Sig 365 vs Sig 365 XL

[Saltwater60]

I think I’ve mentioned a few times on here going between these two pistols. I came to this review and found it very interesting and intriguing. I’d still like to wait until things settle down and handle the two guns side by side to compare but the 365xl with the optics really appeals to me. I’ve been wanting an optics pistol, it’s a bit larger, and my son has been getting into pistol shooting and the large gun would likely help him. After I made him aware of his anticipation of recoil it’s amazing how much better he’s shooting. Just a quick mention of his mistake and him saying oh yeah I see that and the next 30 shots were all on paper where 1/10 or 2/10 were before.

 

[Steal2B]

Many reviewers do seem to like the 365xl out of the box better with the flat trigger, longer sight radius (which doesn't matter with optics), and faster follow ups.

I was reluctant to go down the 365xl rabbit hole because of the modular / interchangeable nature of the 365 / 365 sas / 365xl and I know I would start accumulating a pile of grip modules, optics, slides / barrels to forever be interchanging 365 and 365xl components just because I could. Because we live in this god foresaken State, a big temptation is being able to significantly change up the gun by inter-mixing grip modules and slides without any changes to my carry permit since only the firing control unit is serialized / registered.

 

[MikeyCNY]

Like I've said elsewhere - I chose the 365XL for the optic option, but you can also replace the grip with the standard 365 for a shorter grip. I did buy an aftermarket grip module (GrayGuns actually), but so far I prefer the XL so I have a full grip - plus you need to buy additional mags which are so expensive ($40+ each). In free states the XL's mags are 12 (and even an extended 15) round capacity..

I'll probably sell the regular grip module eventually and get a GrayGuns XL or Wilson Combat frame if they have one for the SIG 365XL soon - so far I only see them for the 320.

From what I've read of the SAS - it's a neat concept, but you can't adjust the sights and when you're aiming you occlude most of the target. Positive ID is paramount, which is what makes optics so nice - the field of view is great.

 

[Saltwater60]

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Like I've said elsewhere - I chose the 365XL for the optic option, but you can also replace the grip with the standard 365 for a shorter grip. I did buy an aftermarket grip module (GrayGuns actually), but so far I prefer the XL so I have a full grip - plus you need to buy additional mags which are so expensive ($40+ each). In free states the XL's mags are 12 (and even an extended 15) round capacity..

I'll probably sell the regular grip module eventually and get a GrayGuns XL or Wilson Combat frame if they have one for the SIG 365XL soon - so far I only see them for the 320.

From what I've read of the SAS - it's a neat concept, but you can't adjust the sights and when you're aiming you occlude most of the target. Positive ID is paramount, which is what makes optics so nice - the field of view is great.

I would not do the sas. I honestly see no plus side to that firearm at all. I also know you can get a slide for the regular 365 with the optics cut but you lose the co-witnessing and I feel that’s very important. I’ve also never shot a pistol with an optics so I may not like it.
I do like that you can get different grip modules and I like the one in the pictures above.
I m kw the mags are expensive and that sucks. I like to get 4-5 mags.

 

[Saltwater60]

Many reviewers do seem to like the 365xl out of the box better with the flat trigger, longer sight radius (which doesn't matter with optics), and faster follow ups.

I was reluctant to go down the 365xl rabbit hole because of the modular / interchangeable nature of the 365 / 365 sas / 365xl and I know I would start accumulating a pile of grip modules, optics, slides / barrels to forever be interchanging 365 and 365xl components just because I could. Because we live in this god foresaken State, a big temptation is being able to significantly change up the gun by inter-mixing grip modules and slides without any changes to my carry permit since only the firing control unit is serialized / registered.

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I really like that grip module. I thought about doing an 80% for the 365 but there’s really no savings so it’s not worth it IMO.