Any reason to buy a M11-A1?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Any reason to buy a M11-A1?

Posted: 12/25/2016 1:23:08 PM EDT

I have a Legion P229. I am a gun freak. Is there a legitimate reason to buy an M11-A1 other than enjoyment? Is there any real advantage to this gun over the Legion P229?

Posted: 12/25/2016 3:41:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Biggest selling point for me is no damn rail!

Posted: 12/25/2016 3:44:11 PM EDT

[#2]

No difference except the M11 has corrosion resistant internals I hear. And the M11 does not have SRT I think.
They shoot the same to me.
I have a friend with a M11 and I have the Legion.
But I do have the SAO legion.
IMHO the legion SAO is the way to go for range use and the DA/SA is the way to go for carry.
A SAO gun requires a lot of training discipline to be safe, a DA/SA requires very little training discipline to be safe. Of course that's just me.

Posted: 12/25/2016 3:49:58 PM EDT

[#3]

I LOVE my M11A1.

They do have the Short Reach Trigger as well as the Short Reset Trigger. SRT'ed SRT

Stupid sticker fell off within 5 minutes of unboxing, but who cares. It's tied for my favorite handgun with my USP Compact.

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Posted: 12/25/2016 5:57:40 PM EDT

[#4]

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I have a Legion P229. I am a gun freak. Is there a legitimate reason to buy an M11-A1 other than enjoyment? Is there any real advantage to this gun over the Legion P229?

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Because....Sig?

Ooooh! Like the other guy said...NO RAIL!!!

Posted: 12/25/2016 6:11:46 PM EDT

[#5]

I thought this was a MAC thread

Posted: 12/25/2016 7:22:42 PM EDT

[#6]

Over a legion the only reason is no rail and the internals coating. I love my m11 and it's my edc. It's a great gun and although there are some other differences it's very slight.

Posted: 12/25/2016 8:15:50 PM EDT

[#7]

No rail.

The only reason to buy one.

Posted: 12/25/2016 11:44:16 PM EDT

[#8]

Oops and no beaver tail on the M11

Posted: 12/25/2016 11:44:53 PM EDT

[#9]

Oops double post

Posted: 12/26/2016 5:14:45 PM EDT

[#10]

Save a few hundred and buy a good condition German P228 and put in an SRT

Posted: 12/28/2016 12:35:03 PM EDT

[#11]

I've had mine for about a year now and love it. I did change out the short reach trigger for the standard one. It's what a carry most of the time now.

Posted: 1/4/2017 12:34:13 AM EDT

[#12]

best reason to get one over a Legion is they do offer a threaded M11 for very little extra over the standard model. Considering the gun has SRT and you get a threaded one for under $1k, it might be one of the better deals offered by Sig. I would like to get a newer one, but I have a P228 and a P229 SAS which is one of the last P229s made that doesn't have a rail and takes the original 9mm sized magazines.

Not sure I want to invest in another set of mags and its nice to have interchangeability between P226 and the P228/9.

Posted: 1/4/2017 1:58:13 AM EDT

[#13]

completely unrelated but I do find it funny that they mark it M11 when my issued M11 is marked P228

Posted: 1/4/2017 3:53:04 AM EDT

[#14]

I would rather have the M11-A1 over the Legion P229

- No crappy PVD coating
- No beavertail
- Coated internals
- SRT
- No rail (better for CCW)

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Any reason to buy a M11-A1?

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