Posted: 3/7/2026 2:53:00 PM EDT
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I have an opportunity to pick up a 229 or a 226 for a very good price and am debating on whether I should get a SAO or a DA/SA. Currently, I’m leaning towards the 229 in SAO but figured I would check and see what people have for opinions and reasoning. |
I have a Legion 226 SAO and I don't carry it much because the safety is ambidextrous ( ), huge, and buttery smooth leading to me sometimes finding a ready to rock SA pistol on my hip if I'm doing much of anything. So, my suggestion would be SAO for BBQing, range, special occasions, etc. DA/SA for EDC especially if you're already comfortable with DA/SA. Definitely get both. |
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As an owner of a DA P226 I’ll never sell, I vote get the single action. My biggest and maybe only complaint of the P226 is Sig still thinks everyone shoots a tea cup grip. The grips are fat at the top, forcing you to curl your thumb out or do thumb over thumb. They even still have the recess in the grips for your thumb to shoot tea cup style all these years later. (So does Glock and most European makers.) The SAO versions can be shot both thumbs on frame, which is what you want. The safety plays no part in your thought process because once you rest your thumb where it actually helps with leverage for muzzle control, you’re pushing the safety down without effort. People rave about the 1911. I’m of the opinion 1911’s don’t actually shoot that smooth, and it’s the mechanics of the thumb safety forcing people to apply frame leverage which drastically softens recoil and helps with muzzle control. |
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DA/SA. Three 226s and two 229s…plus a 229 DAK that someone hated so much they gave it to me (and I have yet to convert it). Whatever you get, do not get a DAK!  |
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This was an Sig P220 SAO. The right side safety was flopping around like a fish out of water. I was lucky enough to find a person on sig forum who traded me all the parts to turn it into a DA/SA, for my SAO parts. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By pedaler: I have a Legion 226 SAO and I don't carry it much because the safety is ambidextrous ( ), huge, and buttery smooth leading to me sometimes finding a ready to rock SA pistol on my hip if I'm doing much of anything. So, my suggestion would be SAO for BBQing, range, special occasions, etc. DA/SA for EDC especially if you're already comfortable with DA/SA. Definitely get both. Me too I have the 226 legion sao one. It’s a great gun but it is huge. To me the trigger feels heavy enough for duty use but it has a short result and once you take the slack out it is a pretty light trigger. |
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I don't have a SA SIG. I have one DA/SA SIG. I want to like it but I'm just not a decocker fan. I've read that one way to get past the DA first shot is to learn/practice thumb cocking that thing as you pull it from the holster and raise it up to fire. Never tried it. I've got several DA/SA CZ pistols and all those are the safety models or the Omega models with the safeties installed. I carry them cocked and locked like I would a 1911. You can buy holsters that cover the safeties (you can for CZs so I bet it's the same for SIG pistols). I hear the SA versions of the SIGs are some sweet pistols. Just can't bring myself to pay that kind of money for one. Good luck with the pistol you buy. |
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Originally Posted By 50-140: This was an Sig P220 SAO. The right side safety was flopping around like a fish out of water. I was lucky enough to find a person on sig forum who traded me all the parts to turn it into a DA/SA, for my SAO parts. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/103648/IMG_0471_jpeg-3725358.JPG Do you know if that is true for all models that you can make it a da/sa model simply by buying all the small parts? |
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I have both (in 226 form) and to me, purpose dictates choice. I prefer DA/SA for carry or SD. I prefer SAO for everything else. YMMV 226 is more better then the 229 IMO because I have large hands and find the 228/229 grip to short for my liking |
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| I have a 226 and 229 in DA/SA. Works best for me. |
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I'm going with DA/SA. I have a bunch of DA/SA P220/226s, all bought used and SSP/SRT/AEP'd. The DA strokes are all smooth and enjoyable to shoot. That said, I picked up a P220 Compact SAO a few months ago, and while it's pretty nifty, it may be the only Sig with which I've considered parting. It doesn't scratch any itches. Attached File The magazines have gotten pretty pricy. Attached File Attached File |
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Attached File Attached File Revant Arms 226/9 frame. A P226 frame modified to accept a P229 slide. I bought the frame, a complete slide on eBay and slowly accumulated the other parts I needed to finish. Matrix has basically 1-stop shopping too. I like this configuration, sort of a X Carry, but different. Think Beretta 92 Centurion. |
