Last month I put together a
post about the Sig X-Five CO2 pistol breaking down. I returned it without hassle and received a new one relatively quickly. I did have to check up on the status once only to be told that they were out of stock - thanks for letting me know. But then a week or so later a new one showed up at my door. That was before Christmas so the turn around wasn't really too bad. As for the gun itself though, it's kind of a shame because I just don't think it will stay together a considerable length of time when it easily could. The 1911 seems to be a slightly better setup but I don't see these guns getting the kind of traction needed to get a market for them rolling with any speed. I ran across an
article on the NRA blog discussing their first airsoft 3-gun style event earlier this year, so it's not as if the wheels of competitive airgun aren't turning. No doubt the NRA chose airsoft because of its established popularity, but 3-gun is more in line with IPSC and that doesn't especially trip my trigger. I look at 3-gun and IPSC as equipment races, in spite of the divisions restricting gadgets and pay-to-win gear. Scenario based games like IDPA feel more immersive and more adventuresome than taking the right number of steps to the next box to shave 10ths off your time.
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| Here is my replacement SIG X-Five CO2 air pistol with a holster I threw together. First attempt at a light bearing rig. Not bad, not great, but I learned a lot in the process. |
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| Seems kind of ridiculous to have a light that cost nearly as much as the gun but it does double duty on my AR as well and I hope to set up some kind of nighttime events come warmer weather. |
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| Here you see the screws that retain this blow-back unit. They actually thread up into the rear sight because there simply isn't enough material anywhere else. This could have been, and should have been handled much better. |
