Sig Sauer P226 MK25

G32shooter said:
IMO i don't think there's anything special about them I believe the Anchor markings etc. is just a gimmick for the fanboys to inflate the price on them. MAC (Military Arms Channel) did a torture test on the 226s and the ARX Zero which is the copy of the 226 and survived his tests with flying colors vs the Sig which was very shocking and surprisingly that the P226 failed halfway into his torture tests. They're beautiful guns if were under the $650 bracket but not worth the inflation of what the market has brought them up too.
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To consider any "torture test" valid, testing two specimens of each is far more meaningful in terms of useful information (if you consider torture testing useful). Same with testing two samples for accuracy, reliability, or anything else.

Some alleged testers are aware of this, but the time, trouble, and expense of doing everything properly precludes such righteous tests from happening.

Most of these "tests" reek of YouTube mentality, but perhaps some are done better than others. Still, using only one sample for each entry doesn't provide the reader or viewer with much at all, even if they think it does.
 
The Mk 25 is the pistol used by the Navy SEALS, at least until the M18 was adopted. The biggest difference between the Mk 25 and the standard P226, apart from the markings, is the saltwater resistant coating applied to all the internal parts.

The SEALS can pretty well use whatever they need, and they are not bound, as I understand it, to only use the SIG Sauer M18 adopted by the Navy across the board.

I stress that I am not a SEAL, nor do I play one on TV, just going on what I have read. The SEALS may or may not still have the Mk 25, the Glock M007 (G19M), and others in inventory, but there was a press release indicating that the M18 was replacing all of their pistols.

Bottom line, the Mk 25 is SEAL tested and approved, and while there are other guns that would serve EQUALLY well in battle, I doubt there are any BETTER ones.
 
The Mk25 in Navy SEAL service was replaced with the Glock 19. M17 and M18 are not an issue item for SOCOM.
 
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