I've had my brand-new Sig P365XL for about 6 weeks. Today, I finally got some range time with it. I had two things in mind while comparing it to my standard P365. 1.) Does the straight trigger matter? 2.) Does the small increase in size matter?
With respect to the trigger, straight vs curved made absolutely no difference to me. Both felt the same. Curved or straight made no difference, which makes me happy, since I have nothing new to get used to. I love the hugely tactile reset on the P365. The P365XL reset is exactly the same. Great. My brain thinks I can actually HEAR the reset. Unlikely, but my brain quit surprising me decades ago.
Size made less difference than I though it would. The XL is certainly less jumpy in my hand(s); it is easier to hang onto than the P365. As such, I felt I could get back on target a tad quicker, though I don't time my work. The extra barrel length seemed to also make little difference. Keep in mind, I am not a 25 yard bullseye shooter. About 90% of my range time is devoted to emptying magazines into 3" circles at 7 yards, as quickly as I can get it done accurately. I found the guns to be equally consistent with shot placement, but the XL grouped about an inch lower at 7 yards. Again, hard to tell for sure, I am not bullseye shooting.
Both guns have properly consumed everything I've fed them so far. Today I put several magazines of Federal 147gr HST and Hornady Critical Defense down-range, as well as 4 or 5 boxes of 115gr FMJ. The XL digested everything, just like its little brother. The take-away from today's experience is that the Sig-Sauer P365XL is one excellent piece of hardware, just like the original P365. All of this makes me very happy that I've sold the P320.
With respect to the trigger, straight vs curved made absolutely no difference to me. Both felt the same. Curved or straight made no difference, which makes me happy, since I have nothing new to get used to. I love the hugely tactile reset on the P365. The P365XL reset is exactly the same. Great. My brain thinks I can actually HEAR the reset. Unlikely, but my brain quit surprising me decades ago.
Size made less difference than I though it would. The XL is certainly less jumpy in my hand(s); it is easier to hang onto than the P365. As such, I felt I could get back on target a tad quicker, though I don't time my work. The extra barrel length seemed to also make little difference. Keep in mind, I am not a 25 yard bullseye shooter. About 90% of my range time is devoted to emptying magazines into 3" circles at 7 yards, as quickly as I can get it done accurately. I found the guns to be equally consistent with shot placement, but the XL grouped about an inch lower at 7 yards. Again, hard to tell for sure, I am not bullseye shooting.
Both guns have properly consumed everything I've fed them so far. Today I put several magazines of Federal 147gr HST and Hornady Critical Defense down-range, as well as 4 or 5 boxes of 115gr FMJ. The XL digested everything, just like its little brother. The take-away from today's experience is that the Sig-Sauer P365XL is one excellent piece of hardware, just like the original P365. All of this makes me very happy that I've sold the P320.
