Sig X5 P226 versus CZ 75 Accu Shadow

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zanemoseley

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I'm selling one of my nice rifles and am thinking of taking the cash and possibly buying a nice pistol, I already have nice 1911's I use for Bullseye. I don't currently shoot any of the action shooting matches but the pistol I buy may be used them in the future. I'm LH and have medium sized hands, the CZ looks like it might fit smaller hands better.

The X5 would have to be bought used since they cost so much where I could swing a new Accu Shadow. I have noticed that the X5's tend to be in .40 cal where the CZ's are all 9mm.

So which would you pick and why?
 
X5's...L 1 model ( were made in 9mm and .40S&W)...and they have not been imported for several years, so yes you will have to look for them on gunbroker, etc...but you might still find one unfired in a box if you keep looking - in 9mm or .40 S&W ...

I like the X5 L 1 model, I bought one when they were first on market in .40 S&W...they're heavy ...all stainless SAO guns with adjustable trigger ( although I've set mine at about 2.5 lbs and left it there ).

I'm not a CZ fan in general...so I would still pick the X-5 / but the X5 is large and heavy and does not fit smaller hands ( its about 55 oz with a full mag in it ). You're making an apples to oranges comparison in my view...the CZ is a very different gun than the X-5. The X-5 was made primarily as a "race gun"....and I have large hands and its still a beast in my hands.

Even if you find one in 9mm....while the X5 is unique, its not a better gun than a high end 1911 in 9mm from Wilson Combat as an example / and I have a 5" Wilson in 9mm so I've never bought an X5 in 9mm ...

Here's mine... http://thefiringline.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=86634&d=1359744729
 
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I have a Sig X-Five Competition and a CZ 75B. First, the X-Five is SAO. The 75B, and I think the Accu Shadow are DA/SA. My X-Five (9mm) is by far the most accurate handgun I own. When I use it, I feel like I'm cheating, it's that good! In 2 seconds, I'd throw my CZ 75B in the trash can if it meant saving my X-Five.....and I really like my CZ 75B.

I have a custom STI 2011 set up with a Schuemann "Hybrid" compensated barrel/slide system in .45. The X-Five 9mm consistently groups better at longer distances than my STI. Perhaps if the STI was 9mm, I could get it to go the distance with my X-Five - that would be interesting - but as a 45, not happening.

The bottom line - my Sig X-Five is hands-down my favorite handgun. While I sometimes wish I paid the extra for the adjustable trigger just to be able to play with it, the trigger as is makes it a perfect shooter for me. I did swap out the black plastic grips for some G10 grips.
 
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"...CZ looks like it might fit smaller hands..." Nope. Trigger's too far forward. My mitt is 6.75" from the wrist to the tip of my trigger finger. A CZ75 doesn't fit. Been crying about it since they first came to Canada 35 plus years ago.
You need to go try 'em on for size to be sure though.
 
"...CZ looks like it might fit smaller hands..." Nope. Trigger's too far forward. My mitt is 6.75" from the wrist to the tip of my trigger finger. A CZ75 doesn't fit. Been crying about it since they first came to Canada 35 plus years ago.
You need to go try 'em on for size to be sure though.
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The CZs have a LONG trigger pull if you're starting from DA, with hammer down, but much less so if you're starting from cocked & locked, or are using a SA version. (Even starting from the half-cock notch shortens the trigger pull a bit.)

Since some X-Fives are SA, they can have shorter triggers -- but so can CZs, using after-market kits from the CZ Custom Shop or Cajun Gun Works.

I had a SIG P226 X-Five Competition (in .40), which was single action, and it had a good SA trigger, but mine was a beast, otherwise. I eventually sold it. (It has had two subsequent owners that I'm aware of.) Mine was badly oversprung from the factory, and SIG wouldn't/couldn't help me get lighter springs -- and standard SIG recoil springs apparently shouldn't be used in the X-Five line (according to Bruce Gray.)

The 9mm SIG X-Five version is apparently a real sweetheart -- but it's still BIG!!
 
Sig X5 is an incredible gun. Have never owned one, but have shot my friends a couple of times. It is a beefy, heavy gun.

I do own an Accu-Shadow, which I did the easy conversion to SAO, and the trigger is exceptional. In my hands, it is extremely accurate, as good as my custom 1911.

The way I look at it, the gun is only as accurate as accurate as the shooter.

Another one you may one to look at that gets little to no attention is the Pardini.
 
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