New Sig 522 owner

[02Caltaco]

Im new to firearms and to this forum, this looks like a great forum with lots of good info so I decided to join. I own a tokarev tt-33 handgun that I acquired from my grandfather but have never fired it, I would like to someday. Anyway I decided to purchase a rifle, for my use I felt a .22 rifle would be fine and the fact that ammo is cheap made the choice even easier. I went with a sig 522 classic based on the style, and from the reviews I've read it sounds like a decent shooter. I have about a week before its mine but I'm looking forward to it.

There aren't many gun dealers nearby so I went with big 5 and probably paid a little more than I needed to. Looking on some of the forums I see people have baught these from as low as $299 and quite a few under $400. Its a little late but do you guys know any dealers in the Monterey-San francisco area selling these for under $400?

I also would have preferred the swat model but big 5 didn't have them and unless I found a really good deal on one I really didn't want to spend more than I payed for the classic. I did call sig hoping that the quad rail might be something I could purchase in the future at a reasonable price but no luck, I was told they have to install it at a cost of $299, not gonna happen. Have you guys ever seen the sig quad rails come up for sale?

[nastyhabts26]

I'm sure for a fraction of that cost you could have a Gun Smith install an aftermarket rail system.
The nice part is you would get to choose what rail you wished to have, not just what Sig offers.

[Zartan]

Enjoy it!

[02Caltaco]

Enjoy it!

Thanks, Im sure it will be fun. For now all I have is this rough tt-33, some day I would like to have someone go over it, clean it up, buy a box of ammo and keep it around for home protection or pop a couple targets occasionally. Ill post a pic of the plane jane 522 when I get it in 7 more days.

[chucksolo69]

I have one and really like it. Mine is a first generation so it did not come with sights. Also mine had the old recoil spring rod and had to be upgraded by SIG to the new type. They sent me one of these for free and it took all of 5 minutes to install. I have a Leapers 4x RGB tactical scope on mine and it is a tack driver. Mine has NEVER failed on any ammo whatsoever.

[bubbala]

love my 3 week old baby. i'm guessing you got the same version from Big 5 like i did.
get the 3 piece rail set from sig $20 +$12 for shipping.
i put a tru glow red/green dot on it.
turners had them for the same as Big 5 's sale price. $449:00

[02Caltaco]

love my 3 week old baby. i'm guessing you got the same version from Big 5 like i did.
get the 3 piece rail set from sig $20 +$12 for shipping.
i put a tru glow red/green dot on it.
turners had them for the same as Big 5 's sale price. $449:00

Yep $449. I guess near the end of march big 5 had a coupon that would have nocked another 10% off that price, i thought about holding out until that deal came around again but couldn't wait. I was told by a manager the day before buying it that they included the 3 piece rail kit, unfortunately I think he was mistaken, the salesman and I didn't see it in the case.

How do like that red/green dot and what are the details?

[Smin]

I paid $460ish for mine but I got the 20" barrel. As far as the rail goes, I plan on eventually putting a Samson Quad Rail on it. That's the only one i've found that makes one specific to the Sig 522 other than the one Sig sells.

I don't get mine until next week but i'll post pics once I get it.

[KB24FREAK]

I was in the same boat as you. I ended up buying mine at Big 5 as well. I was lucky when I purchased it because I have a 10% coupon which saved me tax. Ive ran about 1000 rounds in 2 weeks so far. I would go for the samson rail. It looks nice and pretty simple to put on. I will also eventually put one on my sig too. Here is a picture of mine.

[02Caltaco]

I was in the same boat as you. I ended up buying mine at Big 5 as well. I was lucky when I purchased it because I have a 10% coupon which saved me tax. Ive ran about 1000 rounds in 2 weeks so far. I would go for the samson rail. It looks nice and pretty simple to put on. I will also eventually put one on my sig too. Here is a picture of mine.

Lookin good, did yours come with the sig rails? What else do you have on it?

[rchow17]

You can do what I did and buy the Samson Star 522 rails from brownells for $160.

[KB24FREAK]

Lookin good, did yours come with the sig rails? What else do you have on it?

I bought the sig rails seperate. I have a utg tac light and a utg tactical bipod. they hold up pretty well because of the minimal recoil. Also im running a weaver 1-4 scope and a vortex sparc not shown.

[02Caltaco]

So, I decided to go back and talk to the manager that told me the rails were included, glad I did because it turns out they are including the rail kit with the purchase of the 522, for some reason the other salesman didn't know about it even though it's been a promo at least in that store for months. That sweetend the deal a bit.
While I was there I noticed the hk416d was on sale, down from over $700 to $589. I don't know anything about the gun but it felt nice and looked pretty bad ***.

[02Caltaco]

Finally got to pick it up yesterday, I hope to get to fire it soon. When I looked at it in store I thought I saw a sling in the case, maybe not. Do these usually include a sling? Also no sticker, bummer lol. It has the lock,manual,small tube of lube,sights,larger but pad, 10rnd mag,and the rail kit they threw in.
Heres a couple pics, in the bottom pic you can see the non removable flash hider.

[victorr]

Nice! I have the exact same rifle and have enjoyed shooting it with no issues whatsoever since day 1. Not picky with ammo or anything!