Sig Mastershop X-SIX pistols

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I talked with a fine gentleman at Wolverine today about ordering a Sig P226 Mastershop X-Six in 9mm. Just wondering if anyone is currently shooting one of these or has handled one lately. I'm interested in hearing your opinions, reviews, and whether or not the Sig Mastershop pistols have lived up to your expectations in fit/finsh, quality, accuracy and reliability. Also, if you have handled one how does the grip compare to a regular P226 with beavertail? How about holsters??? Any sight options other than the low profile competition adjustable rear with front blade?

It's a big chunk of coin for a Sig so I would like a little input prior to spending more of my kids inheritance....;). I was quoted just shy of 3K for the pistol with two mags....additional mags at 135 each....yikes, I thought I was crazy when I bought spare HK45 mags at 85 a piece. Anyway, any opinions or suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thanks.
 
I have ordered a P226 Sportstock from SIG Mastershop in Eckernförde through Wolverine last year. If my memory serves me well it cost me about 2.2k with tax and shipping. It is double the price of a regular SIG but worth every coin. The trigger is much better and it looks like the slide is rolling on ball bearing. The worksmanship is top notch; better than I expected. This pistol shoots like a laser and it came with a 25 yards test target with a sub 1 inch group. My groups have improved greatly since I started to shoot it :)

Don't get me wrong, run of the mill SIGs are good but mastershop pistols are in another league.

The Sportstock is the X-Five predecessor; it has all the bells and whisle (extended controls, bull barrel, adjustable sights incrusted in the slide, etc) but in a 4.4 inch P226 format! I believe they stopped production in 2002 or 2003 but still available from the mastershop.

Regarding the X-Six. I know regular P226 grips fits the X-Five (sometime with small modifications under the grips to allow some space for the the magwell). Additional mags for 135... Regular mags will fit and are available for 35-50$. They won't have the extended floorplate though (so harder to put in with the magwell on). Beavertail or not your grip will be the same; it doesn't change the height of your grip, it's purely cosmetic. Holsters might be complicated (as the slide is very long) if you're looking for kindex but with a open holster like a CR Speed or ghost you should not have any issues. Depending on what you plan to do I believe it's possible to order the pistol with differents sights from the factory; fiber optic front, nightsight or even aristocrat sights if you plan to PPC. It all depends on your budget :)

It's a big chunk of money, but I never looked back.

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I can't comment on holsters but I have shot the X-Six with Aristocrat sights many times and all I can say is you will never be as accurate as that firearm is capable of being. Like Rivalen said - "rolling on a ball bearing" is a great description for the slide action on any Mastershop product.

As far as I am concerned, when it comes to tools, firearms, and red wine, life is too short for the cheap stuff. If shooting is something you truly love to do, you will never regret spending the extra money on one of these works of art.
 
Antoine22 said:
I don't know where you get your fact about the trigger on the X Five but it's exactly the same trigger as any P226.
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X-Five allround, X-Five SO, Sportstock and P226 share the same trigger group. The difference is that the german mastershop pistols use non-mim parts and those parts are carefully mated and worked by a mastershop smith to get a very nice trigger pull out of the box. X-Five L1/competition/tactical have a single-action only trigger group. I have tried the X-Five L1 single action trigger and that pistol trigger was amazing and the pistol was flawless!

Imo, trigger pull quality is a bit subjective but I can sure recognise a good trigger pull when I see one :)
 
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