The Truth About The Sig Sauer P365 XL: 1000 Round Review 

Him: Talk dirty to me Her: whispers* trigger reset Him: ohhh... Knee buckles*

I don't know who needs to hear this, but this might help someone in reference to maintenance. I've had my XL for about a month. I have the model with the paddle safeties. I took it apart and cleaned it, scrubbing in down and then running it through the ultrasonic cleaner. When I lubed and reassembled it, during the safety check, the safety lever got stuck in the on position. What this means is that if that happens, you can't disassemble the gun. I fiddled with it enough I was finally able to get it off safe. Inspection revealed that the safety lever bar was completely dry...I hadn't gotten any oil to it, which caused it to lock up. After oiling that bar (and the holes in the frame it passes through), and working the safety a few times, it started working as it should again. Not super important, just an FYI. Might help someone else.

Love my P365XL. I swapped the grip for a Wilson Combat grip with tungsten weights. Huge difference! Also added a Holosun 407k green dot. This is my favorite in my collection

I have personally owned and carried this gun, and shot it of course. I loved how smooth it felt, the grip was perfect for my medium sized hands, and the ammo capacity was right on target for what I wanted in a ccw. The night sights are fantastic, I really had no complaints for the first few hundred rounds. Awesome gun, I feel it's worth the price tag

Love this gun. It is so accurate it’s unbelievable. So comfortable to carry I just can’t say enough about this gun. My new EDC.

I just bought this gun about a week ago and I love it. I have researched Sig for years before finally deciding to buy this and I'm happy I did. Right out the box I knew It was the one for me.

So my first thought when purchasing and shooting the XL is that the grip was tiny for my hands. I have L/XL glove hands and the only thing that made the grip manageable on the XL was attaching the Hogue grip. It really filled my hand nicely and my pinky did not feel out of place. I really like how the XL shoots and it’s easily getting the most carry time in my rotation. Great video as always!

I can honestly say I never thought of "reset" that way but now it will be our "safe word"😂

Just bought this for my first gun buy ever. I pick it up in a few days and can't wait (got a 3 day delay AFTER buying it at the store...bummer). Can't wait to break it in and I've heard it's an awesome EDC. Update: Had this for almost 2 months and I absolutely love it. Perfect for edc, I'd highly recommend it to anyone. The only issue I've had with it, I tried to install my romeozero red dot myself and ended up stripping one of the iron sight screws VERY easily. One started turning easily the other (I thought was doing the same) stripped in less than one turn. So be VERY careful if you're planning on installing your red dot.

I'm just getting into the firearms scene and I love your channel. Informative and entertaining. I purchased a Sig P320 compact last weekend. Haven't gotten to shoot it yet. Unfortunately, I live in an area where I will have to find time to go to a range to practice. Too populated around me to shoot in the backyard. Anyway, thanks for the great, honest content.

Coming from someone with smaller hands, it's one of the most ergonomic guns I've ever picked up. Now that I know it works as well as it feels I'm definitely picking one up.

Just picked this up tonight. Very tough choice for me to make between it and the shield 2.0. The dealer had it for $30 cheaper than anyone else. The feel, sights, capacity won me over. Now to wait for sunlight tomorrow to run it! Another great video, keep them comin', sir!

Great honest review. The SigP365XL is a VERY good EDC pistol. I have one and agree about the grip size issue. The compact size to round capacity is awesome. I placed a Holosun 507K on my pistol. It's an awesome EDC choice.

True, everything you said! Terrific review and some darn good shooting by the entire HO family! I bought one of these mid-October and it is just the perfect carry pistol for me. Yes, it’s almost able to transition to home defense and I’m sure many will do so. An all-around terrific shooter with nicely manageable recoil that really needs no changes out of the box. Importantly, to me, it doesn’t need to use magazine extensions to get a full grip. And love that flat, 90° break trigger! I’ve been waiting most of my life for this gun. At 67yo you can imagine what I started out carrying. A 5 shot Chief’s Special Airweight; a POS that NOBODY wanted to practice with. I could shoot the P365 all day, it’s so enjoyable. I’ve also been able to clear the deck of most of my small single stacks thanks to the P365XL arriving at about the same size as my PPS M2 (but with better weight distribution). It’s amazing.

The 365XL with extended mag has been my EDC for the last 1.5 years and at almost 6k rounds only 1 malfunction. Shot the first 2,500 rds without cleaning and that when I had the malfunction. I have shot at least 12 different brands of ammo; brass and steel case; 115gr. , 124gr. And 147gr. With no issues

Traded my P365 for the XL with Romeo 🔴 red dot and it is a fantastic shooter. Red dot helps as my vision isn’t what it used to be. I love the straight trigger as well. Put 1500 rounds through mine with zero issues.

I agree with your takes on this pistol. I just picked it up recently and I think it's a great little carry piece.

"is it weird that you just turned me on when you talked about reset" might be the greatest thing ive ever heard in my life.

Excellent video, very informative. Thanks for taking the time to post this video.

I love your banter. God bless the reset.

This gun is what I carry. I think its perfect for those with short fingers small hands but still wants the accuracy of that little longer barrel. It's hard to find a small gripped gun with a longer barrel.

With True Precision offering threaded barrels, Icarus Precision making custom metal frames, and red dot options, it’s really a great platform. Became my year round carry.

Bought this today. So excited. Picking it up next week

Quite an excellent review Brother! You've definitely covered all basis on this piece...Kudos!

Putting the normal p365 grip module on this gun seems like the best combo, and I really like the fact that can be done without any permanent modification.

I have this gun as my carry pistol and I love it

Just upgraded from a ruger lc9 too this , Absolutely love the mag capacity and grip feeling , The night sights are also a plus.

Great review. Others who post videos aren't as thorough as you. Well done. It is a great gun; especially to those of us who are huge Sig fans. I love my P365XL. Love it. I have not had one issue with it in over 2 years (and over 1500 rounds). The small grip problem that you mentioned several times is true (I had the same issue), but is easily addressed. Just put a Hogue rubber grip on. It'll cost less than $25 and it makes a world of difference. Thanks for your video.

I really appreciate your shooting skills, it'd be great if you made some educational videos about how you shoot, as in for example when do you shoot with one eye and when do you shoot with both eyes, how to shoot with a single hand, basically videos about the fundamentals of pistol shooting and such, maybe on rifles too. p.s love your videos.

That's the best I've seen Mrs. Honest Outlaw shoot a gun on the videos where she's appeared behind the trigger.

Starting about 6:35 - I'm not the only one to comment, but that's the best part of any gun review ever...

Good day, I saw your review of the SIG P365 which scared me a bit because I had just purchased a P365XL. This review allayed my fears. My P365XL suits me perfectly because I have small hands. All I added is an extended mag release. My SIG has been flawless. It shoots better than I. I'm encouraged, I'm improving. Thanks for your videos!

I just bought the XL grip/frame for my p365. I love having flush fit mags and being able to do dry fire practice without removing the follower from one of my 12 round mags

It would have been weird if you weren’t turned on

Been carrying it since April 2020 and it's been flawless, with both xl grip and 365 grip and trl6.

Great review love sig can never go wrong.

I usually watch your reviews within A day or 2 of the bell ringing. One of the things that really like about this review is that you clearly mentioned the diminutive size of the grip. I struggle to put my hand inside Magpul 3XL shooting gloves. So, I really appreciate the input on the size of the grip. I found that I could not hold the 365 because my forward supporting hand thumb extended beyond the end of the barrel so I had considered the XL. However, now knowing how small that grip is, I'm putting that idea in the "round file" too.

good info

Your reviews are top teir and very informative. You helped sway me away from the Shadow Systems CR920 by stating it's not 100 % reliable. You also swayed me over to a New Sig Sauer 365 xl by this review. Thanks for all your hard work and God Bless You

I will be buying. Thanks for the thorough review.

Have to agree. It's been really hard for to justify carrying anything else since I got the P365XL, esp. since I put a Swampfox Sentinel optic on it.

Very funny interaction with the Mrs. I’ve been waiting for the jury on this gun. The original was just so small that I found my support thumb crazy close to muzzle (XL gloves are generally not long enough in fingers for me) in the stores and then the firing pin issues arose. This could be the magic mix of improvements to get a really concealable size. Nice review. Thanks to both you and KS.

Just got one today! My 4th Sig over the years, love em, still have my P6.

Wife just purchased it and loves it. She is 5'2 110 lbs and conceals it no problem. I must say i enjoy carrying it as well.

I’ve had the 365XL for over a year now. Installed Wilson Combat grip module and the tungsten weights. Grip fits & feels better in my larger hands and with less felt recoil. Definitely recommend the Wilson Combat grip module!

My absolute favorite pistol on the market for edc. I myself have larger hands as well, switched to the Wilson combat grip module and I can shoot this thing like a laser now. Just adds enough to the grip for me to get both hands on it. I was a Glock 48 guy but this is on another level for comfortability and shootability. Love it

Your videos have the absolute best videography.

Thanks for the review. First time buyer and getting my CC permit. Review was helpful especially bc I was dead set on getting the 365 and didnt know an XL existed.

I got to check this out at my local gun store, and it's the perfect size for my little girl mitts! It's really hard to find a gun that sits in my hands so perfectly.

This was helpful. As a woman, I have small hands. I’m gonna try this one at a range soon. I want a new gun and wanna try tons out before I spend $500-$800.

I have small hands and this is the FIRST gun that I held that actually felt right. I Love it.

Great review, you covered all the pertinent points and the reference to your larger hands and ensuing issues is well stated. I recently acquired this pistol. I have wide hands, shorter fingers, this thing fits well. The trigger is not as good as I'm used to, though others have stated it is very good. I'll work on that. Your assessment is spot on with my limited experience with this pistol. It reinforces the reliability I expect from Sig.

Adding an optic is really easy, I just put a new one on last night. The RomeoZero is obviously what it was designed for, but other micro optics like the Holosun 407K also fit perfectly.

After watching dozens of videos on the P365XL I think the general consesus is this is the CCW gun to purchase UNLESS you have really big hands

Had no idea youre from iowa. Makes me even happier to follow.

Dude your shooting is impeccable 👏🏻

My EDC with the 15 rd mag. Love it

I have the P365X and it is fantastic, I initially went with the Hellcat to replace my M&P Shield as my daily carry gun and I really enjoy the Hellcat and chose it over the original P365. I don't care for the slide length of the P365XL, but the P365X is to me the best of both worlds! It's got the flat trigger, optics cut, extended beavertail and longer grip of the XL, but the short slide of the original. I have the Holosun 407k and it's a much better red dot than the Sig Romeo Zero! Great video as always!

Amazing video as always.

Always love to see Mrs. Honest Outlaw shooting the pistol you are reviewing and sharing your passion for firearms.

Whats funny is, i saw this pistol pop up in my yt feed, thought it was pre’ cool but was ultimately uninterested. Next thing i know, im in my local shop, picking up some of that sweet sweet 9mm and what do i see for sale? A brand new p365 xl equipped with the remeo zero for $799. Lord forgive me for i have sinned. Now it’s in my holster, on my waist. Took it to the range, put it thru some boxes of 9mm, ultimately satisfied. Gdi.

I recently purchased the XL and at the 3 and 7 yard my grouping was about 3 inch circle, got a little sloppy at 15 yards but overall extremely accurate.

Really good review. Thanks!

Love your channel! New subscriber! Thanks for the great content.

Thanks for the review. I am considering picking this up for as a warm weather EDC. Carry a p320x carry now.

I'm a smaller framed guy, about 5'4" and 135 pounds, and this gun was the only one that I could comfortably hold as well as conceal. Wish there were more 9mm options out there for smaller people, but this is the only one at this point and I carry it almost everyday. Also, hello from another fellow Iowan!

Top 5 gun reviews. Thank you!

I am definitely sold on this pistol. The P365 already feels very comfortable in my hands even though it is a little small since I have large hands.

as always, great review! I love my XL with the exception of the trigger pull. Too much take up, not very crisp break. But that doesn't deter me from loving the gun....

Excellent feedback thanks, exactly what I was looking for. How about a comparison with the new G48 single stack as I believe dimensions are very close.

Oh my goodness. I laughed so hard at the trigger reset turning him on comment.

Great shooting in the video!!!

This is my favorite gun. I love it for EDC. I love the grip and the trigger on it, but I have very small hands.

You mentioned in your G48 review that you’re planning on doing a G48 vs G43X vs G43 comparison... I think you should throw the P365XL in the mix!! The XL slots between the G48 and G43X (size wise).

Great review, thanks so much

Ima be Honest i always get excited for new videos 👍🏽

Fit my hand like a glove, loved it! I have the Glock 19x and tried to use for concealed carry. Just too big. I shoot well with it, however I wanted something that conceals better yet still shoots well and good mag capacity. The 365XL is perfect for me.

It's somewhat strange how the reset felt long to Mrs. Outlaw, the consensus on the XL is that its a short reset, I wonder if it's the way the flat trigger breaks that made it feel weird to her. Always good to see different perspectives.

Excellent presentation. Thanks

Great review.

Definitely would like to see a head-to-head between this and the G48

I don't know if they did a redesign or not since this video, but I picked up an XL recently and I'd say it has the very best striker trigger I've ever had.

I carried this gun for a little over 2 years now(replaced my shield 2.0), while I really have no complaints, the grip is just too small for my hands. I picked up a shield plus and the 365XL will now go back in my safe. The shield is a better gun for me...not saying the 365XL is not a great gun, but the shield is better, for me. I cant tell you how much I appreciate your channel, my fav channel for gun gun reviews hands down!!

Bought this sig a while back. Prime cc so far; put upwards of 400-500 rnds through so far. No double feeds, no misfiring. The trigger is something I highly recommend updating, me personally, something just wasn't right. Had to update the romeo site for a swampfox green dot, I can grab the site-picture quicker for some reason. But all in all, I definitely recommend this sig.

Have you tried it with the Wilson Combat P365XL Grip Module?

I carry the p320 compact carry and I love it, but I'm a sig guy anyway. With the p320 compact carry it has a heavier slide but is very accurate with a 3.9 in barrel and the had grip is perfect fit for my hand. Not really a fan of optics I'm old fashion using iron sights. Glad to see you reviewing sig instead of the mainstay of Glock videos. Just wanted to say thanks

Would love to see the P365XL vs Walther PPS M2 as I think they are the leaders in this plus sized sub-compact segment. Like your wife’s opinion on their shootability and control. Keep up the great work. Love the channel.

great review! got one love it!

Just caught a glimpse of that CZ DWX BY Dan Wesson/CZ - oh my!!!!! Sorry I know it’s off topic!!

The XL isn't necessarily the "next generation" of the P365. It's just a larger version of the same generation gun. The first few production runs of the P365 had some issues in a small percentage of guns. Those have been corrected in later production runs.

I know this is a late comment but she looked super comfortable with the 365 xl, that gives me confidence because I was looking for a gun for my wife and I think this is what I'm going to go with. Thank y'all

Got the p365 micro compact 12+1 in my birthday for Edc and a great tulster oath iwb holster never been happier with this purchase

I personally think critiques like “grip is small” or “can’t get a good handle on it” are superfluous. The gun is designed to be small and compact, you can’t expect a nice-fitting grip for most people on this type of design.

Great shout out to KSGunguy. He is a great reviewer and definitely should have more subs.

I like this video. your factual and don't beat around the bush with silly RU-vid antics, way yo go !! thumbs up. i have this firearm for CCW and your right on point with your review.

Good job, oh, I enjoyed that bit of humor with the reset thing..lol

I feel like you might be lying to me by the video title. But, I’ll watch just to check. 🧐

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Trigger reset, I cant believe you said it but it made my day.

I have large hands. I put Talon wrap on rubber grips on my 365XL.. problem fixed. Gun is fantastic and with the 507k sight, maybe the best EDC I've owned in 20 years. Also, very good reset, I can get three shots off very fast. Enjoy!