Had it on order for a couple of weeks, finally came in Monday and picked up last night a P320 Legion X5. Came in and the MGR put it on his desk so no counter Jockey fingering the gun, came out of the box in the plastic bags, greasy and brand new.
Got it home and unboxed it, all the components are bagged from the factory, 3 mags, two springs 14 and 12 pound, cleaning tool, manuals, lock.
Obligatory shot of the gun with case, not as artsy as some but hey, I'm in the garage with a cigar and Get Carter on the toob...
Family schedules have a lot going on so I hope to get to the range this week and will report.
Think I"ll pick up a Romeo1 optic for it.
Posts: 23448 | Location: Florida | Registered: November 07, 2008
Having made changes to my P320F that incorporate most of what's in the Legion, I came to the conclusion that it's actually less expensive and a lot easier to just get a Legion.
I have several Legions (P226, P229, etc), and in my opinion they're mostly cosmetic and marketing hype, but the P320 Legion is actually a pretty good value, considering what's on it and what one would have to do to get the pistol there, if it didn't come that way.
As the sig pistols come, it may be one of the best values they offer.
Originally posted by sns3guppy: Having made changes to my P320F that incorporate most of what's in the Legion, I came to the conclusion that it's actually less expensive and a lot easier to just get a Legion.
I have several Legions (P226, P229, etc), and in my opinion they're mostly cosmetic and marketing hype, but the P320 Legion is actually a pretty good value, considering what's on it and what one would have to do to get the pistol there, if it didn't come that way.
As the sig pistols come, it may be one of the best values they offer.
I had a matched pair of 320 Xfives, and bought the tungsten infused grip for one of them. It's heavier. I ran a couple of drills, with a timer, and was surprised that I wasn't any faster, or, more accurate with one pistol, over the other.
Posts: 221 | Location: WI | Registered: October 13, 2012
It won't make someone a better shooter, but it does offer advantages; the better one shoots, the better one is equipped to take advantage. (It may be true that the less one needs it, either).
I like the weight, and coupled with a light load, it makes for a very low recoil, easy to shoot pistol. It feels more like a steel pistol.
I am seriously considering moving to a X5 or X5 Legion as my steel challenge pistol(s). I have this fall/winter to decide before the season begins in the spring.
Posts: 3805 | Location: WV | Registered: January 30, 2010
Great looking gun. My next want! Hopefully someone local will want to offload one soon so I can get a hold of it cheaper before I break down and buy a new one.
I got to handle one of these at the LGS for the first time today. I will say I was impressed. Plastic guns don't usually really do it for me, but the x5 had good heft to it and felt more like an alloy-framed gun. The sights were nice, too. I'd love to shoot one, but that won't likely happen for a while, if ever. They had it marked down to $950, which seemed fair, but a lot more than I can afford to spend at the moment.
Posts: 8568 | Location: In the Cornfields | Registered: May 25, 2006
The new 320 Legion has a tungsten matrix blended in the polymer making it significantly heavier than the standard 320 frames. Cool idea for a polymer competition gun.
Posts: 109 | Location: Fort Wayne, IN. | Registered: February 25, 2019
There's a metallic appearance inside the mag well (like something is showing through the plastic in places); it looks to me like there are actual slabs in there, or plates, rather than just a powder in the plastic, but no way to tell for sure. There is a lot more weight in the grip than into the dust cover area; it doesn't appear to be simply because the grip has most of the material, but I suspect that there are plates in addition to the grip weight, in the grip area.
Originally posted by VictimNoMore: I am seriously considering moving to a X5 or X5 Legion as my steel challenge pistol(s). I have this fall/winter to decide before the season begins in the spring.
Both of my xfives are the most accurate, PLASTIC guns I've ever fired. Both will shoot 1" groups @ 25 yards with loads they like. Even though I put a Legion grip on one of them, I haven't fired an actual Legion, to see if they are as accurate.
Posts: 221 | Location: WI | Registered: October 13, 2012
Originally posted by RH45: Both of my xfives are the most accurate, PLASTIC guns I've ever fired. Both will shoot 1" groups @ 25 yards with loads they like. Even though I put a Legion grip on one of them, I haven't fired an actual Legion, to see if they are as accurate.
Excellent. Thank you for your impressions.
Posts: 3805 | Location: WV | Registered: January 30, 2010
I don't know about the legion in .40, but I just picked up a P320F in .40. I have a spare TXG grip that will go on it, and it will get the Grayguns fat guide rod and competition trigger, plus some Trijicon XR sights. No plans for an optic for now, but that's a matter of getting it milled if I go that route some day.
Local store, in the used counter, not a mark or scratch. If someone fired it, they didn't fire a magazine through it. Red box, looks like it was bought, never used, and sold. 380 bucks. Couldn't pass it up.
Looks like it could be a really soft shooting minor pistol, but easy enough to bump up to major for some flexibility.
Originally posted by sns3guppy: I don't know about the legion in .40, but I just picked up a P320F in .40. I have a spare TXG grip that will go on it, and it will get the Grayguns fat guide rod and competition trigger, plus some Trijicon XR sights. No plans for an optic for now, but that's a matter of getting it milled if I go that route some day.
Local store, in the used counter, not a mark or scratch. If someone fired it, they didn't fire a magazine through it. Red box, looks like it was bought, never used, and sold. 380 bucks. Couldn't pass it up.
Looks like it could be a really soft shooting minor pistol, but easy enough to bump up to major for some flexibility.
That's a great idea. The market seems to be saturated with so many of the new offerings in 9mm only.
Enjoy it and it should be one heck of a fine shooter.
