Beretta M9A1 versus Sig P226 "shoot out"

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Rogervzv

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Well, this is an update on my earlier thread asking for opinions on the Sig P226 versus the Beretta 92fs platform. My buddy and I got our respective Sig and M9A1 (which is essentially identical to the 92fs only it has a tactical rail) to the range and had a fun comparison.

Some technical points.

Both guns have fixed sights. The Sig has Tritium sights, which is clearly a nice thing to have. Both guns have a three dot sight system. (Some M9s have a one dot sight system, but the M9A1 has a three dot sight system just like the 92fs).

Both guns were fairly new.

Impressions.

Overall, we both would say that the two guns are very similar as shooters. I thought that my buddy's Sig had slightly softer feeling recoil, but that might have been subjective. Both guns, of course, reward good shooting technique with tight groupings. I had my best groups of the day with the Sig. Hilariously though, my buddy had his best groups of the day with my Beretta M9A1 and he was somewhat chagrined about that. I happen to be the better marksman of the two of us, and my impression was that the two guns shoot about the same in terms of accuracy. Once I was in my groove with both guns I was getting most of the shots in the bull's-eye ring at 8.5 yards, which is the range we did most of our shooting at. (My buddy, being a somewhat new shooter, is not much good at further ranges. I consider 8.5 yards a good "combat distance.)

Reliability-wise, both guns had perfect days. We shot right around 200 rounds through both guns and neither gun had any kind of feeding or ejection issue.

I am not sure that this "shoot-out" proved anything, but it was fun!
 
To be frank, i really dont like DA/SA guns, and the onlt one ive owned was a ruger revolver. I recently rented a H&K P30 and dismissed it, because i just didnt like the trigger. I am a 1911 guy mostly, but second favorite pistol is the walther PPQ, which also has a very very fine pistol.

As for the Sig and beretta, i honestly havent shot shot either, but i know that both guns are fine machines. i would probably be more partial to the sig myself
 
For a self-defense pistol, I much prefer "traditional" double-action (da/sa)-but said preference is likely predicated on my training and experience with the da configuration.
Because I own and shoot both pistols, I'm not surprised the comparison ended up in a "tie". The guns are different enough in how they feel and handle, however, that any individual shooter might well like one over the other on that basis alone.
 
I have owned and shot a Beretta 92FS for years and have modified it with G10 grips, a WC short reach trigger, reduced power hammer spring, and other mods.

More recently, I came to own a SIG Sauer P229R and have modified it with a short reset trigger kit, Grayguns P-SAIT trigger, reduced power hammer spring, and G10 grips.

Despite the fact that the Beretta is a 9mm and the SIG a .40 S&W and the Beretta has a little longer sight radius, I tend to shoot the SIG a little more accurately most of the time. For me I think the SIG is slightly more ergonomic and I prefer the SIG's trigger action in both SA and DA.
 
I have 2 92 INOX's and a Enhanced 229.
All of them:
Look Good
Shoot good
And make you, look good shooting them.:D
The biggest difference I have noticed is the Berettas seem put most all bullet weights on target(point of impact). The 229 prefers heavier bullets in this regard.
 
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