[Jay A]

I can't really speak to any of the 2xx series SIG as I've never owned or shot one. But I did handle one of the 320 X5 Legions and I just don't get it. I have an original 320 X5 ... probably one of the last ones as soon after I got mine you could only find the Legions. All I could tell was they changed the color, made it a little heavier and you got 3 seventeen round magazines instead of the 4 twenty-one round mags that came with mine. The trigger pull and reset felt the same to me.

My understanding is one of their team shooters told them it should be heavier ... I don't get it ...but whatever. I did change to the Legion flat trigger because I like the flat triggers better. I used an APEX transfer bar and changed to a full-length guide rod and 1911 style spring. No, I didn't get the challenge coin, t-shirt or learn the secret handshake ... but I did get more and bigger mags ... and I'm sure it shoots better than I can shoot it.

I was comparing the 320X5 against the M17 at a range one day, decided I liked the X5 and planned on getting one to complement my P226X5. Very soon after they became the Legion and the price jumped a ridiculous amount. Not worth it. Sadly I missed my opportunity. Don’t care for the fancy finish, coin and never could remember the secret handshake if they had one!
Let me warn you. If you EVER fire a P226X5, whether a Mastershop gun like mine or the new American-made versions, you’re wallet will be lighter, your wife possibly upset, and the smile on your face will be PRICELESS!

 

[yellowlt7]

I was comparing the 320X5 against the M17 at a range one day, decided I liked the X5 and planned on getting one to complement my P226X5. Very soon after they became the Legion and the price jumped a ridiculous amount. Not worth it. Sadly I missed my opportunity. Don’t care for the fancy finish, coin and never could remember the secret handshake if they had one!
Let me warn you. If you EVER fire a P226X5, whether a Mastershop gun like mine or the new American-made versions, you’re wallet will be lighter, your wife possibly upset, and the smile on your face will be PRICELESS!

You should try out a 320 X5 Legion. With the TXG grip it shoots much more like the P226 X5 than the original polymer X5. That extra weight in the grip balances so much better and brings you back on target so much faster. Other than that amazing P226 X5 trigger the P320 Legion shoots so much more like a good steel framed pistol thanks to that grip.

 

[hiketheball]

I can't really speak to any of the 2xx series SIG as I've never owned or shot one. But I did handle one of the 320 X5 Legions and I just don't get it. I have an original 320 X5 ... probably one of the last ones as soon after I got mine you could only find the Legions. All I could tell was they changed the color, made it a little heavier and you got 3 seventeen round magazines instead of the 4 twenty-one round mags that came with mine. The trigger pull and reset felt the same to me.

My understanding is one of their team shooters told them it should be heavier ... I don't get it ...but whatever. I did change to the Legion flat trigger because I like the flat triggers better. I used an APEX transfer bar and changed to a full-length guide rod and 1911 style spring. No, I didn't get the challenge coin, t-shirt or learn the secret handshake ... but I did get more and bigger mags ... and I'm sure it shoots better than I can shoot it.

I'm not sure of the regular X-Five since I've never seen on but I do know comparing the Legion models with the regular models reveals a lot of improvements: custom shop triggers and other internal nice-to-haves, better sights (especially on the X-Five Legion) and the added weight of the X-Five Legion. Specifically, with the X-Five Legion, the front fiber is Green. Green is the color that aging eyes pick up much better than red, as a general rule. Sig is marketing to people with more money to spend (and probably older) than you are. All the upgrades are already finished when the Legion is purchased unlike yours that took research, waiting time, possibility a gunsmith to do the work, and more waiting time -- all things that older people don't generally want to go through when it's cheaper and nicer, being a Legion, to get all at once.
IMHO, HTH

 

[stratplexi]

Sig really did a disservice to the Legion P series because the new Elite models have so many of the same features as the Legion. The ones I've tested out had the same frame the triggers were identical, in fact the Elite P226 was the smoothest and measured the lowest weight of the 5 guns on hand. The Legion is still a great package if you want the options it has, but IMHO, they really took away some of its charm by including so many of its features in other models.

The P320 Legion, for me at least, is worth every penny just for the TXG frame. With the TXG and weights that gun just shoots so flat compared to a polymer frame. One of my favorite things about Sig is that they provide so many options and we all don't have to want or need the same options becuase sig provides so many solutions.

i dont think the Elite is a disservice at all to the Legions. They aren’t that different in terms of features and they aren’t that different in terms of price. They did include some of the features of the Legion on the new enhanced Elites but there is still enough of a difference to warrant the price difference. Some folks, including myself, don’t want to immediately start changing grips, slides, milling slides, etc. as soon as we buy a new gun. I would rather spend a little more, leave it stock and shoot it. I also wanted the PVD gray finish for variety sake. At the time I bought my 226 Legion, my entire semiauto gun collection was black. The PVD gray was a nice change and I have no concerns at all about durability as I don’t carry the gun. Mine is about 4-5 years old and still looks new.

 

[PaulWVa]

Specifically, with the X-Five Legion, the front fiber is Green. Green is the color that aging eyes pick up much better than red, as a general rule. Sig is marketing to people with more money to spend (and probably older) than you are. All the upgrades are already finished when the Legion is purchased unlike yours that took research, waiting time, possibility a gunsmith ...
IMHO, HTH

Ha! ... I'm 68 and I didn't buy my first SIG until I was 60 ... my color perception is excellent, and I have never bought a gun based on the color of the front sight ...lol. Plus, I know I can change the color of a fiber optic sight in about 15 minutes ... I've done several. My wait time on upgrades was only as long as it took for the parts to be mailed to me and I don't know a gunsmith ... I do all my own work and have since I was 12. Lots of "assuming" going on ....

 

[ProofMark]

Brownells recent video on differences between Legion and non-Legion 22x pistols.

@jwagess

 

[yellowlt7]

i dont think the Elite is a disservice at all to the Legions. They aren’t that different in terms of features and they aren’t that different in terms of price. They did include some of the features of the Legion on the new enhanced Elites but there is still enough of a difference to warrant the price difference. Some folks, including myself, don’t want to immediately start changing grips, slides, milling slides, etc. as soon as we buy a new gun. I would rather spend a little more, leave it stock and shoot it. I also wanted the PVD gray finish for variety sake. At the time I bought my 226 Legion, my entire semiauto gun collection was black. The PVD gray was a nice change and I have no concerns at all about durability as I don’t carry the gun. Mine is about 4-5 years old and still looks new.

We'll have to disagree on the Elite being a disservice to the Legion. But I'll agree with you on the fact that I'd much rather buy a P22X built exactly or as close as possible to what I want because I agree, I'd prefer it built to my spec. And that's why I haven't bought a P22X Legion, the sites, grips and controls would need to be swapped out. This is also why I am a SIG fan, they are offering some great factory built options and over the year's some of them have been almost perfect for me.

 

[Slowhand]

We'll have to disagree on the Elite being a disservice to the Legion. But I'll agree with you on the fact that I'd much rather buy a P22X built exactly or as close as possible to what I want because I agree, I'd prefer it built to my spec. And that's why I haven't bought a P22X Legion, the sites, grips and controls would need to be swapped out. This is also why I am a SIG fan, they are offering some great factory built options and over the year's some of them have been almost perfect for me.

Gotta chime in here. Purchased my Enhanced Elite in 2013. I don't think there was a Legion at the time. But... if there was a "disservice" made, it was to the Elite. SIG built a newer version, few features not already on the Elite, and convinced some buyers it was more a "top of the line" firearm. And a $10 challenge coin plus a secret club you can join. Remember the Mickey Mouse Club? I don't dislike the Legion. I just bought the new optic-cut Legion slide for my Elite, different color and all. But I really see no "disservice" to anyone.

 

[WOTYSGTB]

I have a hard time not liking any of them, that being said, I always end up turning them into what I want anyway and justifying the cost has really never been a thought when it's something I want. Thats why we work, right guys.

 

[Doug DeGraves]

My introduction to SIG pistols was in 1982 when I got a Browning BDA in 45 ACP. I did get a Nitron matching number P229 in 40 in 1995 and although it did not really suit me (probably my lack of knowledge and skill) I kept it for 21 years. It was not until 2012 that I got a Elite P226 SSE in 40. That heavy frame makes it a viable pistol for me. I've since added two Legion 9mm P226s, DA/SA and SAO and I like them very much. At the end of 2022 I finally purchased another P229, this one an Elite Nitron 9mm and I'm very pleased with it. Right out of the box, it has the best trigger of all my DA/SA Sigs and it has a Legion frame, with the undercut, and the added checkering but with the full size control, which is fine by me. I would have preferred the larger old style beavertail (as on the SSE) but that's just me.I don't think you can go wrong whichever way you go. I got my P229 for CC so I wanted the Nitron finish. The E2 grips are working out nice too, but the jury is still out. If I could get some Equinox controls...

 

[nolliabed]

I have a couple of legions and I have a couple of elite P229's and I love them both. Kind of hard to go wrong with either.