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FI RE ARMS TACTICS SIG SAUERÕs P226 Elite Dark fit a variety of hand sizes and shooting styles. These handguns have never fit the author well, but the enhanced grip of this model makes it more versatile and comfortable than previous models. curve in the trigger causes the finger pad to center on the deepest point of the curve. I like to touch my finger as low as possible on the trigger. You know—the furthest from the fulcrum, the greater the mechanical advantage. SIG SAUER has vastly improved the mechanical advantage on the fully pressed trigger can be let out on a gun in battery to firing configuration, may not be a factor on the duty gun, but it can improve shot strings. The model we tested was not the SRT model, it was the conventional double/single action gun. This P226 has a tremendous double action feel but I noticed a little more slack than usual in the single action take up. The single action firing is crisp and the gun is a pleasure to shoot. I have never liked the aggressive curve in the P226 trigger, although it really allows for gloved finger use. The When the adrenaline is pumping, the motor skills to operate this gun are more than adequate. This style of gun has been used in some of the worst environments in the world by some of the best operators in the world. P226 with the best beavertail they have ever designed. The trigger guard, which is slightly undercut above the front strap, allows more hand to get closer to the axis of the bore and the beavertail allows the web of the hand to plant high on the rear of the gun. Both features let the top of the hand get closer to the axis www.officer.com of the bore. Like their new P227 (which is similar in dimensions to the P220R and P226R) shooters can get a new gun and keep the same holster. So you've heard me mention the P227. This is my favorite SIG SAUER for the same reason that everyone (including our testers) like the P226 Elite series. It is everything the predecessor has, but feels and shoots better. SIG SAUER guns have never fit me well. Still, their fit in the hand has never eliminated them from my list of Top 10 guns to carry when fighting toward crew served weapons. I've always liked them because of their clock like reliability and downrange precision. In fact the P239 in .357 SIG has always been on my Top 5 list. The P227 and P226 Elite have made me shuffle my list a bit. No longer do we have to buy aftermarket grips to make the gun fit. The new grips feel like a skateboard deck with the need for Band-Aids. It's interesting to note SIG SAUER uses roll pins for several critical parts. That is, rather than making a pin from a forged rod, or similar structure, it is a flat piece of metal rolled into a pin. This contributes to the overall reliability. November 2013 Law Enforcement Technology 29