"safety is king when it comes to the military" spoken like a true LT

GT: "I consider myself to have pretty average hands." Me: They're just the right size to hold my heart.

The placement of the tang is to keep the hand inline with the placement of the finger on the trigger so that it points naturally. A Glock has a high tang and a lower trigger and the angle of the grip matches that. So the SIG is designed to shoot along the line your index finger would point, while the Glock shoots at a different angle than your index finger points. The cost is the muzzle flip

Bought a 320 compact as a companion to my 365 for carry. But after shooting 700 rounds through it, it’s now my carry gun. Love the ergonomics, accuracy, and consistency. Fantastic weapon.

GT: "If you're not using a safariland system, you're pretty much wrong" Me: "yeah yeah absolutely Safariland..." * casually kicks my Uncle Mikes holster under the rug"

Seeing this reminded me how much they need to add you as an operator in modern warfare

As a Coastie who used the 1911, m9, and p220 you're right. No one cares about our opinion lmao

This video and the video with you comparing the M18 and the Glock made me actually purchase the M18 I absolutely love the sig such a solid weapon to carry

GT is the markass brownlee of the gun world. 'so I've had this gun for about 2 weeks now, and I've only fired 40,000 rounds so far'

"the Coast Guard also adopted it, but who cares" Coasties: _sad violin_

I’m no expert, but I’ve been shooting many different handguns for a while. And in my opinion, Sig nailed it with the P320. I specifically have the M17, and no other handgun feels more natural or is more accurate for me than this gun. I can confidently shoot it fast with good groups and the ergonomics are perfect for me. The army and marines made the right choice in my opinion.

Its really impressive and professional how you go over your relationships with each company.

I zoned out, but I heard you say "Finnish issues" a few times. I know they aren't always helpful to our causes, their culture and practices may seem strange, and they are often aloof and stoic, but the wood elves can be powerful allies when our goals align. We should work harder to gain their trust and have them as friends in the coming battles.

"The US Coast Guard also adopted it, but who cares..." ...savage...

Being an Armorer myself I can tell you that the finish does scratch super easy on the Sigs. We have had ours about a year now and they look like we have had them for ten. Great handgun I love it so much that I went and bought a m18 myself. Any time I am off duty that is my carry gun. As far as the finish goes tho, not a fan.

Daddy Garand in a 1 night stand: "we're going tip to butt"

Army: new gun please Sig: ok Marines, Navy, AF: we want a shorter one Sig: why Marines, Navy, AF: because

“Haley Strategic, not my dad” Oooo sounds like someone got yelled at for having a messy rooooom.

shot guns before with my parents, the very first gun I ever got was a sig P320/M18, I absolutely love it. Great reliable gun for both beginners; reliable and handles great for experienced shooters still one of my favorites

I have the x-carry and m18. X-carry never had a single issue. M18 had three stove pipes, 2 or 3 failures to go back into battery and a couple times the slide locked back when it wasn't supposed to all within the first 50 rounds. I took it home left it dirty but oiled the crap out of it even though it had factory lube on it. I worked the slide a bunch while watching tv. Also loaded the mags completely overnight, then went back out to the range, zero issues and none since, coming up on 2,800 rounds.

Airforce JTAC: I don’t understand why they would use such bulky sights. Later sees Marines using pistol as a hammer on next deployment. Marines: I really like these sights.

GT: that's about the only thing marines are good at. Marines: *continue eating crayons* GT: disappointed dad sounds.

I use a P320 compact for my EDC and I love it.. I put well over 5k rounds through it at the range and absolutely no problems.. stock no attachments.. great 9mm pistol I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Am I the only one who finds the sound of the gun coming out of the holster oddly satisfying? Lol😂

13:51 The fact that you flashed a quick "rah" in the top left literally as I said it in response to your joke was really unnerving.

"US takes 30 years to switch pistols" Canadian Army: Laughs in 80 year old Browning Hi-Power

I finally got to pick my M18 up. Already put the Wilson grip on. It completely transforms the gun. Super comfortable, slimmer, and it has stippling in all the places you’d want. It is so comfortable to hold and get a good grip. I highly recommend the Wilson combat grip module. There is something you got wrong though. Yes the screws for the plate and sight mount from underneath, but if you put a red dot they mount on the top at lease the Leupold Delta Point Pro does. I know because I installed one on mine already.

I just bought the m18 a couple weeks ago and so far I really like this pistol, I have noticed the finish is wearing a little fast but I think it gives it a cool battle worn look

GT: "Marine corps i trust, you guys are good with guns." Me: Having horrible flashbacks to the armory.

GT: What is the M17/M18? Sig: The best military handgun ever made. DOD: The "best option" through "testing." Anyone who has ever served: The cheapest bid for a military contract.

I’m extremely grateful for the wide variety of firearms that are available nowadays. At the same time, I like simplicity and lasting designs. I’m mostly a Glock guy, but I like seeing new guns.

Just a note: the OEM frames come in at around $40-$50 depending when you get them and in what configuration you get them. The X-carry grip with tungsten is the one that costs ~$250.

first guy to turn a stippled gun into their armorer is going to be remembered by the men in his unit for a generation

GT: "The grip is better if you have a smaller hand." Me: Well, I have big meat eater hands ... but I've been putting a death grip on a small thing my whole life so the standard grip should be perfect.

This guys speaking cadence is a mix of shatner and American psycho

20:07 the music... a light breeze... the chill going down my spine........ Damn, Flannel Daddy... You know exactly how to drive me wild...

No one: Absolutely no one: GT: Big Daddy Unlimited *BIG DADDY UNLIMITED*

There were no Ron Jeremy’s harmed during the making of this video

Howdy youngster, I think I figured out how to reduce the ware on the sig17-18 and the rest of them to boot they are using modular holsters right and the modular holsters are made of kydex right take two strips of loop fabric (as in hook loop ) and place one on each of the insides of the modular holster where the pistol comes in contact to reduce friction on the sides of the pistol

Sig finishes wear across a lot of their models. I call it the "sig smile" when it develops. It's fine.

Everyone wants to make fun the coast guard until they're sinking in the Bering Strait

This is by far my favorite air-soft channel, how long does it take to edit in the sounds of actual handgun noises? (loading, unloading, firing) It’s so real sounding!

My experience with the accuracy of the M18 has been phenomenal. On day one of finally getting to shoot my Sig M18 I was able to hit 6" steel plates on the tree stand at 35 meters with ease. Typically I can only do that with a 1911 and on my good days with the m&p 40. I was however using Swiss P Mil Surplus ammo so that could have played a role as to why I was able to shoot the M18 so well on my first day out with it.

20:06 I never noticed that he actually puts on that melody from Ghost so quietly when we 'ghost' the trigger... smooth.. damn smooth.

When I was a little boy, my grandfather took me shooting for the first time. He had a garand and I will never forget watching him load it. We shot at some empty flower pots for a while. I still have one of the shells more than 30 years later. After he passed in the early 90s I learned he traded a German over/under he took as a war prize for a surplus garand. We tried for years to hunt down the over/under after he passed; never found it. He was 36th Texas, 143rd and served from Salerno through Anzio, Motecassino, Rome, Southern France, Vosages all the way to occupation. When I first saw your video name, it made me think of watching him load his garand. I thought his thumb was gonna get ripped off. Can't lie either, as a little boy that 30-06 boom made me a bit nervous before shooting.

As a Marine, I'm offended. We're not just good with guns. We also pay the most child support, and can survive for months on cheap beer and jalapeno cheese. Beat that you long-haired, flannel wearing hippie!

rear sight was part of the optics plate because the ARMY is goofy and wanted to use the delta point pro with the iron sight on board.

Threw the Wilson Combat grip on mine, flat trigger, and the Sig slide with mounted new Romeo X Pro red dot and it just will not miss...plus looks badass.

"The Marine Corps I trust. You guys are good with guns. And that's about the only thing I trust you with" Uh .... excuse me, but we are fucking amazing with a box of crayons.

GT: you can mount anything on the M18 ME: *nervously*......"anything?" GT: ANYTHING

We Marines are like a fire alarm, "Break Glass in Case of War". This beats the hell out of the 1911 45's we carried then! The rest of the time no one wants us around. Try an amphibious landing 250K North of the Arctic Circle. Been there, done that in early winter in the Narvik area of Norway. It was 41 years ago, and I have a lot of memories of that exercise........ Semper Fi fellow Marines.

Not sure if it is corrected here , but US Army MPI (Military Police Investigators} and CID (Criminal Investigation Division) will be issued the M18 as one of their EDC. Also every US Army MP doing undercover work will be allowed to carry the M18 instead of the M17. Also General officers from all services with stars on their collars will be carrying the M18.

As using and teaching the m18 for the Air Force for the last year, there are a few things I like about the pistol. BUT, we have found that the front sight has been falling off and sliding around pretty often. So we have to replace them quite a bit and use locktite when doing so. Hopefully Sig fixes that. Also we have found when disassembling, the guide rod will sometimes get pinched by the takedown lever and get messed up. It’s an easy fix, for someone with gun experience, but less mechanically inclined people are thrown for a loop with that. Lastly to keep this comment kinda short, because I could write a whole article on this, our shooters tend to shoot very low. The m9 used normal focusing on front sight and rear sight method. The m18 is similar, but it’s more of a combat sight where you should use the dots on the sights instead. That’s not a bad thing really, but we have been teaching it different or the last many years. So having our shooters using the dots instead of the actual sights has been a learning curve. Sorry for the novel of a comment! Just have a fair amount of opinions over the last year having this pistol In Service.

>hears daddy's "if you ever..." >*subscribes*

Just found this channels and it's amazing lol. Love the info and humor. This dude is having fun 😂

Been having a tough time deciding over the G19 and the Sig M18, nearly 6 months now and mannnnn I don’t know why but the Sig M18 just cranks a smile outta me. Thanks for the review. I’ve watched this video 3 time already 😂

The muzzle flip on the M18 is a little like my level of love for Daddy: way more than it should be but manageable with proper handling.

GT: “We’re gonna go tip to butt.” Me: *Sweats excitedly*

Not all the NAVY shoots very little. We were shooting at least once a week up at Pendleton. Good ol MSRON 5 for ya

766 rounds through my M18 with no malfunctions what so ever. This pistol is legit a sweet shooter.

What color crayons pair well with this sidearm?

Its ironic, because I asked one of my Marine frienda the other day, how many crayons could he eat in one setting. And he said about mmm18.

I used to run a Glock 29 Gen3 as my everyday carry. Now i have the M18 due to price for 10mm ammo and how hard it is to find. I have a wilson combat frame on my m18 and I love it. Plus it has the flared mag well which making reloading a lot easier. I also have 4.5 lbs trigger which is so nice. The trigger reset on mine is truly amazing also.

Heads up for the lefties out there, the slide release on the right side doesn't always like to cooperate and may require a bit of extra "umph" to release properly. I've seen it where the right side is all the way down and out of the way of the slide, but the left side is still blocking it from moving forward even though the slide releases are not separate pieces of metal. No idea why this happens, but just a heads up.

The Air force's new side arm is a Starbucks Soy latte? But they are thinking about changing again. . . . . .It's got too much of a kick. 🙄

@10:56 "I have had no issues with ejection." Just wait until you get a little bit older...

This is my weapon! My first (it will not be my last). I named her Rosita and we are very happy together!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Watching in 2024 after purchasing my first handgun. the M18 (P320 compact) as i carried the m17 for a year in service and I fell in love with it.

Those Sig slides are stainless so there isn’t a big chance of rust. In addition, the screws coming in from the bottom just hold the plate, you will screw the Deltapoint or Romeo1 pro in from the top. The frames are $45.00, the Wilson Combat is $65.00 and the tungsten infused X5 frame is $200.00 to $250.00 depending on where you order from. Good review.

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I got a Sig Sauer P320 that I run a Romeo 1 on. Brilliant. Never had any issues with 3500 rounds through it. Quite happy.

Don't have a M18 but I love my axg. The bigger metal frame is way comfortable

GT 2020: "Looking cool isn't the most important thing". How things have changed.

Only flannel can make me come this fast

DeltaPoint Pro on the M18 is perfect. It's amazing.

The *SIG M18* Owned the exact pistol only in black. It was called the SIG P320C with a manual safety (I never used the safety though). I also own the SIG 2202 & an old school SIG 228. ALL 9mm pistols. *_Here is my take,_* The older SIGs where great, accurate & reliable. They complicated to gunsmith if you do your own like me. But good old tech. pistols. I bought the SIG P320C in January 2020 because I heard it had a great trigger & was going to be the US Army's new sidearm. I took the SIG P320 to the shooting range and shot about 400 rounds after a couple of visits there. Observations - The SIG P320 is very reliable with no malfunctions after 400 rounds - This gun is fairly accurate - The "good" trigger I did not care for as it was too smooth with little feedback. - The trigger & firing pin assembly are overly complicated with a lot of small parts/springs to lose - The stock night sights were OK but too small to see for me *_Result_* Sold the SIG P320C and bought a Glock 19. Picking up the Glock tomorrow. IMO the Glock is a better all round firearm with a better trigger for me as I love the reset (audible & tactile). Stay frosty

"Finally Glock, who couldn't give less a shit about me." Same.

When you sit on the toilet to watch daddy garand only to notice you ran out of toilet paper *looks at the cat*

"if you ever looked up a gun because of call of duty, go ahead and hit that subscribe button" Damn bro I got called out hardcore

Honestly this gun has little to no recoil and is perfect.

Last time I came this early my girl left me.

Yo, do a compilation of pulling the m18 out of that holster… so satisfying

As Veteran of the United States Marine Corps I'll take that compliment! Semper Fi

"no issues with ejection" "fat rear sights" and all this happening in the "wet, wet pacific northwest" the best things come in threes, keep talking that dirty slang GT

Marines: Where is the picatinny rail for my crayon box?

I just bought m17 and I love it. I use it for work and personal carry.

Marsop in the marines adopted the glock 19 like the seals

Army: adopts full size M18 Marines: let's get small one

If you’ve ever watched a garand thumb video to hear his newest “if you’ve ever” quote, go ahead and hit that like button..

The mini "RAh" had me dying of laughter.

A little finish wear on a sidearm is actually sick. Especially if you really enjoy the gun itself. Makes you appreciate and value it even more🤷🏼‍♂️

"If you ever looked up a gun because of Call of Duty..." Why you gotta call me out like that Daddy xD

If you’ve ever had to abruptly leave a social setting to go return some video tapes Go ahead and hit that like button.

11,000 rounds through my Sig Sauer m18 with no issues. Very reliable and accurate pistol.

I just figured out the problem with the lunky back sights on the M 18. It’s because, in the long run, the military has no intention of those sights being in place. The long run is for an MOS optic. And when you mount that, particularly the “Sig” Romeo one pro, the rear sight disappears and goes back into the oblivion case because it can’t be remounted. So you end up with the optic in the rear and a front sight. How do I know, you ask? It is because I just found out the hard way on my M 18.

"If the internet knew about your branches new pistol before you did, go ahead and hit that subscribe button"

I love it when Daddy dresses up for work

Garand Thumb, i highly enjoy your videos. Professional with just the right amount of humor. Thanks for putting in the work. I dont know if you've done a video on the CZ P10-C or not, but I'd love to get your take on it. I have one and love it. Great pistol to me, but its my 1st and only pistol so.....what do i know? Anyway, keep up the good work.

Love the review, but I'm a Sig guy and a retired/recovering Marine, so what do I know. I would comment on the "ok" trigger...the vast majority of the people carrying this weapons system are not IPSC shooters, and with the rest of the ooh-ahh cool stuff on the M17/M18 platform, a match trigger really doesn't matter to the average GI! I can hear it now on the range: "Gunny, my trigger reset is kinda mushy!"...feel free to insert any typical Gunnery Sergeant reply to this comment! SFMF.

Magazines are expensive for the SIG? *laughs in H K.