Just bought my 1st Firearm (AR-15 type POF P415) thanks to Hickenlooper/Obama. Need feedback

[losttrail]

...I narrowed it down to my two top contenders, the P226 TacOps 9mm and the FNX .45 Tactical. I ended up going with the P226 TacOps because it holds more rounds, 9mm ammo seemed cheaper at the time, ...

.45ACP Because shooting twice is just silly. At least that's what the sticker on my truck says.

Welcome and enjoy your toys. Vote right.

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

looks like we have a honest new member here guys. That sig is sweet!!!

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

I would say before you worry too much about optics you should get proficient at using iron sights. After you do that you should think real hard about your POU, do you plan on being a tactical operator that is clearing houses. Or do you hunt small game. Put holes in paper at the range, 3 gun competition. It all depends on what you want to do with your gun when looking at optics or red dots but first you need to know how to use iron sights. You should take a look a some of NUTNFANCY'S videos on you tube there is alot of helpful info on there for you

[Ridge]

Before ordering your optics, meet up at some of the gatherings and share your AR with others and they will share with you, so that you can try various optics setups to see what you really want.

Or you will end up like the most of us, buying and selling optics until you find what is perfect for you.

Agreed. I've gone through about every type of optic there is.

Gotta say, the TA01 was my fave magnified optic, and the T-1 Micro was my fave red dot.

[davsel]

looks like we have a honest new member here guys. That sig is sweet!!!

Though I hear good things about the trigger (even though it's DA), I don't understand the beaver-tail or the grips.

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

Though I hear good things about the trigger (even though it's DA), I don't understand the beaver-tail or the grips.

​1911

[davsel]

​1911

Sorry to high-jack the thread, and I am a big fan of Sig pistols, but:

The 1911 is SA carried cocked - beaver-tail shields the hammer. Sig is DA. The original Sig grip frame is sufficient. Is curve in the Sig beaver-tail higher up the rear of the frame than the original Sig curve, or is it just a cosmetic (wanting to look like a 1911) thing?

The extended grips blend into the 20 round mag, but wouldn't they make loading a standard mag more difficult? The standard grips are more than long enough to accommodate the largest of hands. Are the extended ones for people with extra fingers?

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

I think its just to be different or look cool. Just like the glock gen 4 that got all muffed up for no reason, why fix it if it aint broke am I right

[losttrail]

I would say before you worry too much about optics you should get proficient at using iron sights. After you do that you should think real hard about your POU, do you plan on being a tactical operator that is clearing houses. Or do you hunt small game. Put holes in paper at the range, 3 gun competition. It all depends on what you want to do with your gun when looking at optics or red dots but first you need to know how to use iron sights. You should take a look a some of NUTNFANCY'S videos on you tube there is alot of helpful info on there for you

Great advise. That's why you need more than one AR.

[jaypkay]

Sorry to high-jack the thread, and I am a big fan of Sig pistols, but:

The 1911 is SA carried cocked - beaver-tail shields the hammer. Sig is DA. The original Sig grip frame is sufficient. Is curve in the Sig beaver-tail higher up the rear of the frame than the original Sig curve, or is it just a cosmetic (wanting to look like a 1911) thing?

The extended grips blend into the 20 round mag, but wouldn't they make loading a standard mag more difficult? The standard grips are more than long enough to accommodate the largest of hands. Are the extended ones for people with extra fingers?

The beaver tail was not a factor in my decision but the grip and ergo just feels right. You can use regular magazines. For example , the 18 round magazine will lock in flush...the 20 round magazine has a small butt end of the magazine that extends out of the grip. Since the P226 is a full size pistol...I wasn't considering it for CC so the extended grips and magazine size wasn't an issue.

I'm not sure, but I believe that you are supposed to carry this with a round chambered and with the hammer decocked using the decocking lever. The DA pull is around 9-10 pounds and the single action 4.4 pounds. Feels very crisp and the travel on the trigger is short. I went to blucore and tried out various handguns when I started my research and the P226 and the XDM was what felt and shot the best for me. I've been trying to learn to get accurage with my double action pull and follow-up SA second. That 10 pound double action pull takes some getting used after getting comfortable with the SA.