Posted: 2/20/2013 6:00:16 PM EDT
| So i am gearing up to start 3gun and was looking a little bit of starter advice. The pistol i have is 226 DAK in .40 S&W. I dont have the cash to go out buy a comp pistol so i am curious to know if i can use/upgrade this to be used or if i am better off trading or selling this one to get one of the more used guns for 3gun. Looking at some of the rules it appears that i am not even sure that the DAK version is able to be used since it has no safeties on it. Thanks for the help and the advice guys |
| It will work fine - not optimal but perfectly legal, and workable so long as you can hit what you shoot at with it (though don't spend any money on upgrading it either). Pistol is typically the least critical part of 3-gun matches, so this pistol is unlikely to hold you back for quite a while. Just go out and shoot a few matches before making any big spending decision. |
| Yea i wont be running out to drop money on it however i may have the option to trade up for Glock 22. Was going to shoot them side by side to see which one handles best. Thanks for the heads up though i was worried when i kept reading about having to decock before dumping the pistol. |
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Yea i wont be running out to drop money on it however i may have the option to trade up for Glock 22. Was going to shoot them side by side to see which one handles best. Thanks for the heads up though i was worried when i kept reading about having to decock before dumping the pistol. A DAO gun has to be decocked or completely unloaded before being abandoned. If you have the option to trade for a Glock 22, you might want to consider it. The reason is that you can buy a drop-in 9mm barrel for only $100 and save big money on ammo costs for matches and practice - under most 3-Gun rules, there is no advantage to shooting .40 over 9mm (though I do prefer .40 for personal protection, that's outside the scope of your question). |
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It will work fine - not optimal but perfectly legal, and workable so long as you can hit what you shoot at with it (though don't spend any money on upgrading it either). Pistol is typically the least critical part of 3-gun matches, so this pistol is unlikely to hold you back for quite a while. Just go out and shoot a few matches before making any big spending decision. Spot on advice here. Ill add that you could be on the lookout for a used Glock 17. They are readily available and you can usually get back what you paid for it when you sell it. Don't drop a lot of $ on the holster and/or mag pouches for your current gun as you won't get the $ back on those. |
| Yea i can get a hold of Glock 17 but it would require me to sell my current pistol. I am going to to my local range this weekend and am going to introduce myself to a couple of local competitors to see if they can help me out getting started also. I will continue with my current pistol until i see an opportunity for a Glock 17. Thanks guys |
| Well looks like my start up is going to delayed a while. Went to the range for some accuracy testing and there seems to be some kind of defect with the pistol. From a supporting rest at 12 yds the pistol is shooting 6 inches low. Even with a combat hold at the very top of the target. I spoke to Sig earlier in the week and they said prior to this test if its a couple inches off they can send me new sights otherwise it wil have to be sent in with an accuracy defect...Back to the factory it is i guess. |