Why Not Get a Sig P220?

[bsg]

or any of the calibers it has been made in....

-Brady

[thawein1856]

So went to the range and you were all right... why not get one. =) loved it. I shot it great at 7 and 10 yards but need more practice at 15 and beyond. Good weight to it. Wish it was a bit heavier but I will be adding one to the safe very soon. Looks like it's about 4-6 weeks for the equinox so now I just have to wait... BOOOOOOO! Thanks everyone for the feedback.

[tacticalniko]

My first Sig was a 229R .40 cal. And by far my favorite! I was never really into .45 cal as I have small hands. But then... On a whim I rented a 220R just to try it out. OMG! Now I own a 220, 220R and 220 Combat and have no plans on stopping there. I definitely got the SIGNESS!!! I shoot all the 220's better than any of my other guns and haven't had a single malfunction with them. An awesome gun.

[Nihonto Chicken]

No Cigar

After reading so much good press on the 220, I dropped by a local shop to check one out. The DA pull was long and grungy, but no problem, I was willing to ignore that, but was really interested in the SA pull. It was creepier than Nancy Pelosi in fishnets. Sorry, no cigar. All I can say is that it wasn't quite as bad as the SA pull on the CZ 97B I tried, which visibly cammed the hammer back. Sticking with 1911s for now.

[RobG]

You can't judge the trigger by squeezing a NIB gun. It gets smoother with use or Gray Guns can work wonders.

[bsg]

RobG is correcto mundo....

-Brady

[kimo308]

Look for a P220ST all stainless. It's even better than a regular P220. You get the heft plus less recoil.

[BHPFan]

Look for a P220ST all stainless. It's even better than a regular P220. You get the heft plus less recoil.

Very true. It is even much tougher and Heavier Duty than the regular P220 plus it is one of the softest shooting .45 ACP pistols.


To the OP, the reason why not get a SIG P220: You will get SIG-ITIS (you will want another SIG P220 and/or another SIG), which can be very expensive to treat.

[tonelar]

I love my 1911s. I've had some of them for over 25 years.

They put lead downrange with old school reliability and accuracy.

In the late 80's I bought a W German mfg'd Sig SAUER P 220.

It shot so well that if I were 100% logically minded,
I'd have sold my 1911s decades ago.

[bsg]

the SigNess goes on....

-Brady

[ALOC]

I see a 220 in my future!

[themailman]

Anybody wanna trade a black slide for my stainless slide?....

[bryan28]

I have a standard P220R and a .22lr top slide made my Sig. It has made my accuracy jump leaps and bounds! Trigger on DA and SA are decent enough for me. Great gun, very reliable and accurate. I only wish the trigger reset was shorter.

I am planning on getting Hogue grips because the factory grips aren't that good. Do you guys who have Hogue use the finger-groove grips or the non-grooved? And why? I think i would prefer the grooved grips but i have small-medium hands.

[jumpthestack]

I have a 220 Equinox. I'm happy with it, it runs great now, although I had to send it back to SIG because of extraction issues. One thing I've read a lot of people recommend is to put a few layers of clear nail polish on top of the front TFO sight to keep it in place. This is just about TFO sights in general, they sometimes pop out.

The more I think about it, the more I'm not a fan of DA/SA triggers though, just because of the difficulty in mastering both trigger pulls and the transition between them. I've moved on to having a Dan Wesson 1911 as my favorite handgun.

If you want something different, check out the HK45, (not on the California roster, but we can dream).

[liketoshoot]

I am a sigaholic, I HAD a P220 SS (older made in Germany) excellent gun, shot good but did not feel as comfortable as my 1911’s.
I have nothing bad to say about them, but it just did not fit ME right.
Enjoy yours they are nice.