Grip preference, what's old is new again?

[be032]

Was browsing around YouTube and came across some of Yong Lee's videos from last year, and one viewer noticed that he switched out the X-5 grip frame for the P320 frame, which he confirmed in the comments. When the X-5 stuff came out, this "had to have been an upgrade" since it was newer, right? I never looked back, until today...

I dug around my boxes and pulled it out, and I think I might go back it it as well. Just a stock grip and dry firing, it *SEEMS* that any gains from higher beavertail isn't really as noticeable as the extra palm swell versus the flat sided X-5. With grip mods, I could see it pulling even further ahead. 

 

Am I just flip flopping because I saw someone who shoots better than me make that change?

[DesertTortoise]

I like the large 320 grip over the medium x grip except that the  x grip magwell is much nicer. 

 

[Gary1911A1]

I like the large frame too as it exposes more of the frame for my weak hand to get more meat on if you know what I mean.

[PewPewJohnson87]

I debated going to the standard 320 frame for my X5 because of the narrow frame for the X5. like Gary1911A1, I wanted something to get more grip with and stipple it for more texture and that's why the standard 320 grip module was on my radar. Ultimately I bought the tungsten grip module from Shooting Sports Innovations, I couldn't have been happier.

[jejb]

I have both 320's and an X5. I put an X grip on one of my 320's, but with large hands, it was just too small/skinny for me, so I went with a size large 320 module.

 

I was worried about that when I got my X5, too. But I found the mag well helped me out. The bottom of my weak hand rides on the mag well and I place my weak hand trigger finger in front of the trigger guard. Makes for a very solid, comfortable grip for me. But it would sure be nice if Sig ever make the "modular" X-Series guns truly modular by producing small and large grips for them. Pretty disappointing that they have not done so yet.

Edited March 27, 2019 by jejb
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[WhiteDingo]

11 hours ago, jejb said:

I have both 320's and an X5. I put an X grip on one of my 320's, but with large hands, it was just too small/skinny for me, so I went with a size large 320 module.

 

I was worried about that when I got my X5, too. But I found the mag well helped me out. The bottom of my weak hand rides on the mag well and I place my weak hand trigger finger in front of the trigger guard. Makes for a very solid, comfortable grip for me. But it would sure be nice if Sig ever make the "modular" X-Series guns truly modular by producing small and large grips for them. Pretty disappointing that they have done so yet.

 

The X-Compact that I had in my hand at the outdoor show in Feb(?) was wearing a small module; the rep said 3rd/4th quarter, but they probably pulled it out of the air.

[jejb]

The word for a while has been the small X module would be coming first, as there is more demand for that. Rep I talked to last year about said 4Q18. But we all know that didn't happen. I just don't get it. How hard can it be to get these plastic grips into production? Come on, you promised us a modular gun system. Deliver it.