Sig Sauer (Made in Germany) 9mm In my hand tonight. Navy seal tested an approved. Current official side arm of US Navy Seals.

There are three levers on the left side and except for the mag release and decocking lever there are two other levers, The slide lock and takedown lever.
The decocking lever it a nice touch, takes the place of a safety. There is no safety! But decocked the hammer and firing pin are disconnected, so it is considered drop safe in this mode. A full trigger pull will still fire the weapon at any time but until the trigger is pulled or the hammer is cocked, even when a round is chambered a drop can not set it off.

It's a nice weapon, Sig Sauer P226 9mil single/double action in a 1911 format. It comes apart easy for cleaning.

This one has a 15 round mag, not legal in Ca except for police. Gotta set that one aside and get a replacement.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuCskUF_mI#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_Sauer_P226

Yep she's pretty, Aluminum receiver and Stainless steel slide, but far more important, It sits in your hand like an extension of your own body. The ergonomics are perfect and the decocking system as opposed to a conventional safety means it will be safe yet speak when needed ... regardless.

It almost feels like a toy, but there is nothing toy like about it's report.

So, I saw ...
Have you ever fired it?

I have now. But I have to say my .36 C&B has a louder report. The .44 has a long barrel and sounds more like a rifle. Modern munitions send lead downrange faster overall with less todo, but often with modern arms you will find the bark is less than the bite.

A good thing in most situations.

Kinda makes sense ...

Yep

Every time I look sown the list of topics in here, this one always looks like it actually says "Sugar Pie Saucer" to me.

If I write "applause"; what word do you see?

asshole pause

Not "applesauce"
... makes sense; I pause for asshole as well