Review: Sig P229 Legion

[Music] the Sig sour P229 Legion is one of three Pistols that Sig introduced last year with the launch of the Legion series these are Factory semi-custom variants of classic Sig pistols with some premium features that you don't get on the standard models some of these features include enhanced front strap checkering an undercut trigger guard G10 grips a modified action and Trigger low profile slide release and decock lever and high visibility night sights this is the 9mm version of the P229 but it's also available in 40 Smith and& Wesson and 357 Sig since I started my experiment with traditional double actions earlier this year most of the guns I've been talking about have been Berettas so far I definitely have a preference for Berettas but there are some other good options Sig sour is every bit the equal of Beretta in terms of overall quality and reputation and the Sig 229 Legion is supposed to represent the best of what they have to offer right now in a double action carry gun these guns have been out about a year now so there have already been plenty of other reviews and videos and online discussions and one of the topics that keeps coming up is whether the legion series is worth the added cost this gun is roughly $300 more than the standard P229 so the legion thing adds about 33% into the price tag that by itself has turned off some people but what doesn't help matters much is that Sig's marketing for the legion series is a little over the top they made a big deal out of this whole Warrior lifestyle thing and the gun comes with a membership to the exclusive Legion club and honestly I think Sig might have underestimated the level of cynicism in the shooting Community because it seems like a lot of people got the impression that Legion is just code for over overpriced and I can see why people might think that it might cost a lot more than $300 to add all of those extra features to a standard Sig but if you don't really need or want those features to begin with the legion guns could seem like a ripoff but I'm going to argue that in spite of the self-indulgent marketing the legion pistols actually have some very wellth thought out features that some people are really going to appreciate I've put about a thousand rounds through this sig Legion over the past few weeks including my weekend at the rangemaster advanced instructor course in Texas I've shot other double action sigs in the past but this is really the first one that I've given a serious evaluation coming from the Beretta pistols right away one of the things I missed is the slide mounted decocker a lot of people dislike that Beretta design but you can't decock a Sig without breaking your supportand grip I would prefer to have the ability to decock when I come off Target and keep the gun at a low ready without disrupting my grip so for me that's one small advantage of the Berettas another one is that in my hands the double action trigger on the Sig feels like it breaks just slightly farther back than on the beta it's not a major disadvantage on the P229 Legion because it has a very smooth trigger but I did have to take more care with my trigger press on targets Beyond about 20 yards in all other respects the trigger on this pistol is outstanding the trigger itself is the gray guns intermediate adjustable trigger and it also has the Sig short reset upgrade and a polished and tuned action what that translates to when you're actually shooting is really just easier trigger manipulation on strings of rapid fire when you combine that with modest recoil and a bright green daylight visible front sight it shouldn't take much for an experien shooter to get really quick accurate hits with this pistol Ben rest accuracy was also really impressive impressive I fired some five round groups at 25 yards and got the best results with 124 grain Federal HST and 115 grain spear Gold Dot and accuracy with everyday Full Metal Jacket practice ammo wasn't bad either using this gun at the instructor class the checkering on the front straps and the G10 grips offered a noticeable Advantage when I was shooting with sweaty hands all day in the Texas summer heat but I think a more useful upgrade is this little undercut trigger guard it allows for a slightly higher grip on the gun but it's also useful for getting a consistent full firing grip before drawing that gun from The holster that little recess gives you just some tactile confirmation that your hand is as high up as it can go on the front strap the lowprofile slide lock helps to prevent an issue that's common with the classic sigs where the strong hand thumb can inadvertently ride the slide lock which prevents the slide from staying open on an empty magazine I've had that issue with Sig before but it was not a problem with the P229 Legion but one side effect to watch out for is that the smaller lever is just a little bit tougher to activate on a slide lock reload so you might have to practice that until you get the hang of it or just use the overhand rack method to release the slide the rang Master instructor course was a great place to try out this pistol because almost all the shooting we did was either a test that was being scored or a practice run for a test so I had plenty of opport unities to find out if this gun was going to do what I needed it to do for the most part I didn't feel at all handicapped by using the 229 even though I hadn't spent a whole lot of time with it before the class at the 25 yd line I would have been slightly more comfortable with a beta but at more typical self-defense ranges the P229 Legion was a fantastic performer the scores I got in that class are a pretty honest indication of where my skill level is right now and I don't think I could have done much better with any other gun so I like the P229 Legion but is it worth the extra cost well really that's tough for me to say because I haven't had a ton of Prior experience with other double action sigs whether or not these features are worth paying a price that's a third higher than normal is going to have a lot to do with just personal preference and your budget but I will say this if you can't shoot now dropping 1,200 bucks on a Sig Legion isn't going to change that some people have money to burn and they just want a nice gun for the sake of having a nice gun and that's fine but if your resources are more limited and you're hoping that a gun is going to help you shoot better well these little enhancements and Extras aren't going to make a bit of difference unless you can already turn in a pretty respectable performance with a plain stock pistol if you are a serious shooter and you like double actions then you probably already have a good idea of whether or not the features that Sig is offering on the legion series are things that you might benefit from for people in that camp I feel comfortable in saying that most of these features are really well executed personally if I was going to invest in the Sig platform I might consider a Sig Legion just to get that undercut trigger guard I really like that feature the Finish is not holding up quite as well as I would like but otherwise this is a pretty impressive effort for a factory gun with some upgrades that make a lot of [Music] sense m

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Keywords: Sig Sauer, Sig Legion, P229, 9mm, concealed carry, self-defense, p229 legion compact, lucky gunner

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Length: 7min 41sec (461 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 30 2016