Sig sauer p226 x-five as carry gun

x-five · March 13, 2013, 03:37 PM

Simple question, would you guys carry it?

TunnelRat · March 13, 2013, 03:42 PM

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6.098 ft

Could you give me a few more decimal places? I need more in order to determine if you can carry it.

x-five · March 13, 2013, 03:45 PM

Very funny. Aren't you a joker?

TunnelRat · March 13, 2013, 04:01 PM

Yup I'm here all week.

Would I carry it? No, but I don't carry fullsize pistols. I carry IWB, not with a shoulder holster like you first mentioned. For me it's easy to carry compact sized pistols.

TunnelRat · March 13, 2013, 04:03 PM

But as a note, anything can be carried with the right amount of dedication. It's a personal choice.

x-five · March 13, 2013, 04:05 PM

I agree.

BigJimP · March 13, 2013, 04:45 PM

Good lord no ......I won't carry mine..../ I'd need suspenders about 4" wide.../ and I do have a holster for it - for some casual competition...and OWB scabbard style that Kramer leather made up for me ( it'll hold the X-Five or either one of my 226's that have rails on them )

http://thefiringline.com/forums/atta...4&d=1359744729

Handguns - Nov 2009 006.jpg The top gun is the X-Five again ...and then a pair of all stainless 226's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W that I have as well.../ the double stack aspect of these guns - make them harder to carry than a full sized 5" 1911 ( which is what I do carry )...

My X-Five is their L-1 model ...and its in .40S&W ( holds 14 rds )...but it weighs about 55 oz with a full mag in it....

and I know my pictures are not very good ...so here is one out of the Sig catalog online...of the X-Five L-1 model

http://sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDe...26-x-five.aspx

Skans · March 13, 2013, 04:50 PM

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Simple question, would you guys carry it (Sig X-Five)?

Not unless I absolutely had to. My X-Five is big and heavy and I'd have to figure out how exactly I could carry it concealed, which wouldn't be easy.

Also, its single action only, and I don't like SA for carry guns.

Venom1956 · March 13, 2013, 08:35 PM

better then inside the waistband.

IMightBeWrong · March 13, 2013, 11:47 PM

I carry full sized pistols IWB all the time. The bulk and weight don't bother me much so long as I have a good holster and belt. We're all different, though.

Mezzanine · March 14, 2013, 12:31 AM

Its too big for me . Except for in the winter when i am wearing a coat.

BillyJack3 · March 14, 2013, 06:53 AM

Looks like the OP has been simplified as far as the question goes but I can't imagine ever carrying my P226 concealed. Way to wide. Have to wait until open carry passes for that one to go to Walmart with me.

x-five · March 14, 2013, 09:54 AM

I don't carry any guns concealed, I carry them openly . I think that everyone around me needs to know that I have a gun, and I am not the one to mess around.

Skans · March 14, 2013, 10:02 AM

If I could open carry, I would love to carry my X-Five. It's a beautiful weapon! However, I don't think I would carry it every day for fear that my right leg would become overly developed.

I'd just carry it on special occasions.

RC20 · March 14, 2013, 12:41 PM

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I don't carry any guns concealed, I carry them openly . I think that everyone around me needs to know that I have a gun, and I am not the one to mess around.

Of all the reasons to carry a gun that has got to be the worst.

EAJ702 · March 14, 2013, 02:35 PM

Enjoy my X-5, but not for carry.

SauerGrapes · March 14, 2013, 03:17 PM

A 5'' double stack? Ahh, no.
The only thing I would carry in 5'' is a 1911. Plus that thing is way too expensive to carry, IMHO.

stanislav · March 14, 2013, 03:46 PM

It is not too expensive.

SauerGrapes · March 14, 2013, 07:40 PM

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It is not too expensive.

That depends on your definition of expensive.
I have a family and bills to pay. Yeah, for me, it's expensive on my salary. I carry an ex LE handgun. Came with custom holster wear and everything, and no break in period.

I just don't see the practicality of it. Unless your just looking to open carry a fancy handgun. [which seems to be the op's intent IMO.]

If you can afford one, more power to ya. Carry to your hearts content.

bac1023 · March 15, 2013, 08:22 AM

Those that can afford an X-Five should be able to afford a carry gun.

I would not carry it.

x-five · March 15, 2013, 09:49 AM

I can afford it because I have a good job, and no family. I am not going to make family, because of my interest in cars and firearms.

bac1023 · March 15, 2013, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by x-five

I can afford it because I have a good job, and no family. I am not going to. Make family, because of my interest in cars and firearms.

Why not buy yourself a nice carry gun?

x-five · March 15, 2013, 11:06 AM

Because, bac1093
1. I have a Sig p226 x-five
2. I carry guns openly, and don't need a carry gun.
3. I don't like carry guns
4. There is no gun that looks better than sig p226 x-five with titanium nitride finish and ivory grips

BigJimP · March 15, 2013, 11:16 AM

Oh come on now man....everyone knows the Sig X-Five L-1 model is better looking than that...

and everyone in Montana ....should carry a Freedom Arms, large frame, 5 shot single action revolver in .454 Casull...( just in case )...!

x-five · March 15, 2013, 11:19 AM

BigJimP,
The pistol I am talking about is a Sig Sauer p226 L-1. And by the way sometimes I do carry Smith & Wesson 500. People in Montana aren't savages. They are very friendly here. Even to a immigrant as me.

March 13, 2013, 03:37 PM	#1
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	Sig sauer p226 x-five as carry gun Simple question, would you guys carry it? Last edited by x-five; March 13, 2013 at 03:53 PM.

March 13, 2013, 04:01 PM	#4
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,215	Yup I'm here all week. Would I carry it? No, but I don't carry fullsize pistols. I carry IWB, not with a shoulder holster like you first mentioned. For me it's easy to carry compact sized pistols. __________________ Know the status of your weapon Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture Maintain situational awareness

March 13, 2013, 04:03 PM	#5
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,215	But as a note, anything can be carried with the right amount of dedication. It's a personal choice. __________________ Know the status of your weapon Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture Maintain situational awareness

March 13, 2013, 08:35 PM	#9
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	better then inside the waistband. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

March 13, 2013, 11:47 PM	#10
IMightBeWrong Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Posts: 814	I carry full sized pistols IWB all the time. The bulk and weight don't bother me much so long as I have a good holster and belt. We're all different, though. __________________ "Intelligence is nothing more than discussing things with others. Limitless wisdom comes of this." - 山本常朝

March 13, 2013, 03:45 PM	#3
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	Very funny. Aren't you a joker?

March 13, 2013, 04:05 PM	#6
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	I agree.

March 13, 2013, 04:45 PM	#7
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Good lord no ......I won't carry mine..../ I'd need suspenders about 4" wide.../ and I do have a holster for it - for some casual competition...and OWB scabbard style that Kramer leather made up for me ( it'll hold the X-Five or either one of my 226's that have rails on them ) http://thefiringline.com/forums/atta...4&d=1359744729 Handguns - Nov 2009 006.jpg The top gun is the X-Five again ...and then a pair of all stainless 226's one in 9mm and one in .40S&W that I have as well.../ the double stack aspect of these guns - make them harder to carry than a full sized 5" 1911 ( which is what I do carry )... My X-Five is their L-1 model ...and its in .40S&W ( holds 14 rds )...but it weighs about 55 oz with a full mag in it.... and I know my pictures are not very good ...so here is one out of the Sig catalog online...of the X-Five L-1 model http://sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDe...26-x-five.aspx

March 14, 2013, 12:31 AM	#11
Mezzanine Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 103	Its too big for me . Except for in the winter when i am wearing a coat. Last edited by Spats McGee; March 14, 2013 at 03:24 PM.

March 14, 2013, 06:53 AM	#12
BillyJack3 Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2012 Posts: 423	Looks like the OP has been simplified as far as the question goes but I can't imagine ever carrying my P226 concealed. Way to wide. Have to wait until open carry passes for that one to go to Walmart with me.

March 14, 2013, 09:54 AM	#13
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	I don't carry any guns concealed, I carry them openly . I think that everyone around me needs to know that I have a gun, and I am not the one to mess around.

March 14, 2013, 10:02 AM	#14
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	If I could open carry, I would love to carry my X-Five. It's a beautiful weapon! However, I don't think I would carry it every day for fear that my right leg would become overly developed. I'd just carry it on special occasions.

March 14, 2013, 02:35 PM	#16
EAJ702 Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Posts: 448	Enjoy my X-5, but not for carry.

March 14, 2013, 03:17 PM	#17
SauerGrapes Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: S.E.PA. Posts: 920	A 5'' double stack? Ahh, no. The only thing I would carry in 5'' is a 1911. Plus that thing is way too expensive to carry, IMHO. __________________ NRA member, DCF&S member, PAFOA member, USPSA member, NSCA member R.I.P.____Murphy

March 14, 2013, 03:46 PM	#18
stanislav Member Join Date: March 13, 2013 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 19	It is not too expensive.

March 15, 2013, 08:22 AM	#20
bac1023 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 1,106	Those that can afford an X-Five should be able to afford a carry gun. I would not carry it.

March 15, 2013, 09:49 AM	#21
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	I can afford it because I have a good job, and no family. I am not going to make family, because of my interest in cars and firearms. Last edited by x-five; March 15, 2013 at 11:07 AM.

March 15, 2013, 11:06 AM	#23
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	Because, bac1093 1. I have a Sig p226 x-five 2. I carry guns openly, and don't need a carry gun. 3. I don't like carry guns 4. There is no gun that looks better than sig p226 x-five with titanium nitride finish and ivory grips

March 15, 2013, 11:16 AM	#24
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Oh come on now man....everyone knows the Sig X-Five L-1 model is better looking than that... and everyone in Montana ....should carry a Freedom Arms, large frame, 5 shot single action revolver in .454 Casull...( just in case )...!

March 15, 2013, 11:19 AM	#25
x-five Member Join Date: January 30, 2013 Location: Custer county, Montana Posts: 55	BigJimP, The pistol I am talking about is a Sig Sauer p226 L-1. And by the way sometimes I do carry Smith & Wesson 500. People in Montana aren't savages. They are very friendly here. Even to a immigrant as me.