Sig Sauer X5 Pellet Pistol Review
May 19, 2022 12:42:51 GMT
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Post by twodoctors on May 19, 2022 12:42:51 GMT
Yes, picked it up today as I was unexpectedly given the day off...
First impression: Meh!
Seriously, if I was in a shop looking for a new gun, I would put this back down within 10 seconds. It's a replica, but not the type that most of us like. It is not a full blowback, and not ejection port hole. The nickel finish looked a bit painted on, even in real life. I would happily move this on to the next punter for what I've paid (+ fuel!) right now. But I drove all the way there... I bought it. Anyway, let's be more positive about this.
So this is a full metal frame gun. Quite a big gun compares to something like the 1911, but not Deagle big. There are some positives:
Fully adjustable rear sight. That is something that we see in the replica world, except on revolvers. Windage and elevation adjustment, and I can feel the clicks on turning those screws.
Flat trigger blade - Something that I prefer over curved ones. This is of course personal preference...
CO2 system - It's a positive and negative this one. CO2 is inserted directly into the grip, and not part of the mag. That's the system Sig (or whoever made this for them) chose. CO2 is pierced upon closing that door. I had trouble with that the first time round. The capsule must be inserted incorrectly as I had difficulty piercing it. When I eventually did, I leaked quite a lot of CO2. 2nd time, it was all straightforward. The other good bit about the CO2 loading is the lever. They must have learnt the lesson that plagues the SW 586/686, where the lever system can wear and lead to incomplete piercing. This one looked quite well engineered and probably will work for long time to come.
That's it. Can't think of anything else that I like about this.
Bug bears:
Half blowback - The slide doesn't come all the way back. A shame, but technically there is no need. I still feel the "recoil", at least of the time.
The finish - looked painted on like the picture above. Not sure what the black version will look like.
No fieldstrip - The levers/buttons, except mag release and safety, are fake. Cannot be stripped (as far as I can tell).
And the neutral:
The mag - it works, that's all I'll say. Loading pellets is not difficult. No specific lever / button to move the pellet chain along. It is 20 rounds.
And shooting it:
This is from 5m, weaver, aiming at 6 o'clock under the bull. Using Velocipell (first tin that came to hand)
This photo needs more explanation. (and ignore that padlock!)
First 2 shots were the bottom 2. Clearly the seller either can't shoot, or not actually shot it before. It is shooting so low... perhaps he was using a red dot. The next 18 shots involved some zeroing, so can't read too much into the grouping. I can talk about the feel of the gun though.
Again, shooting it, it's a bit meh. The trigger is not heavy. Let's get that out of the way. The trigger pull will turn the ammo belt, and also seat the bullet in the barrel. (That's my theory as I had double shots in subsequent strings). One can get used to it, and certainly can't use that as an excuse for poor grouping.
The blowback / power of the shots is strong for the first few shots. However, there is a very noticeable drop in power in subsequent shots. The CO2 is taking much longer than I expect to recover. It's not that cold today, so I was a bit disappointed to be honest. It has affected the grouping for the subsequent cards.
Card 2, with my remaining 15 velocipells pellets (shot 21 to 35):
No zeroing in this grouping. I had a double shot on the first shot. Not sure how as I did rotate the mag to an empty slot at the tip. In any case, that's probably 1 to 1.5" group, which is definitely not amazing. Not for a pellet pistol anyway. Not a disaster, but not overtly impressed. The only saving grace is that the rear sights is fully adjustable, so at least I can move the POI.
And lastly, with RWS R10 that I have lying around (shot 36 to 55):
This one needs a bit of context also. Also had a double shot on the first shot. Subsequent 3 shots were all in the bull, touching. Then the power starts to drop intermittently. Recovery doesn't seem to be related to the duration between shots. I'm sure if I shot resting and fresh CO2 it will group better.
Conclusion? Not my favourite gun. The only saving grace is the fully adjustable sights (the main reason I took a punt on this). For what I paid for it, I think it's just "OK". I can't recommend it to anyone. If you want an accurate replica pellet pistol with fully adjustable sights, get a SW 586/686.
First impression: Meh!
Seriously, if I was in a shop looking for a new gun, I would put this back down within 10 seconds. It's a replica, but not the type that most of us like. It is not a full blowback, and not ejection port hole. The nickel finish looked a bit painted on, even in real life. I would happily move this on to the next punter for what I've paid (+ fuel!) right now. But I drove all the way there... I bought it. Anyway, let's be more positive about this.
So this is a full metal frame gun. Quite a big gun compares to something like the 1911, but not Deagle big. There are some positives:
Fully adjustable rear sight. That is something that we see in the replica world, except on revolvers. Windage and elevation adjustment, and I can feel the clicks on turning those screws.
Flat trigger blade - Something that I prefer over curved ones. This is of course personal preference...
CO2 system - It's a positive and negative this one. CO2 is inserted directly into the grip, and not part of the mag. That's the system Sig (or whoever made this for them) chose. CO2 is pierced upon closing that door. I had trouble with that the first time round. The capsule must be inserted incorrectly as I had difficulty piercing it. When I eventually did, I leaked quite a lot of CO2. 2nd time, it was all straightforward. The other good bit about the CO2 loading is the lever. They must have learnt the lesson that plagues the SW 586/686, where the lever system can wear and lead to incomplete piercing. This one looked quite well engineered and probably will work for long time to come.
That's it. Can't think of anything else that I like about this.
Bug bears:
Half blowback - The slide doesn't come all the way back. A shame, but technically there is no need. I still feel the "recoil", at least of the time.
The finish - looked painted on like the picture above. Not sure what the black version will look like.
No fieldstrip - The levers/buttons, except mag release and safety, are fake. Cannot be stripped (as far as I can tell).
And the neutral:
The mag - it works, that's all I'll say. Loading pellets is not difficult. No specific lever / button to move the pellet chain along. It is 20 rounds.
And shooting it:
This is from 5m, weaver, aiming at 6 o'clock under the bull. Using Velocipell (first tin that came to hand)
This photo needs more explanation. (and ignore that padlock!)
First 2 shots were the bottom 2. Clearly the seller either can't shoot, or not actually shot it before. It is shooting so low... perhaps he was using a red dot. The next 18 shots involved some zeroing, so can't read too much into the grouping. I can talk about the feel of the gun though.
Again, shooting it, it's a bit meh. The trigger is not heavy. Let's get that out of the way. The trigger pull will turn the ammo belt, and also seat the bullet in the barrel. (That's my theory as I had double shots in subsequent strings). One can get used to it, and certainly can't use that as an excuse for poor grouping.
The blowback / power of the shots is strong for the first few shots. However, there is a very noticeable drop in power in subsequent shots. The CO2 is taking much longer than I expect to recover. It's not that cold today, so I was a bit disappointed to be honest. It has affected the grouping for the subsequent cards.
Card 2, with my remaining 15 velocipells pellets (shot 21 to 35):
No zeroing in this grouping. I had a double shot on the first shot. Not sure how as I did rotate the mag to an empty slot at the tip. In any case, that's probably 1 to 1.5" group, which is definitely not amazing. Not for a pellet pistol anyway. Not a disaster, but not overtly impressed. The only saving grace is that the rear sights is fully adjustable, so at least I can move the POI.
And lastly, with RWS R10 that I have lying around (shot 36 to 55):
This one needs a bit of context also. Also had a double shot on the first shot. Subsequent 3 shots were all in the bull, touching. Then the power starts to drop intermittently. Recovery doesn't seem to be related to the duration between shots. I'm sure if I shot resting and fresh CO2 it will group better.
Conclusion? Not my favourite gun. The only saving grace is the fully adjustable sights (the main reason I took a punt on this). For what I paid for it, I think it's just "OK". I can't recommend it to anyone. If you want an accurate replica pellet pistol with fully adjustable sights, get a SW 586/686.
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