SIG Sauer P226 X-Five Ruby

Most P226 X-Five pistols leave the Mastershop in nickel, black, or stainless. This one wears ruby red across the entire frame and slide, and that alone puts it in a different room. The finish is deep and even, a true competition target pistol dressed in a color SIG built in small numbers. The tribal scrollwork etched into the slide above the SIG SAUER address adds the final touch that marks it as a Ruby.

Underneath the color sits the full X-Five package. The single-action-only trigger breaks clean, with the adjustable trigger stop visible ahead of the bow, and the geometry is set up for precision work at the range rather than carry. The slide carries fine cocking serrations front and rear, a fully adjustable target rear sight pairs with the front blade, and the beavertail frame keeps the bore line low. You get the extended ambidextrous safety and the oversized magazine release that X-Series shooters know.

The grips are where it really comes together. They are hand-filling walnut target panels with an adjustable palm shelf, figured nicely and contoured for a repeatable hold. Against the ruby frame, the warm wood reads like a deliberate pairing rather than an accessory. The barrel is the long X-Five tube, chambered in 9mm, and the slide is marked Made in Germany with the Exeter NH importer line.

Worth noting: this is German Mastershop work, the bench-built side of SIG Sauer, not a production-line gun. The fit between slide and frame is tight, the controls move with intent, and the whole pistol feels assembled by someone who cared.

It comes complete with the original factory box, the manual, and the factory test target. For a collector chasing the X-Five variants, the Ruby is one of the harder colors to run down, and a complete example with its paperwork is the one you want on the shelf.