Urbanrecon
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If the job, military or civilian, involves driving around in a car all day I'm going for four inch or under.
I recently purchased a SIG AXG and have only shot it once, but the full length grip and 4” barrel has an interesting shooting dynamic that I really like.
Interesting, Bamaranger. You'd feel less confident with a P320?My former outfit, the USNPS, went that way, at least partially, almost 20 years ago. SIG was the authorized manufacturer, and everybody got a P228 to start (prior that, it was a mix of 'Smith K and L revolvers). Once the transition had occurred, and the SIGs were universal, there were choices available for both field and trainees. The P229 .40 had hit the scene and it was an option, as well as the P226 in both .40 and 9mm, and the P220 in .45. One could also simply stay with the P228/9mm. Sounds complex, but it came off well. Their were about 1200 or so sworn rangers at the time, nationwide......I think.
About half of the gang, as near as I could tell, went with the P229/.40. Of the remaining half, perhaps one quarter, selected the P220/.45. The remaining 25% kept the P228. These are just estimates, and do not account for the occassional P226/9mm or P226/.40 when it became available, but neither of the latter pair seemed as popular as their mid-size brethren. I was a P220/.45 guy.
All that is in the past. The new issue pistol for all is the modular/poly SIG 320. One more reason to have retired when I did.
"Compact" might be a bit misleading.
I think "mid-sized" might be better, something
between "full" and "compact."
Examples are Colt Commander sized, Beretta'
Centurion, Glock 19.