Sig P220 w/ .22lr slide

[kAnJii]

Hey all, found a P220 with .22lr slide for under $600. I am really interested in this combo because it is so difficult to find the .22lr conversion kit. Should I go for it? Also, is the .45 slide the only option for this pistol?

[trashman]

I had only middlin' success with the Sig 220 conversion kit. The problem is the magazines - they're plastic, and so the metal mag catch wears 'em down and they won't stay seated when the slide moves in/out of battery.

Sig even smithed on my mag catch (on their dime) to improve reliability with the conversion kit but to no real improvement.

--Neill

[1911Operator]

if the frame can handle 45acp i say go for it!

[leelaw]

You'll only be able to get it in a PPT. The P220 in .22lr is not on the roster.

[advocatusdiaboli]

I had only middlin' success with the Sig 220 conversion kit. The problem is the magazines - they're plastic, and so the metal mag catch wears 'em down and they won't stay seated when the slide moves in/out of battery.

Get the aluminum upgrade follower from Sig Power--it also holds the slide back after ejecting the last round. Here. I upgraded my magazine and it works perfectly. Jeff is fast to fill the order and get it to you--worth the price for me. The metal catch is not wearing mine down--yet. I am going to look at it tonight to see if I can interrupt the wear with something. Wish someone would make a metal magazine for it.

[trashman]

Get the aluminum upgrade follower from Sig Power--it also holds the slide back after ejecting the last round. Here. I upgraded my magazine and it works perfectly.

It's a useful mod but doesn't improve the lifetime of the magazines...

Wish someone would make a metal magazine for it.

Yep.

--Neill

[9mmepiphany]

It's a useful mod but doesn't improve the lifetime of the magazines...
--Neill

...but it does improve the life expectancy of your barrel if you don't count rounds

[kAnJii]

You'll only be able to get it in a PPT. The P220 in .22lr is not on the roster.

So,should I stay away from this pistol?

[leelaw]

So,should I stay away from this pistol?

Unless you are getting it via PPT, or you have a roster exemption, you can not get it.

[advocatusdiaboli]

Unless you are getting it via PPT, or you have a roster exemption, you can not get it.

And it has to be the right kind of PPT--either inter-family or a non-Roster Cal-registered gun here for 30 days before re-sale--to avoid the Roster restriction. So, either wait and see if McDonald goes our way and then what happens to the Roster, get something on the Roster, or exempt as above.