U.S. Coast Guard Official Pistol Sig Sauer P229-R DAK Double Action Kellerman "Semper Paratus"

[ext5127s]

When I get out of high school I'm going in the coast guard

[NKGMAN]

Lame fuckin theme, lame fuckin pistol, Learn how to swim, and go out past 6 ft of water. "Go Navy"

[drifterguy4]

@NKGMAN You know what fuck you just fuck you. Were all trying to enjoy our selves watching gun videos and we gotta see your stupid fucking ass posting shit about one of the finest german manufactured firearms on todays market when you've probably never even shot a real fucking gun, because if you had you'd know that the sig is a brilliant gun. So to reiterate FUCK YOU

[RoadHardOffRoad]

So this is the sig gun that sig sauer probably based there new p250 polymer gun from. Looks almost alike except the p250 has a bobtail on it and of course is a polymer gun! Nice gun

[baldrnyu]

I Mine AM 41 631came with plastic and I changed them out to the Pachmayr grips. The DAK version requires a good deal of attention to grip and trigger discipline and lots of practice. The trigger pull is quite long, so I would not worry much about neg discharges, unless you are completely untrained and stupid. That being said I remember a USAF Ssgt in my Intel Wing busted to 1 stripe for neg discharge with a S&W Model 10 while unloading into a sand can.

[JoeDaddy40]

As a Sig owner and lover i will say it's a beautiful peace i have a 229 SAS and it is my fav out of my Sigs!! But i will have to disagree on the double action.. The longer the pull the more likely that ur front site will stray. And having to decock before you re holster is a small price to pay for that beautiful 4lb single action trigger pull. It is so accurate it is a little scary sometimes!! But hey whatever works for ya. And i'd rather carry a DAK than any Glock on the planet!! I subed to.

[baldrnyu]

@JoeDaddy40 The DAK feels like a nice SW revolver on trigger pull Everyone training on a revolver should train DA, or they are not really trained.

[esh325]

By the way, the Cost guard have a really awesome theme.

[kh2hbTV]

@esh325 Great, isn't it? Composed by the famous band leader John Philip Sousa. He was like the Beatles in the late 1800's early 1900's -- Lennon McCartney rolled into one. Very gifted musician...

[baldrnyu]

@kh2hbTV Actually it was written by written by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck The current verse, as well as a second chorus, were written by Homer Smith, 3rd Naval District Coast Guard quartet, Chief Cole, Walton Butterfield in 1943. In 1969, the first line of each verse was changed.

[esh325]

"I got some close-up shots of the hammer system and how it sits - this is the position for holstering and at the ready. You can "double strike" rounds before you go to the option of racking them out -- nice option in bad situations." I suppose this is an advantage, but I think most are taught to just get rid of the round instead of bothering to find whether it will go off or not. A lot of times primers do not go off on the second strike, and some times even third.

[kh2hbTV]

@esh325 I totally agree. I may pull the trigger again while I'm moving my hand up to clear the round, but that's the end of it for me.

[esh325]

"When you are in a situation where you bring your pistol to the ready, then nothing happens, all you do is re-holster your pistol. With the DA/SA, if you forget to decock it, you could be in for an unpleasant surprise!" If nothing happened, why would the pistol not be in the decocked position when you go to holster it again?

[kh2hbTV]

@esh325 When you are in stressful positions things happen. There are more law enforcement/military who are shot by their own firearms than you'd think...

[baldrnyu]

@esh325 I keep the hammer down on my 229 R DAK. This confirms there is no round in the chamber. It goes to a half cock when a round is in the chamber or when on an empty chamber, with the slide in battery. Safe.

[esh325]

@baldrnyu Half cock? It isn't really a true DAO?

[baldrnyu]

@esh325 It is more like the hammer goes to a position outside of the firing pin block and cannot be forced to another position without pulling the trigger. I am not a SIG armorer, so I used the term half cock. The position does actually take the trigger to kind of just above the reset point. When the gun is locked and loaded the hammer is in the same position for each shot first or last.

[esh325]

I believe the cost guard is the only military unit to use the .40 S&W. Sig's are good, but overpriced I think.

[kh2hbTV]

@esh325 Here is what happened to the Coast Guard... Historically the U.S. Coast Guard was a part of the U.S. Treasury, but came under the Department of the Navy in time of war. After 9/11 and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the USCG was placed under that department. DHS/Coast Guard uses Sig Sauer DAK in .40 S&W.

[kh2hbTV]

@esh325 I forgot about the price comment... Other than my Sig's, I like the M&P .40S&W because it has a tang that makes follow-up shots easier. The Glock 22 I have is good on the first shot, but can get away from you on follow-ups. Glocks are too light above 9mm and no tang. Mine are Gen 4, but I've used a "C" model, still no difference in the recoil.

The Sig's are better above 9mm and you can get factory refurbished P229 Grade 1 for $450.00-$550.00

[eyebrows4]

@esh325 The reason the other services don't use the 40S&W is because the round is not nato and harder to get overseas, the coast guard PATFORSWA units in Bahrein use m9s just for that reason. The p229 is an outstanding weapon I have loved the dak trigger fonr the first time i shot it and qualified with it, sharpshooter i mite add.

[Vercingetorix51]

Nice. Looks like mine. I have Ameriglo night sights and Hogue Finger Groove grips.

[kh2hbTV]

@Vercingetorix51 They are the best, aren't they? I have mostly Sigs (I prefer P229) and Glocks. The Glocks are a bit "light" and they tend to get away from me on the follow-up shots, but the weight and design of the Sigs works out well on this end.

Your configuration sounds very nice! :-) Thank you for visiting and making a comment --hope 2011 is a great year for you and your family.