Well, there are about eight guys carrying them on-duty at my police department with and optic and a light attached, so I'm not sure what would be a "no-no" about it. I would have no interest in carrying one just due to weight.
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Sig makes a point with their TXG frame of stipulating that it's not for duty or carry use; the theory (aside from the liability) is that the frame could crack or split. I don't know anyone that's had such a problem with the TXG frame, and I own several and haven't had issues of any knid with them (and wouldn't hesitate to carry them).
A light on the frame, however, does place an additional load on the dust cover which may or may not contribute to failure of that part. I probably wouldn't. Anyone who has seen high speed film of a flexible glock frame moving around with a light on the front can visualize the stresses.
The TXG frame is weighted to enhance handling when shooting fast; more weight, lower recoil, yada, yada. For a competitor who carries the pistol through 15 seconds of a state, that's one thing. For someone who carries the pistol on duty, a few extra ounces is more back pain at the end of the day; lighter may be better.
If guys are carrying the pistol with lights and not having issues, the question is how much they're shooting them like that. If they're dumping twenty thousand rounds and having zero issues, then it speaks for itself. If they're putting 50 ruonds downrange to quality every few months, then that doesn't mean a lot.
Originally posted by sns3guppy: Sig makes a point with their TXG frame of stipulating that it's not for duty or carry use; the theory (aside from the liability) is that the frame could crack or split. I don't know anyone that's had such a problem with the TXG frame, and I own several and haven't had issues of any knid with them (and wouldn't hesitate to carry them).
A light on the frame, however, does place an additional load on the dust cover which may or may not contribute to failure of that part. I probably wouldn't. Anyone who has seen high speed film of a flexible glock frame moving around with a light on the front can visualize the stresses.
The TXG frame is weighted to enhance handling when shooting fast; more weight, lower recoil, yada, yada. For a competitor who carries the pistol through 15 seconds of a state, that's one thing. For someone who carries the pistol on duty, a few extra ounces is more back pain at the end of the day; lighter may be better.
If guys are carrying the pistol with lights and not having issues, the question is how much they're shooting them like that. If they're dumping twenty thousand rounds and having zero issues, then it speaks for itself. If they're putting 50 ruonds downrange to quality every few months, then that doesn't mean a lot.
Thats what I kinda meant, I don't think Sig had carry/duty in mind. For me, I wanted to use it as a nightstand/range gun, but I like lights on pistols for obvious reasons for a nightstand pistol
Originally posted by Gman010: Is this a huge no-no? I know the X5 legion is really more of a competition pistol.
USPSA just changed some rules for the Carry Optics division, where many people shoot this gun, to allow flashlights. Along with an increase in the weight limits, many top shooters are experimenting with adding a light/frame weight to their competition X5. So there will be options, and if you want to, go for it.
Laser still gets you bumped to open, though
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