Either is a fine choice. If you will be working for an agency, what do they want you to carry? If that isn't a factor, choose the one that feels best after trying both at the range prior to starting your academy.

As far as teaching you to shoot, they will do that there, and "learning" anything now (other than safety issues) might just have to be "unlearned" based on how they want you to do it. That is what the academy is for.

If you have not yet shot the Sig P226 then order the E2 grips from Top gun supply (cheaper) and put them on yourself, simple to do. Then shoot it a lot and then you can send it to Sig later for the mods if you still want them.....see which pistol the Academy recommends, I personally believe the Sig will be much safer in stressful situations but that is subjective........JJ

The police academy requires us (students) to be reasonably proficient in shooting with both the dominant hand and the non-dominant hand which means for me both my right hand(dominant hand) and the left hand (non-dominant hand). I've shot the Glock 21SF .45, SP 2022 9mm, and the P226 9mm, and I have yet to find any range within a hundred miles of South San Francisco, California that has a P226 DAK .40 or .9mm. I have not found anyone (person or company within 100 miles) that has both a Glock 21SF and a P226 DAK .40 or .9mm or even just a P226 DAK .40 or .9mm just to take a look at or at most try out at a range. I have not personally cleaned the Glock 21SF, because I've had it professionally cleaned.

The DAK system, Reduced Reach Trigger, and the E2 Grips are not mods in the context of something outside of the manufacturer's purview but manufacturer's options straight from Sig at http://www.sigsauer.com/upFiles/CmsC...list_03-12.pdf

With the DAK system, there is no decocking involved.

I'm self-sponsored, so I'm paying for it all. This means that I supply my own handgun in addition to buying my own equipment, uniforms, etc.