Podcast 197 Sig 320 RX and X-Five Review

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I start with a quick history of the guns.  Then jump into my first thoughts on the original 320 when it came out.

Then I talk about the 320 RX in great detail.  This was a spectacular gun and if you are thinking about getting one, listen to the podcast to confirm you decision to buy one.

Last I discuss the 320 X-Five.  I didn’t get to shoot this one as much as the RX, but had a good feel for it.  It feels like a gun should.  The balance and recoil is right and it points like a 1911. What more could you want?

In the end, I’m always looking for a better mouse trap, and the Sigs may need to replace my current carry Smith & Wesson M&P guns.  I’m not sure yet.

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Outline:

• Thanks to Shilo Gun Range and Jeff from Guns Over Texas Radio for helping me with this review.

A little Background

• From the P250
• Introduced at SHOT 2014
• Wasn’t exciting
• Looked like a revamped P250
• Done before by Kel-Tec and Styer
• The HK VP series outshined it at the time
• Sold some quietly, but not much
• Won the military contract, Now everyone wants one
• Sig had the X-Five and RX model coming out before the military contract was awarded
• It hit perfect for them and now the gun is really hot

Like the 250

• Super Accurate
• Nice DOA trigger
• Pointed like a gun should
• Modularity was cool but didn’t care that much
• Almost bought one more then once and should have

Original 320

• Shot some and liked them more then the VP series of guns
• Didn’t get popular so there wasn’t a lot of holsters out there for them
• After announcement Sig went full in on them
• Same accuracy as the 250
• Everyone complains about the high bore access and recoil management
• I feel the difference shooting one but not a real problem
• Like
  • Trigger
  • Finish and fit
  • Feel in the hand
  • Sights
  • Pointability
• Not So much
  • Popularity
  • High bore access means it needs to be shot a little different

P320 RX

• Has the Romeo 1 reflex sight on it installed at the factory
• About the Romeo 1
  • Loved it
  • Bright indoors
  • Aligned perfectly no searching for it
  • Auto on and off with movement
  • Top Loading Battery
  • Weight is down to 0.8 oz (RMR is 1.2 oz)
  • Different batter then others
  • Big Buttons can sometimes be activated when you don’t want them to be
• Accuracy: I outshot my carry gun by 3 points with it on a DOT Torture test
• Had one weird feeling trigger malfunction, but I think it was me

P320 X-Five

• Every thing done to it
• Weight in the grip for balance
• 5 inch barrel
• cut slide
• flared mag well
• Just nice

Flat Triggers

• Initially liked one with an Apex trigger in it
• These two had flat triggers from Sig and I had problems figuring them out

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Stay Safe,

Ben