Sig Sauer X5

[Geezer]

Looks quite interesting - including the fully adjustable rear sight (very useful).

I’d be a tiny bit wary of them given the mixed reviews I have seen of the P250 and P226 - and the MPX/MCX. But maybe the changes they have made (including reducing the magazine capacity) have addressed the earlier faults - basically jamming and shooting relentlessly low, at least on some guns.

On the reviews I have seen that I trust they only make 400 FPS (just) with 5.25 grain SiG Ballistic Alloy Match (sic) pellets. With lightweight 7 grain lead wadcutters, more like 340. In either case, just under 2 ft-lbs, like almost any of the current CO2 pellet repeaters with standard pistol-length barrels.

[wilkinss77]

Te X5 is BB only- I have one & it's very good. But it can't fire pellets because of the design of the mag.

[gingernut]

You are confusing your X5s.
Yours is the KWC bb pistol.
Sig actually make the pellet version.

[LewesNick]

I had a 320. It couldn't reliably hit a sheet of a4 at 10ft and I had to aim about a foot high.
You can't strip them easily, if at all. Frequent feed problems, then the last straw was a co2 bulb that
refused to come out. Fortunately my local shop took it back.

I'm not sure if any of the current blowback pistols are any good, but I haven't tried all of them.

[cozzamec]

I had a 320. It couldn't reliably hit a sheet of a4 at 10ft and I had to aim about a foot high.
You can't strip them easily, if at all. Frequent feed problems, then the last straw was a co2 bulb that
refused to come out. Fortunately my local shop took it back.

I'm not sure if any of the current blowback pistols are any good, but I haven't tried all of them.

I've got a 320, the one gingernut above tried and we found it pretty accurate with a nice blow back, mag worked well and no probs extracting co2, maybe you had a duff one?

[spaspecker]

ASG P09 duty - co2 2x8 shot pellet with blowback

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wanted one of these myself for a while but the funds were diverted into something else, still want one though

[short-carabine]

ASG P09 duty - co2 2x8 shot pellet with blowback

video review CLICK

written review - CLICK

wanted one of these myself for a while but the funds were diverted into something else, still want one though

Had one of these for some time now. Good blowback on them, and very reliable. With a small red dot on, very accurate. Liked it so much, I bought a second as back up in case anything went wrong with it...nothing has

[Daryll]

I had a 320. It couldn't reliably hit a sheet of a4 at 10ft and I had to aim about a foot high.
You can't strip them easily, if at all. Frequent feed problems, then the last straw was a co2 bulb that
refused to come out. Fortunately my local shop took it back.

I'm not sure if any of the current blowback pistols are any good, but I haven't tried all of them.

I've got a 320, the one gingernut above tried and we found it pretty accurate with a nice blow back, mag worked well and no probs extracting co2, maybe you had a duff one?

I've also got a 320, and I like it... pellets are a little more accurate than BB's. I did have a cylinder leak a few weeks ago, but I'm not sure whether I just didn't tighten it up enough... the last time I used it was fine.

My main gripe is the cost of spare mags... and they're only 20rnd, instead of the supplied 30rnd.

[Shins]

Cheers for input guys.
Bit the bullet and got one after a quick once over in the shop. My initial thoughts:

Heavy: love it, always expected air-pistols to be light and plastic feeling!!!
Blowback: real good kick.
Magazine: very easy to load, release is very quick and easy.
CO2: in the back of pistol handle, again, very easy to change out.

Got some match pellets but not had chance yet to put it to the aim test. The few shots I have had seem to fire low but not adjusted sights or even tried properly yet. Overall, very impressed!