Chopping a barrel on a SiG Mosquito

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LOL. Nice catch. Love the spelling Nazi's

I removed the AZN part, necessitating the "an".

Can you shoot as well as you can spellcheck? You've got skills!

;)
 
Power Pill said:
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Dude! You rock! Thanks for the pic! Sure, it's a bit fuzzy but I can see that the barrel is in fact not as ghey looking as I had imagined it. It kinda looks like the NP-34 I have now. :)

I think the time for talk has ended. Time for me to get my butt in gear and get one of those ordered.

Thanks again guys!

Matthew

PS - where did you get your barrel cut and how much did it cost...? If you don't mind my asking.... :redface:
 
Well, there is an alternative look that you could go for rather than chopping the barrel. If you're into that kind of thing. LOL:D

it's a fake suppressor from tactical innovations.

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That mosquito (chopped barrel) looks great!

BTW: There is a fully functional slide lock on the mosquito. In fact, all the externals (except the takedown lever, which works, but differently) work just like the 226.
 
I don't think I'll buy the conversion kit as it's just about the same price as the Mosquito itself. Also, there was a SiG P229 .22 Classic for sale in the EE a few days ago and I spoke to the seller about it. He said that it wasn't nearly as reliable as he would liked to have seen. (He did mention that he didn't put a lot of rounds through it so the opinion wasn't much to base anything on, but still...) I think that the .22 conversion kits are great; IF they work well. I've heard good things about the kits for Glocks and 1911s, but in this case, I think it would better to go with a gun dedicated to the .22 round. But that's just my opinion. :D

And while the fake suppressor looks cool, I can't imagine shooting all day with that hanging off the front of the gun.

I have to agree with Contondant: "That mosquito (chopped barrel) looks great!" :D

Matthew
 
I have a mosquito sport and use federal ammo and have had no problems. Mine is even used with an older serial number and it works beautifully. I think after the break in point they are problem free and a lot of fun.
 
I'd suggest you just shop for a used .22 that has a grip angle similar to your Norc/Sig clone. For plinking and general sight skills fun something that look close will be close enough. And as you're finding a .22 conversion kit is as much or more than a second pistol.

A Ruger 22/45, S&W 22A or a Browning Buckmark all have a similar grip angle as your Sig.

EDIT:- In looking at the pics of the Sigs again I'd say that the grip angle is a hair more vertical than the classic 1911. In that case you may want to look around for a S&W 422. I got one of my own 422's a while back and found that the grip angle is a hair more vertical than my 1911 and Shadow. This hasn't stopped me from enjoying it immensely. You'll just need to be patient and hunt around for one in nice shape for around $350. This is pretty much the same as the NEW price on a lower cost option for a S&W 22A. I've seen one on a sponsor's site for sale at $340 brand new.

Something you can do is google around for images of these and other options and then overlay or line them up in a phote edit program. Then decide for yourself which should produce a grip angle and shape that is close to your Norc/Sig.
 
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mmatt said:
Dude! You rock! Thanks for the pic! Sure, it's a bit fuzzy but I can see that the barrel is in fact not as ghey looking as I had imagined it. It kinda looks like the NP-34 I have now. :)

I think the time for talk has ended. Time for me to get my butt in gear and get one of those ordered.

Thanks again guys!

Matthew

PS - where did you get your barrel cut and how much did it cost...? If you don't mind my asking.... :redface:
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My uncle did it
 
somethin else, if you get a sport version, with the barrel weight, like mine.. the barrel isn't the same diameter all the way to the end, its bigger, like it shows in the pic, but it is cut down to half the diameter before one would get to the 106mm mark, if you want a pic i'll take one later, i've thought about this before, but it would look kinda dumb.
 
Power Pill, I'm thinking of cuting the barrel on my Mosquito too. Did you have to re-register it with the new barrel length, how did you measure it so it didn't end up too short, whats a good way to cut the barrel, shoud I use a hacksaw or a cut off wheel?
The Mosquito looks better without the weight up front and is way easier and faster to strip apart.
 
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For the love of god, take it to someone competent!
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Ok, so its not as easy as it looks. I'd like to do it myself and save a few dollars, but it looks like if I do it wrong it may end up costing me more then to pay some one to have it done profesionally.

What makes this such a difficult job? Are there special tools involved?
 
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