Posted: 7/20/2013 4:53:44 PM EDT
| I've heard good and bad things about Sigs but never owned one. How does the mk25 measure up against other pistols and is it worth it with a price tags of $800-$1000? |
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I've got over 500 rounds through mine .Mostly handloads and not a single hiccup . I like it so much that I'm thinking about buying another .
The only problem with them is finding a holster that they'll fit into .Safariland makes a ALS holster for it but you have to order it factory direct . Bud's has them for $869.00 shipped . |
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Good gun but heavy. Gets old after about a few weeks of daily carry.
Some entertainment is gained by using a factory 20 round magazine, most folks try to chase you down and tell you your magazine is falling out. Wish the Navy would go Glock 19 and call it a day, just based on weight and initial purchase price. |
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I've bought 3 new production SIGs over the last four years and they have all been outstanding; extremely accurate and 100% reliable right out of the box.
All in all, the best pistols I've owned in almost 50 years and worth every dime I paid for them. In fact, SIGs are inexpensive considering what you get; if you have the scratch pick up the MK25. BTW: Mec Gar makes 18 round flush magazines for them. |
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I've heard good and bad things about Sigs but never owned one. How does the mk25 measure up against other pistols and is it worth it with a price tags of $800-$1000? In these times, that price range you have listed is more than I would pay for a US built 9mm SIG. I keep passing up that model. Since I have had other SIG alternatives. I've also been advised by friends to save more for an X5, giving me a better 9mm gun. On the lower priced new and used 9mm SIGs. I expect to pay $400 to $600s. These have been and are more than enough for me as 9mm go. There are some good deals out there for SIGs, even in unlikely places. If you do some research, find some good honorable sellers and get lucky. SIG is not necessarily expensive, some sellers just attach a premium. At most we are arguing about the cost of one or a few cases of ammo. You will fire more that money worth of ammo, than the price differences. The ammo will go down range. In the end, you will be left with the gun. Go with what gun makes you happy to have. If it is a recreational hobby or sentimental. That is most important, worth the price and priceless. |
| I just scored a P226 Combat on GB for a little over $700 - so there's some deals to be had out there. One thing worth noting with the Combat/MK25 is holster choices. The full picatinny rail on those does not fit all of the P226 holsters, so your options may be a little more limited. |
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This post on another forum sums it up nicely. I'm sure you can figure out what is day job is...
The Sig Sauer P226 pistols has been in use by the Navy SEAL Teams since 1989 and the P239 for the last 5 years or so. Nobody on the Teams is complaining about these guns after 23 years of continuous service from workup through deployment year in and year out. I've seen the older rebuilt guns- which a few can be spotted, to the newer MK25. I believe as a whole the MK25's; which are currently issued to the Teams to be the best incarnation of the P226 to date. These SIG Sauer Pistols come out of the same factory in NH as those offered commercially to the civilian market. |
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you'll be very happy with the gun. Everybody who's shot mine loves it Quoted:
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I've got a MK25 in layaway right now. 
Can't wait to get it out.  you'll be very happy with the gun. Everybody who's shot mine loves it Sweet! As far as holsters go, Will any P226 holster work? Or do I have to look for one that's for a P226R? I know with 1911's, holsters are different between railed and non-railed guns, so is it the same kind of deal with this gun? |