So I finally had a chance to take my newest acquisition out to the range (twice!) this weekend, and thought I'd share my findings. This will be my first range report write up, so bear with me, and forgive me if I miss anything.
The Hinton Fish & Game Association range was the venue of choice. I went out both Friday afternoon, and again on Saturday. I ran through about 400 rounds between both days, with 0 malfunctions or issues whatsoever. The only thing that struck me as odd was a slight "stickiness" of the chambering of the first round from one of my mags on one occasion, but it was an isolated incident, and i'm sure it had something to do with it being a brand new gun.
The trigger is hands down (IMO) the best part of this gun. I have the SRT trigger in my P226, which I love, but the Gray Guns trigger is exceptionally smooth and puts it to shame. The reset on it is microscopic, and I can shoot it notably faster than my P226. The adage of "let the gun surprise you" on the trigger pull came into play for the first dozen or so rounds for me, as the trigger is noticeably different than the one on my 226.
The Sig X Ray sights are another notable upgrade. Although I prefer something in orange myself, the green still stands out very well in daylight. Both the polymer and tritium sections are very, very bright. I'm curious to see how they perform in an indoor range, but so far I'm in love.
There's not much to say about the low profile controls- they take some getting used to, but they're not groundbreaking. The slide lock doesn't get in the way of my thumb anymore, which is nice, as I actually get to have the slide hold open after the last round now. That was an "issue" I was having with my 226, albeit self inflicted.
Now onto actually shooting it; this thing is a laser beam! I noticed a marked improvement in my groupings, as well as my overall accuracy. I have a bad habit of slapping the trigger at times, and that problem all but seemed to dissolve after just a few rounds. I feel like the smoothness of the trigger is mostly to thank for this, but i'm sure that going from Sig Night Sights to the X Ray sights didn't hurt either, especially in the daylight. Recoil is slightly more noticeable than my 226, but not uncomfortably so. The E2 Legion grips are comfortable, and grippy as hell. There's a couple strategically placed spots of a grip tape like material, which was a nice thought of the Sig guys to throw in for us.
All in all, it's a fantastic gun, and something that I'd recommend to any Sig guy, or otherwise. Some people have claimed that the Legion Series is just a marketing gimmick, but once you factor in the cost of the Gray Guns trigger, new sights, low profile controls, frame modifications, etc on top of an Elite model P229, I don't think it's unreasonable.
Overall, I give it a 17/10
The Hinton Fish & Game Association range was the venue of choice. I went out both Friday afternoon, and again on Saturday. I ran through about 400 rounds between both days, with 0 malfunctions or issues whatsoever. The only thing that struck me as odd was a slight "stickiness" of the chambering of the first round from one of my mags on one occasion, but it was an isolated incident, and i'm sure it had something to do with it being a brand new gun.
The trigger is hands down (IMO) the best part of this gun. I have the SRT trigger in my P226, which I love, but the Gray Guns trigger is exceptionally smooth and puts it to shame. The reset on it is microscopic, and I can shoot it notably faster than my P226. The adage of "let the gun surprise you" on the trigger pull came into play for the first dozen or so rounds for me, as the trigger is noticeably different than the one on my 226.
The Sig X Ray sights are another notable upgrade. Although I prefer something in orange myself, the green still stands out very well in daylight. Both the polymer and tritium sections are very, very bright. I'm curious to see how they perform in an indoor range, but so far I'm in love.
There's not much to say about the low profile controls- they take some getting used to, but they're not groundbreaking. The slide lock doesn't get in the way of my thumb anymore, which is nice, as I actually get to have the slide hold open after the last round now. That was an "issue" I was having with my 226, albeit self inflicted.
Now onto actually shooting it; this thing is a laser beam! I noticed a marked improvement in my groupings, as well as my overall accuracy. I have a bad habit of slapping the trigger at times, and that problem all but seemed to dissolve after just a few rounds. I feel like the smoothness of the trigger is mostly to thank for this, but i'm sure that going from Sig Night Sights to the X Ray sights didn't hurt either, especially in the daylight. Recoil is slightly more noticeable than my 226, but not uncomfortably so. The E2 Legion grips are comfortable, and grippy as hell. There's a couple strategically placed spots of a grip tape like material, which was a nice thought of the Sig guys to throw in for us.
All in all, it's a fantastic gun, and something that I'd recommend to any Sig guy, or otherwise. Some people have claimed that the Legion Series is just a marketing gimmick, but once you factor in the cost of the Gray Guns trigger, new sights, low profile controls, frame modifications, etc on top of an Elite model P229, I don't think it's unreasonable.
Overall, I give it a 17/10
