Sig 220 Question

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I am in the market for a new .45 (tried a glock 21sf...great gun but learned I am NOT a glock guy and sold it) and am thinking about the Sig 220. I have a 226 9mm which I love. Is the 220 grip a lot wider then the 226? Also, is it as "flippy" as the 9mm or does it have more of the ".45 push"?

If not a 220 I am considering a kimber or STI 1911.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with me.
 
the grip isn't too much wider, i own a sig 220 and i love it. it is a beefy gun though, i like that. i don't find it flippy as 9mm, great shooter! i would recommend finding someone at your gun range and try it out!
 
Wider?? It should be narrower. 220's a single-stack.

I used to own one, in 9mm. Felt slimmer than the 226s I'd handled around the same time. As for recoil, I've never fired a 220 in .45, but if they all have aluminium frames like mine did, expect a .45 ACP 220 to be quite a bit flippier than an all-steel .45 ACP 1911.
 
Interesting...I would not have guessed it to be thinner from the pics I have seen and I just figured bigger caliber bigger grip. I actually put thin aluminium grips on my 226 so that is a vote for the 220. I saw a beautiful one on the EE that I let get away when I bought the glock....so full of regrets now!
 
sorry, i was the first nutjob to reply to this post. i have a sig p220 elite, i guess my grips are much bigger, feels that way to me. I'm expecting my SIG p226 Blackwater Tactical from Questar and day now :D can't wait!!
 
newshot said:
Interesting...I would not have guessed it to be thinner from the pics I have seen and I just figured bigger caliber bigger grip. I actually put thin aluminium grips on my 226 so that is a vote for the 220. I saw a beautiful one on the EE that I let get away when I bought the glock....so full of regrets now!
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I "might" be willing to sell my P220 Elite, all stainless, under 500 rounds, purchased it in August. I'd have to wait until my sig 226 combat and blackwater tactical gets here to make a firm decision if will sell or not.
 
sold both!!! :puke::eek:

what do you have now? did you replace them with something else?
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I kept the Beretta 92 Inox and the 1911 (pic below) and just got a nice polished stainless CZ 75 :) (but I used the Sig money to buy a .308 precision rifle)
 
florin79 said:
sorry, i was the first nutjob to reply to this post. i have a sig p220 elite, i guess my grips are much bigger, feels that way to me. I'm expecting my SIG p226 Blackwater Tactical from Questar and day now :D can't wait!!
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The elite has those beautiful rosewood grips, they probably are thicker. I was thinking of getting the Sig Blackwater 1911 from Questar but it is a bit expensive for its reputation compared to other 1911s.
 
newshot said:
I am in the market for a new .45 (tried a glock 21sf...great gun but learned I am NOT a glock guy and sold it) and am thinking about the Sig 220. I have a 226 9mm which I love. Is the 220 grip a lot wider then the 226? Also, is it as "flippy" as the 9mm or does it have more of the ".45 push"?

If not a 220 I am considering a kimber or STI 1911.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with me.
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I find the 220 grip to be less fat (wide) than the 226, but slightly longer along the long axis of the gun, front to back.

Recoil is more of a push.

Very nice pistol.
 
I have both P226 9mm and P220 classic (will buy 45 barrel next year. As all have said, grip is thinner on P220 and I like that over P226. P220 fits my hands better.

Sigs are great. That is all I can say. Fed my P226 with almost 1500rds so far in under 2 weeks... 1/2 were my own cast boolits out of WW. I'm going to fire exclusively cast bullets for now b/c it's dirt cheap! Costing me only $2.50/box. I don't in the least feel guilty unloading 10rds probably just under 3 seconds. I would go faster but I would likely miss paper and RO is going to beat me up. But when I get better, I will go all out. :)
 
IM_Lugger said:
I kept the Beretta 92 Inox and the 1911 (pic below) and just got a nice polished stainless CZ 75 :) (but I used the Sig money to buy a .308 precision rifle)
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Really? From sig to a beretta? I always loved the appearance of the beretta, but never felt it anywhere close to the same league as a Sig Sauer.
 
john777 said:
I have both P226 9mm and P220 classic (will buy 45 barrel next year. As all have said, grip is thinner on P220 and I like that over P226. P220 fits my hands better.

Sigs are great. That is all I can say. Fed my P226 with almost 1500rds so far in under 2 weeks... 1/2 were my own cast boolits out of WW. I'm going to fire exclusively cast bullets for now b/c it's dirt cheap! Costing me only $2.50/box. I don't in the least feel guilty unloading 10rds probably just under 3 seconds. I would go faster but I would likely miss paper and RO is going to beat me up. But when I get better, I will go all out. :)
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i don't think it's that much more for FMJ bullets, i was always afraid to use cast bullets because i thought it ruined the barrel :( i guess you just have to clean it well after shooting.
 
florin79 said:
i don't think it's that much more for FMJ bullets, i was always afraid to use cast bullets because i thought it ruined the barrel :( i guess you just have to clean it well after shooting.
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My cost for plated is about $8/box. After firing 300rds at the range, I was shaking my head b/c I had a nice inventory of cast bullets. I didn't even pay for the lead. LOL!

FWIW, I'm using Liquid Xlox (no name brand for Lee Alox). 2 coatings of that stuff and very little leading after 350rds. I'm trying a 3rd coat to see if I can get zero leading. I scrub it for under 1minute and 99% of the crap is gone. I let it soak in Hoppes 9 for 24hrs and clean barrel for 10-15mins to get rest out.

Only down side to cast bullets is some smoke, but for the savings, I'm all for cast and hope to be shooting them outdoors soon. Indoor ventilation is pretty crappy at my club. But they claim the filters are clogged and due for a change. Well, duh, I think it should be changed before that happens, but I'm a noob member, so I don't want to say anymore. I'm saving my plated for special occasions. Casts are more accurate than me and besides the smoke, feels no different compared to plated bullets or factory.

Hey, on the bright side, I think barrel replacement is about $300, well at least for a Sig 9mm. You'll get your $$$ back pretty fast with cast. :) Anyhow, I don't think lead will mess up your barrel. Just a pain to get lead out if there's major fouling. Actually should provide longer life compared to FMJ. Only hassle is if you get major lead fouling (like not seeing the rifling - can be dangerous too) and if that happens, there is something wrong anyway and shouldn't keep shooting.
 
I have the P220 Elite in stainless. I find it no more flippy than any other pistol with a giant metal slide reciprocating with every shot. You want something that doesn't flip, get a revolver. :D

Seriously, I found my P220 about the same as a friends P226 for flippiness. But I will say the recoil is definitely the push of the 45. To me they are two seperate things. One is the tendency to flip the noce upwards, and one is the tendency to push back. But don't take my word for this, I spend way more time with my revolvers than my pistol.
 
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