Sig trigger

[engr-to-fed]

I'm going to be shooting a Sig P226 or P229 for the first time in a few weeks. I've always used a Glock on duty. Does the Sig have a trigger rest? I found an old thread where someone commented the trigger pull was longer on the Sig. Is it a really noticable difference?

[concord160]

I can only comment on my experience, but I find the Sig229 DAK to have a very long trigger pull. The ICE issued Sig229 is a double/double....basically its a revolver with 12 rounds in it!

There is no "feel" of trigger reset like the Glock and there is a very noticeble longer trigger pull than the Glock again.

The Sig is a very nice gun...but it will take a little getting used to.

The Glock was nice in that it had a very short triger pull and quick trigger reset which you could feel and hear.

One thing that I would recommend is to change out the Sig's plastic hand grips with ones like Houge or similar.

[TXStateCop]

The Glock has a short trigger pull and a fairly short reset as well. On a traditional DA Sig, transitioning between the long double action first shot to the subsequent shorter and lighter single action takes practice. The initial double action is fairly long, much longer than a Glock. Subsequent shots will be fired in the single action mode and the reset from double to single is still longer than that of a Glock. Reset is not as noticable as on a Glock, but is noticable.

You will find that in single action mode the trigger is not set as far forward as with the double action mode. The single action mode will be more like your Glock, but there is usually more slack or takeup in the Sig trigger.

With the Sig you will have to manipulate the decocker to safely switch from single action back to hammer down, double action.

Overall, the Sig is a very nice, accurate and reliable gun. I would suggest trying the factory Sig grips first, as they are pretty comfortable and have what I guess you could describe a crinkle texture. The rubber Hogues will make the grip area wider and are sticky in that your clothes can grab to the surface, telegraphing that you are carrying a weapon while in plain clothes. The factory plastic grips feel nice and do not grab the clothing like the rubber grips.

Nonetheless, if you keep these things in mind, making the transition will not be that hard, other than remembering to de-cock.

[engr-to-fed]

Forgive my ignorance on semis with hammers. So you don't carry with the hammer back and safety on? When you are ready to fire the first shot, you pull the trigger and the hammer comes back like a revolver, falls, and fires. The next series the hammer is back and the trigger pull is shorter. If you stop before you are out, you have a decocker that lowers the hammer. If I do a combat reload and drop the slide, the hammer will remain back. Did I get this right?

[ATF SAC]

The Sig I believe you will be carrying is carried with the hammer down. Out of the holster it is double action for the first shot and then single thereafter until you run dry or stop. If you run dry the slide locks back. There is a decocking lever which will put the hammer down safely. If you combat reload the hammer will stay back unless you decock. You will shoot enough with this gun until it is all second nature, with plenty of decocking so that you render the gun safe instinctively.
Piece of advice, do not bother yourself puzzling this out. By the time you are done with transition training at FLETC you will have cramps from doing it. Sig shoots as well as you can and unless they have lost a step by the time you go out the gate that will be pretty damned good.

[TXStateCop]

Forgive my ignorance on semis with hammers. So you don't carry with the hammer back and safety on?

Correct...it will be carried with the hammer down. There is not a manual safety on a 226 or 229. You are probably thinking about a 1911 style handgun, which is single action only, where you carry it with the hammer back and thumb safety engaged.

When you are ready to fire the first shot, you pull the trigger and the hammer comes back like a revolver, falls, and fires. The next series the hammer is back and the trigger pull is shorter. If you stop before you are out, you have a decocker that lowers the hammer. If I do a combat reload and drop the slide, the hammer will remain back. Did I get this right?

This is also correct. The decocker does exactly what it says...decocks the hammer from the hammer back, single action, to the hammer down, double action mode.

Of course your firearms training program will go over these things in detail. It is easier to explain these things with visual aids. As much as you will shoot in a training program, these things will be second nature.

[engr-to-fed]

Piece of advice, do not bother yourself puzzling this out.
Advice taken. I have plenty of other things to concern myself with like getting a month worth of things done in a week and running, running, running.....

[Dwight6]

It depends on the Sig trigger type. I carry a 229DAK and find the trigger pull and reset to be very nice; much better than the couple of DAOs I have had to carry.

[UncleSugar]

Piece of advice, do not bother yourself puzzling this out.This is really the best advice you can get. The FIs at FLETC will be training your whole class which will probably include some people who have never fired ANY gun. So they will go over everything you need to know to work the gun, and work it safely.

You'll do just fine with the Sig. :)

[UncleSugar]

. . . and running, running, running.....Hopefully you're also including pushups and pullups. :winkee:

[Hoopsando]

I had a SW 6946 9mm before, a glock 27 (personal) and now a P229 for use on duty....love the 229.....find that the 229 has a thinner grip (better control) and less recoil.....

[19USC1589a]

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