so, some opinions on the sig 220

[enbloc]

She does have a helluva lot of buttons and levers...

 

[John4166]

P220 is one of my favorites, got an older German model. The newer E2 grip feels better. They are very accurate and reliable. Mine doesn't cycle the semi wad cutters very well, the newer ones do. It shoots every other style bullet fine.

 

[BarnBuilder]

Sig P220 family P245, P220, P227, P220 10mm

 

[Racenet]

You're probably the only person in america that likes that trigger, but to each their own. It's too bad it
couldn't have been like the HK LEM but chances are they would have had to violate a patent or something in order to
do it.

Could be.

 

[Varmint]

Sig P220 family P245, P220, P227, P220 10mm

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bottom left is Legion? Looks happy to see you.

 

[Asaltweapon]

I think I have a problem. 220 in 45. 226 & 239 in 40. 230 in 380 365 in 9 and Mosquito in 22 Missing is the 228 living out of state.

 

[citoriguy]

bottom left is Legion? Looks happy to see you.

Bottom right definitely is.

 

[BarnBuilder]

Sig P220 family P245, P220, P227, P220 10mm

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Top Left 220 Top Right 245 Bottom Left 220 10mm Bottom Left 227

 

[citoriguy]

This thread made me take mine out for a solid cleaning. Mind you, it hasn’t been shot in a couple of months, but I still felt like a good spit shine was in order.

 

[Eugenio.FV]

So to add to this, if you wanted to get a 10MM, and were torn between either a:

1. P220 Legion 10mm DA/SA, because I love my P226 legion

or a

2. Springfield Armory TRP 10mm (6" slide), which I would of course name Mjölnir!

Which one would you choose and why? I kinda feel that for a SAO, there is no match to the 1911 system, so i might as well only consider the P220 DA/SA. It would be mostly a range / camping gun. Also, are there any aftermarket p220 extended mags that reach 10 rounds?

 

[hminsky]

I had a P220, and had two problems. 1. the trigger pinched my index finger when I pulled it. I solved that by putting in a flat trigger.
2. I could never shoot it as accurately as I shoot the 1911

I never figured out why I couldn't shoot it well, and eventually traded it for another 1911.

It's a great pistol, I was just not able to take advantage of it. I didn't have enough range time to spend to learn to shoot
it accurately. I figured if the 1911 was just working for me, I'd go with it.

 

[Eugenio.FV]

I had a P220, and had two problems. 1. the trigger pinched my index finger when I pulled it. I solved that by putting in a flat trigger.
2. I could never shoot it as accurately as I shoot the 1911

I never figured out why I couldn't shoot it well, and eventually traded it for another 1911.

It's a great pistol, I was just not able to take advantage of it. I didn't have enough range time to spend to learn to shoot
it accurately. I figured if the 1911 was just working for me, I'd go with it.

There is no other pistol im as accurate with as my 9mm 1911. Other than the target sights looking to destroy my slingshot hand, its a perfect gun.

 

[citoriguy]

So to add to this, if you wanted to get a 10MM, and were torn between either a:

1. P220 Legion 10mm DA/SA, because I love my P226 legion

or a

2. Springfield Armory TRP 10mm (6" slide), which I would of course name Mjölnir!

Which one would you choose and why? I kinda feel that for a SAO, there is no match to the 1911 system, so i might as well only consider the P220 DA/SA. It would be mostly a range / camping gun. Also, are there any aftermarket p220 extended mags that reach 10 rounds?

I‘m a huge fan of 10mm. I’d love to try the Springfield in addition to the 220 variant.

 

[teamRR]

So to add to this, if you wanted to get a 10MM, and were torn between either a:

1. P220 Legion 10mm DA/SA, because I love my P226 legion

or a

2. Springfield Armory TRP 10mm (6" slide), which I would of course name Mjölnir!

Which one would you choose and why? I kinda feel that for a SAO, there is no match to the 1911 system, so i might as well only consider the P220 DA/SA. It would be mostly a range / camping gun. Also, are there any aftermarket p220 extended mags that reach 10 rounds?

No aftermarket 220 mags I'm aware of in .45 or 10mm (maybe a pro mag or some other junk exists that I discounted)..

You are stuck w/ 8 rounds in the 10mm and 10 in the .45, max. Which is stupid since 10mm is like 12% smaller in diameter or something like that.

This is kinda a general Sig downfall - aftermarket adoption is very low and you are always stuck with mostly expensive proprietary stuff when it comes to Sig. Even something ironed out like an AR, I think magpul has special disclaimers about fitment w/ some Sigs.

I like DA/SA w/ a decocker, naturally safe without anything to get confused about under pressure.

 

[moojpg2]

P220 is one of the greats, right up there with the 1911, cz75, browning high power, etc.

One of the few pistols you can pretty much count on right out of the box.

 

[citoriguy]

I had a P220, and had two problems. 1. the trigger pinched my index finger when I pulled it. I solved that by putting in a flat trigger.
2. I could never shoot it as accurately as I shoot the 1911

I never figured out why I couldn't shoot it well, and eventually traded it for another 1911.

It's a great pistol, I was just not able to take advantage of it. I didn't have enough range time to spend to learn to shoot
it accurately. I figured if the 1911 was just working for me, I'd go with it.

No aftermarket 220 mags I'm aware of in .45 or 10mm (maybe a pro mag or some other junk exists that I discounted)..

You are stuck w/ 8 rounds in the 10mm and 10 in the .45, max. Which is stupid since 10mm is like 12% smaller in diameter or something like that.

This is kinda a general Sig downfall - aftermarket adoption is very low and you are always stuck with mostly expensive proprietary stuff when it comes to Sig. Even something ironed out like an AR, I think magpul has special disclaimers about fitment w/ some Sigs.

I like DA/SA w/ a decocker, naturally safe without anything to get confused about under pressure.

I don’t know why I didn’t catch this last night, but there are original Sig 10-round mags. Hard to find, but they are out there. I don’t know if they’re available in 10mm though. My Glock 40 has 10 round mags.

 

[mav]

I love my SIG as much as I love my Glock.

 

[teamRR]

I don’t know why I didn’t catch this last night, but there are original Sig 10-round mags. Hard to find, but they are out there. I don’t know if they’re available in 10mm though. My Glock 40 has 10 round mags.

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They are not hard to find but like I was saying they are only in .45 - the 10mm version is max of 8.

Also are kinda dumb, unlike other Sigs they didn't even bother to make them match the grip. But at least they offer them in .45.

Normally a Glock 20 or 40 holds 15.

 

[citoriguy]

They are not hard to find but like I was saying they are only in .45 - the 10mm version is max of 8.

Also are kinda dumb, unlike other Sigs they didn't even bother to make them match the grip. But at least they offer them in .45.

Normally a Glock 20 or 40 holds 15.

I should’ve qualified my statement with “in Massachusetts.”

 

[Rustyst]

I had my folded, nickeled, 220, .45acp for 30 years. Like yours, with 7 or 8 round magazines and no matter the ammo, It never malfunctioned . Not even one time.

You are right Dennis, that nickeled 220 is a great gun, I’ve never had an issue with it. I don’t know if you did trigger work to it, but it’s got a sweet trigger.

R

 

[M60]

You are right Dennis, that nickeled 220 is a great gun, I’ve never had an issue with it. I don’t know if you did trigger work to it, but it’s got a sweet trigger.

R

The single action on that Sig 220 is super smooth. I'm glad you are enjojing it.

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Big heavy single stack low capacity design from the 80's..

 

[MFSP101]

Have a the two tone version in 45. Wanted the Stainless elite but was hard to find in Ma when I was looking. Fun gun to shoot and comfortable.

 

[teamRR]

Update on my 220 legion..

Last time I took it out for a more scientific test, marked the mag upon 1st failure.. all 3 failures in about 200 rounds were with the same 10 round mag.

So it is appearing that although originally there was a higher failure rate across all mags, between the Sig polishing job and break-in, the original problem with the gun is corrected and now I'm down to one defective magazine.

 

[bmac10]

I've had one @ 10 years. Always shoots, very accurate.

 

[617mike9c1]

Sig P220 family P245, P220, P227, P220 10mm

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So jealous of that P227.

 

[teamRR]

So jealous of that P227.

Saw one on armslist today, nh, new in box

 

[617mike9c1]

Saw one on armslist today, nh, new in box

Thanks for the heads up but I haven't found a FFL in MA (yet) that would do the transfer because it is not an item on Hitler's list.

 

[teamRR]

Thanks for the heads up but I haven't found a FFL in MA (yet) that would do the transfer because it is not an item on Hitler's list.

Sucks - honestly though in MA I don't know what you get from a 10 round 227. The 220 has a more reliable (theoretically) single stack and narrower grip... now if you have the larger mags, different story.

 

[617mike9c1]

Sucks - honestly though in MA I don't know what you get from a 10 round 227. The 220 has a more reliable (theoretically) single stack and narrower grip... now if you have the larger mags, different story.

I guess the real answer is my safe has "space". If I ever come across one, it would probably just be added to the collection since it is too big/heavy to lug around.