guy can keep the few good guns that really good,and shoot good,find any way to keep them. | |||
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| Every day is New Year's Day for Calendar Boy! Oh, and I'm BANNED |
P226 SAO better??? IDK, maybe better single action than the single action of a DA/SA but not a lot better. I better go shoot a couple mags through mine to remind myself. | |||
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| Every day is New Year's Day for Calendar Boy! Oh, and I'm BANNED |
Yeah, the SAO trigger is quite a bit better than my DA/SA P226R in single action. Not that my P226R DA/SA is bad. It's just easier to shoot tight groups with the SAO. Maybe having the safety for a thumb rest helps a bit too. | |||
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I love the 226 platform and have both a 226 RX SAO and 226 SSE. I love both of them and it would be hard to choose what one I would pick if I had to pick one. I love the SAO for the trigger, it has a very crisp 4 lbs pull and has zero post travel. It truly feels like the trigger does not move a hair after it shoots. I love the SSE for the weight, it has very little felt recoil and I can shoot very quickly and keep it on target. I also love the way the stainless steel frame looks. Both are amazing guns and what ever you end up with you will not be disappointed. Here is a picture of both of mine, I have had a good time customizing both of them.  | |||
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For the price the 226 Legion SAO is hard to beat, I have one and I exclusively run Mec gar 20 rdn mags. If trouble head my way the 226 Legion SAO is my choice as side arm. | |||
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I have both the DA/SA and the SAO 226 Legions. Yes, as sweet as the DA/SA's single action is, and it is, the SAO is noticeably better in that department I might gather to say that I lean slightly more to the SAO but also if I had to chose only one it would be the DA/SA as it is, to me, the better all around one to have if you only are having one. Like most of us here though the real choice is which one to get first. | |||
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If you are comfortable handling a SAO pistol the SIG Legion P226 SAO is a good choice. Good trigger, but not as good as Mastershop P226 SH&SM. | |||
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I'm an all-SAO guy, so of course I recommend the SAO, with a Robert Burke action job. You will love it! Serious about crackers | |||
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I've had 4 P226's over the years and I recently took the plunge for a P226 Legion SAO. I love it! I don't give a crap about the Legion cheesy marketing campaign with the special website and challenge coin, etc. The features you get with the pistol off the shelf are a great value (sights, trigger, grips, 3 mags, etc.) and it shoots great. I'm a little concerned about the finish being kinda delicate based on other people's comments but if it gets ratty looking I work less than a mile from Robar And an NP3 finish on that gun would look great. | |||
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I'd say both, but since you have already had the P226 Elite Stainless, you clearly need the P226 Legion SAO. Cathy | |||
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| Tuesday was gone when I told her my name is the breeze. |
I agree with all of you gents.The shtf gun for me would be the da/sa 226 sse or ese. But the light 1911 break of a sao really makes me a better shooter.May be i should find a tme 9mm. Or find a x series mastershop gun. | |||
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The SAO trigger is a nice treat. Mine breaks at 3.25lbs. out of the box. | |||
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Recently purchased a P226 Elite ASE and really am pleased with it. | |||
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Buy both then convert the SSE to SAO if possible. "Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose." | |||
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Just picked this up used, locally.  ------------------------------------------------ "It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell | |||
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@ Factor8 - Where did you get the flat trigger for your P226 SAO RX? | |||
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