Page 4 - SIG Sauer P226 X-Five Reviews

Just got this gun yesterday and tried it out today. All I can say is its amazingly fun to shoot. Its nice and weighty which makes it feel like the real deal. I've only shot one co2 cartridge worth of bb's so far (about 4 or 5 mags) but it works great and very accurate.

My only issue is loading the mag. Its not impossible but its not easy either. The way they made the lock you still have to hold back the spring if you don't want to load one by one from the top.

If you run out of co2 before bb's one will remain in the chamber and its nearly impossible to get out.

This gun is very realistic. It is very heavy (over 2 lbs). The blowback action is crisp and powerful. The full size magazine is a nice feature. Gun shoots hard.

The double action is not working anymore but this is not a problem as long as you rack the slide back after inserting the magazine. if you shoot the gun rapidly, accuracy and fps fall off drastically but that is normal for co2 blowback pistols.

This is a very good gun and is worth the money especially if you value realism.

I like this gun. The look on my grandson's face, priceless. He wants one now. He begs to shoot everytime he comes over. Well built. Looks and feels like the real deal.

I would love to see a rifled barrel in a gun of this caliber. Some replacement seals for the CO2 canisters would be nice

Like Larry's review, my clip is leaking CO2 pretty bad. I went through 3 canisters in a bout 20 min. Only been a little over a month. I talked with Tania at Palco Sports by email and I'm hoping a new clip will be on the way. I sent her the model# Thursday but have not heard back from her(today is Sat). Like suggested here, I used a drop of Pelgun oil on every canister.

I bought this for dry fire training. It has a great weight and feel to it.

Durability of internal parts. Safety could be tighter. Accuracy could use some work. Sights could be better. Shipping to Canada was insane and cost 70% of the gun's price. Chews through CO2 pretty quickly. I got about 4, 10 shot mags from one cartridge.

Double action broke after a week. Gun fires in single action so it still functions. Sometimes magazines don't seat all the way and require a firm slap to seat. If you plan to training with CO2 it's quite good but if you're only dry firing it's only okay for the price. Be prepared to buy A LOT of CO2.

Great weight, feels very real. Strong recoil with the blowback action. All around great gun for the money.

DOES NOT COME WITH CO2. Be sure to order some with it.

The overall experience of using the pistol! The blow-back action is great. Does use up the Co2 but who cares with the feel of this pistol! Still cheap trigger time!

Plastic grips, will be changing these out when I get a chance.

I'm new to Co2 replica pistols, picked this up as my first pistol after reading all the reviews on the net. Setup a 20' range in my basement to save on real ammo costs and a trip to the range. I am now addicted thanks to this gun! Have since bought a few others for my collection but this one feels so real it's hard to pick something else up!

Realistic weight and balance. Very accurate. Easy load magazine

Better seals

I contacted Pyramid air as the gun was seriously leaking CO2 at about 35 days after purchase, as the site promises a 60 day warranty, but answer was ' we don't have repair shop her and no parts. You could try contacting the manufacturer'. Warranty link says: Service Airgun repair: We have a complete repair shop, service many brands/models of airguns and are a factory-authorized repair/warranty station for Air Arms, Eun Jin, Evanix, Mendoza and Sam Yang airguns. Our gunsmiths can work on most airguns, and our rates are reasonable. Call us before you send us your rifle or pistol.

This pistol is superb! I installed a $15.00 laser and it shoots a pea size hole at 25 feet. I ran mine through my chronograph and get an amazing 330 fps. Unbelievable blow back action!! Feels and looks like the real thing in my hand.

NOT ONE THING!!!

A must have for every collection. A measuring stick for all other manufactures to gauge their own quality.

The weight, the feel, the authenticity. the feel and action on this pistol is a very good representation of the real steel. Weighing in at 2.55lbs, it is no lightweight. The wrap around grip is comfortable. The full size drop out mag is so close to the real deal that you wouldn't know it's a CO2 mag. Blowback is hard and you definitely feel it. Accuracy is very good given the fact that it has fixed sights.

Make the grips better. Cheap plastic grips don't lend to a very sure purchase on the pistol like a more aggressive grip might. adjustable rear sight would be nice. Tone down the warning/safety notice on the slide so it doesn't stand out like a sore thumb.

The trigger/hammer action can be felt under the cheap plastic grips. My trigger only works double action intermittently even though I shoot single action it is an annoyance knowing it. Great gun and definitely worth the money.

Solidly built and details are there

CO2 power system [not unlike others] leaks the gas and so storage more than an hour or so will deplete any cartridge residue and require replacement.

it is fun and good training

Great heft, feels like the real deal in your hand. Extreme realism in every aspect of this gun. If it weren't for the white "warning" text and the 4.5mm/.177 cal markings you couldn't tell this from the real steel without looking at the internals. It's loud. It has an excellent trigger. It's very accurate (I got a 1 inch group with no flyers from my 1st mag through the gun at 30 feet in the free standing position). The fit and finish scream "quality".

Blue it instead of using paint. It needs a slightly bigger thumb tab on the follower in the mag, and a better detent. Needs a little more power, better gas consumption, and more recoil.

I just recieved this gun from PA, and oh man is it beefy! This thing is a hand cannon! This is my second Cybergun product (the first being the Mini Uzi - modified to fire in full auto of course!), and I am convinced there is no better manufacturer of replica airguns. Stay away from Umarex products! (the Mini Uzi is now distributed by Umarex, but was Cybergun when I bought mine, and I'm not sure if Umarex is producing them now or if they are just the distributor) This gun gets about 4 mags from one Co2 cartridge, but by the time you start the 3rd mag it feels weak. At the end of the 4th mag it was completely out of Co2 and would not fire. This was on a 40f degree day, but I was bringing the mag inside to warm up for a few minutes before reloading BB's. Be prepared to use a fresh Co2 every 2nd mag...but this is consistant with other cybergun products. If you are looking for recoil, this is not your gun. While it does have some recoil, my cheap Umarex SA 177's have more kick. This Gun was FILTHY and dry out of the box, clean and oil it right away!

Look and feel. I was surprised that it is quite accurate for a blowback.

Nothing.

This was my second try at this gun as the first guns magazine would not hold CO2 gas...never got to fire it. After superb customer service my replacement arrived and it worked first time....no leaking CO2. I really enjoy firing this gun now.

Looks and feels great.

Would like to be able to fire it but when you try to load a CO2 cartridge all the gas leaks out. Very disappointed. You figure they would test them.

Gun is probably nice but magazines are not very good at all.

The Sig Sauer P226 X-Five is big and beefy (2.5 lbs.) like the real pistol. (The real pistol has a listed weight of 2.9 pounds.) The blowback doesn’t seem as strong as the Tanfoglio Witness 1911 but that might be because the P226 is a heavier pistol. The P226 is also extremely accurate. This has become my favorite bb gun to shoot.

Nothing. Great shooter.

I purchased the Sig Sauer P226 X-Five and received it on 4-17-13. When I shot the first few magazines, after a few bb’s, it would leak out all the CO2 from the cartridge. When I looked inside the gun I saw that there were 2 bb’s in the barrel. That is what was jamming the gun and making the CO2 leak out. I talked to Stacey in customer service and I told her my experience. I said that it seems like the problem is the magazine is allowing 2 bb’s to enter the chamber. I told her I was not looking for a replacement, I was looking for any suggestion for a possible fix. She told me other people had experienced the same thing and suggested to grip the “BB holding fingers” at the top of the magazine with a pliers a close the gap between the fingers. I did this and have now fired at least a dozen magazines through the gun without a single problem. Just be careful as someone else mentioned in their review – don’t get too aggressive with the pliers.

This feels just like my real Sig...

I Don't like all the white writing on this, it takes away from the realism...also the paint seems to come off on some of movable parts

Keep it oiled well...

Looks, heft, accuracy (of the first one I received, can't get that far with the second one).

Make it work. I ordered one of these and when it got here I loaded it and fired several BB's with it - worked nicely. But then all the CO2 leaked out at once and every cartridge I loaded would do the same thing - after firing anywhere from one to 12 or so BB's the gun would jam and all the remaining CO2 would leak out at once. I sent that one back and got a replacement which I tried to use the day after it arrived. This one I can't even get past loading the CO2 - as soon as the cartridge is pierced all the gas leaks out.

I'm sending this one back for credit. It looks like it may be missing an o-ring but as it's brand new I'm not inclined to trouble shoot it. Looks like Sig may have a QC problem. I'm done with these until I have some assurance that Sig has corrected whatever is wrong with their production process.

The gun is all metal and the style and the over all weight it gives it a good feel in the hand .My brother has the real sig sauer and it maches his to a Tee can tell them apart siting on the table

wish it came with a little touch up paint, and rubberised grips,but still has the real feel to it

there is something everyone should know that buys one of these sigs , these are very strong and powerfull . also if you have a problem with a leeking co2 or bb's jaming then try this befor sending it back as i had the problem my self with two of them .The problem is not in the gun its self the problem lies in the magazine. there is a plastic piece at the top of the clip where you load the bb's . if you have this problem push the two little prongs together so the bb is snug when you push the bb in . and your gun will never jam on you again or loose another co2 again. God Bless and happy shooting

I really like this gun. Except for the grip, everything else is metal. Although I do not possess the actual firearm, I am impressed by the accurate resemblance to the SIG Sauer P226 X-Five Tactical firearm. Even the all metal magazine which holds the BBs and CO2 resembles a bullet magazine. The recessed 0.177" BB barrel also adds to the realistic resemblance. Even with fixed sights, the accuracy is excellent. The trigger is very smooth and easy.

The one thing I would change is the spring lever on the BB magazine. It's too small, there is no lock position while loading BBs. Cybergun should make the lever a little bigger and provide a lock position on the magazine while loading BBs.

Cybergun has recommended using only Swiss Arms High Precision 0.177" metal BBs, which I think were in the box of BBs included with the gun. However, I have also successfully shot both Copperhead and Umarex steel BBs without any jams. I especially wanted to report that because at present Pyramyd Air does not appear to sell Swiss Arms High Precision 0.177 metal BBs. Several other reviewers have reported CO2 leaks. I may have observed a leak like those described the very first time I shot the gun. At the end of the third magazine of 18 BBs, the remainder of the CO2 leaked out after the last shot. That may have been partially my fault because when I loaded that CO2, I also had a slight leak as I tightened the screw. Today I loaded both magazines without any leaks and got total shot counts of 62 and 61 for the two magazines without any leaks at the end.

When it works it's nice - but i don't trust it to work. I load the magazine with Daisy BB's or the ones the gun came with - doesn't matter which. I put in the CO2 cartridge and tighten it with the supplied allen wrench. Then I start firing and after anywhere from one to 12 shots the gun jams and all the CO2 leaks out. I've checked everything I know to check - the slide slides, the barrel isn't obstructed that I can see, the magazine is the one that came with the gun - it looks fine but I don't have another to compare it to.

Make it reliable.

The one I have is no good - accuracy is fine for a smoothbore but it just isn't dependable. At about $0.67 per CO2 cartridge which only works for a few shots it's actually cheaper to shoot a powder gun. I plan to send this one back for a refund.

Looks and feels like real fire arm.

Better paint that does not show scratches that easy.

I had enjoyed this gun only for 2 minutes, after couple of BBs I shot it emptied out my CO2 at once! I installed another 3 CO2s and the same problem. I lost 4 cartridges and believe me I am not installing another one. It looks like this element of the gun that strikes the valve (I do not know how it is called) is not backing up and still touches the valve after shot fired. I sent it back to Pyramydair that sent me new one instantly, seriously it was next day, but new gun guess what, does the same things!!! Sometimes it was even worse, shot one BB and then blank shot, one BB and again blank shot and by the end of first magazine it emptied out my CO2 cartridge. I was thinking it could be a CO2 cartridge that has not enough pressure even though it was new, so I decided to change it to different one but this time I put Crosman one. And again same problem, I lost another 4 cartridges and then packed this to send this back again. I do not know what to think about. Looks like I got 2 pistols that only made me mad. I hope that I will get good one finally.