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Like most of you, I have held and shot many handguns over the years. Many I have had the pleasure of handling with different grips on them. Some of them feel great one outing but only okay on another outing. Some just always feel "alright" but never any better.
Sometimes, how a grip feels to me changes if I have recently spent a long time shooting another gun... for instance, when I pick up a 1911 it feels alright to me. But if I shoot a Glock for a while and then pick up a 1911 it feels great!
But there is one that always feels right. The SIG P225/P6 with Nill Grips. The shape is just round enough for my hand, the grip length seems custom made to allow my fingers to use up the whole grip but not cramp them. And it always "points" so well that the front and rear sights just naturally line up as I bring the gun on target. The trigger reach in DA mode is just long enough to have the pad of my finger on the trigger, so I never overreach it.
My two handed grip places my left thumb right over the mag release, so I don't have to move my right hand grip to swap mags. I just push in with my left thumb and the empty pops out into my left hand. The mag release does not stick out far enough to give me any concern that I may accidentally drop a mag before I want to, it has to be a conscious action.
It fits almost perfectly in my P245 Milt Sparks VMII holster... just a tad looser than I like. So I need to get a VMII fitted for it. I would like some night sites also. And maybe have the slide harchromed for better holster wear.
Don't get me wrong, I don't own any handguns that I do not like grip on. It's just that the P225/P6 is just that little bit better for me than any of the others. I wish I could find a new P225 at a reasonable cost... I doubt that will happen though.
So, what fits you "perfectly" or at least as perfectly as you have found yet?
Sometimes, how a grip feels to me changes if I have recently spent a long time shooting another gun... for instance, when I pick up a 1911 it feels alright to me. But if I shoot a Glock for a while and then pick up a 1911 it feels great!
But there is one that always feels right. The SIG P225/P6 with Nill Grips. The shape is just round enough for my hand, the grip length seems custom made to allow my fingers to use up the whole grip but not cramp them. And it always "points" so well that the front and rear sights just naturally line up as I bring the gun on target. The trigger reach in DA mode is just long enough to have the pad of my finger on the trigger, so I never overreach it.
My two handed grip places my left thumb right over the mag release, so I don't have to move my right hand grip to swap mags. I just push in with my left thumb and the empty pops out into my left hand. The mag release does not stick out far enough to give me any concern that I may accidentally drop a mag before I want to, it has to be a conscious action.
It fits almost perfectly in my P245 Milt Sparks VMII holster... just a tad looser than I like. So I need to get a VMII fitted for it. I would like some night sites also. And maybe have the slide harchromed for better holster wear.
Don't get me wrong, I don't own any handguns that I do not like grip on. It's just that the P225/P6 is just that little bit better for me than any of the others. I wish I could find a new P225 at a reasonable cost... I doubt that will happen though.
So, what fits you "perfectly" or at least as perfectly as you have found yet?
