I am looking for a new 9mm and have gone back and forth between many different guns. Recently I narrowed my search to the Walther P99 AS and the Sig P226 Elite Dark. The Sig is clearly more expensive than the Walther but that is not a factor. I know that a comparison of these two guns is hard because pretty much the only thing they have in common is caliber. I currently own a Sig P220 Elite and ...
hands down the Sig then. I love the P99, but for collection and range purposes the Sig is much superior. It will be more flat shooting because it's not polymer and Sig's are just plain sexier than any kind of polymer, well except HK
I am in the market for either a P226 or P99 myself; I had a couple threads about this pistols last week that you might want to do a search under my username for
I am still undecided. I can get a used P226 for 750 or a used P99 for 525. I just don;t know. On one hand I like Walters, on the other I would like to get a SIG. Both have a bulletproof rep for reliability. I like the Walther's ...
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It will be more flat shooting because it's not polymer
I'd love to see hard data to back up this claim... However I suspect it's just the same quibbling that's been said for years from those who refuse to accept improvement/change of any kind...
Do I think the Sig P226 is a better gun than the Walther P99? Yes, but not because of ...
i honestly think those who can't decide end up owning both
i started my collection with a P99AS
great handgun, light , comfortable
then i wanted a da/sa hammer so i choose the SIG 228
either one i'll never sell ,and they are great to shoot
chris b, i think you need to look around a little more for a sig. There are a few places online you cant CPO's and such for the same price as your quoting the P99. I would never pay more than $625 for a used Sig.
Go to SigForum.com and get on there classifieds
good choice! those IWI's are awesome guns, its amazing how far those guns throw brass. A few people shoot local IDPA matches with them and they do exceptionally well. However, consistency and results depend more on shooter than gun.
Quote: chris b, i think you need to look around a little more for a sig. There are a few places online you cant CPO's and such for the same price as your quoting the P99. I would never pay more than $625 for a used Sig. Go to SigForum.com and get on there classifieds Difficult to bring some out of state guns into Massachusetts
Quote: There is no shift in change for me, im 23 years old. I have 11 handguns and only 3 are steel or alloy, but it is just the truth. More weight=less felt recoil. I have been shooting in competition-USPSA,IPSC, and IDPA since i was 17 and am always looking for a bit of an edge or benefit from a gun. If weight, seemingly doesnt matter why do people use comp's on guns? If weight doesnt matter, how come when you add a tac-light onto a...
i honestly think those who can't decide end up owning both i started my collection with a P99AS great handgun, light , comfortable then i wanted a da/sa hammer so i choose the SIG 228 either one i'll never sell ,and they are great to shoot
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