More Durable .40: Sig or Beretta?

The Sig 229 is the ONLY Sig I'm interested in. FORGET the others IMO.

The Beretta 96 and Cougar 8040 are both very durable as well.

This one's a toss-up.

Ben

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The Sig, hands down !

Tim :)

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Why dont you get rid of that nickel plated sissy pistol and get yourself a glock. :::Tommy Lee Jones. U.S. Marshals:::
 
Sig :D


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Sig 229 .40 - When you care enough to shoot the very best!
 
"Durability" thy name is 'Ruger P Series'.

Of the two mentioned, there is not a definitive difference--all evidence will be anecdotal, at best, and without a doubt biased.

Toss a coin...

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Sig-Sauer P226 and/or P229. Nothing beats
a Sig, in SA/DA semi-auto's. See one at
your nearest dealer!!! :)

Regards,
Ala Dan, Life Member N.R.A.
 
The SIG because there is no locking block to fail.

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Sig. My P-226 has been flawless. Reading other posts and other threada, I find my experience is not unique.
 
SIG. Don't get me wrong, Beretta makes a good product, but the 96 is a slightly beefed up 9mm. I've heard too many bad things about them. The newer Beretta's though might be a different story.

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John
"Never argue with an idiot, they pull you down to their level and beat you with experience"
 
Well, the Beretta Brigadier kicked the SIGs butt in the INS/BP T&E for reliability. Glock too. Much tougher T&E than the FBI or USSS too. They issue the Beretta, the SIG is an approved option, the Glock is not. They will start issuing USP compacts to plainclothes agents if they haven't already. Last ammo contract was split between Rem/Fed for 155 JHPs.

The Glocks, USPs, Walther P99/SW99 and sig pro are pretty damn tough. The alloy framed Berettas and SIGs are too close too call IMO, and the steel frane S&W 4006s have been holding up well. Very few people are gonna shoot any of em enough to wear em out; anybody who can afford that can afford to replace them?

Have seen/heard of kBs in all of them, but the Beretta and Glock are the only ones I've seen rupture the barrels. They also have the thinnest chamber walls and least amount of case support. The others blow cases and keep on going...



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Coincidentally, I was reading the stuff posted on Todd Green's Beretta site today and noted the following under FAQs-Armorer Notes-Things Not to Do. According to this, the Beretta chamber is unsupported in the same manner and place as the Glock .40s. Oddly, this caution applies to both the Beretta .40 (96s) *and* the 9x19s (92s).

" + Don't reload. The Beretta 92-series and Cougar series of pistols were never designed to use reloaded or remanufactured ammunition. The barrel leads up quickly, so only jacketed ammunition should be used. Furthermore, the ramp on 92-series barrels undercuts the chamber at the 6 o'clock position, which causes brass the bulge at the web and become unsuitable for reloading." http://greent.com/beretta/technical/armclass.htm

Was thinking of picking up a Border Marshall in .40; maybe I'll wait? <g>
 
Not to get in the way of Beretta and Sig, but...

The new Steyr M series pistol was designed for reloaders. It has a fully supported chamber with thick chamber walls. Read that as no exposed brass in the 6 o'clock position. Can't make a tougher gun. It's still in the break-in process and the pistols beginning in the 10,000 serial number level are proving to be quite solid in performance.

The Steyr is a steel gun that is wrapped in polymer. For example, the slide rails are connected to the steel sub-assembly, not molded into polymer. Etc....
 
Sig, Simply because the model 96 is basically the same frame as the 92. That means that your shooting a .40 on a frame that was designed for a 9mm. I have heard from a lot of people that the 96 is a jammer because of this reason. So I'd go with the Sig.

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I am not a Beretta fan, but am a Sig fan. I think the Beretta would be more durable. I don't think it's a better gun, just a little more DURABLE, heck I think the Ruger auto's would be more durable than both.
 
everything said about the beretta 96 is true. locking blocks fail(not very often but they do). the gun is a 9mm overdrilled and overworked to be a .40.


Dont get me wrong, alot of 96 owners wont have problems. but ive met alot of 96 owners that say after a few rounds and the gun gets dirty it jams. sigs keep on ticking while berettas have to be cleaned. which means to me sig is the answer to your question.

Ive seen it with my own 2 eyes. the sig is better in .40 cal. but for 9mm the beretta is awesome. I still want one. not saying the sig 9's arent awesome too. but i still want that beautiful beretta 92 in stainless.


Tim :)

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Have you looked at the BHP MKIII 40 S&W? It is the best full sized 40 S&W out there. Buy one, get it a trigger job, and you will think you are in Hog Heaven. Regards, Richard.
 
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