Where is the Sig SP2022 love?

[ArmedGinger]

Even before the handgun ban I never seen too many of these. Personally I believe it's one of the best sidearms I've ever owned out of the hundred or so over the years I've purchased.

Not a whole lot of "aftermarket" support for it although it doesn't really need anything.

 

[zupermann]

IIRC, did the US Army order some of these for their tank crews?
If this is the pistol I'm thinking of, they were probably the least expensive/reasonably priced SIG out there at the time. Significantly cheaper.

I should've got one when I had the chance, but never seemed availble here after the first lot came in.

 

[pirate604]

These are fun little pistols. I tried to grab one before the ban but the only ones I could find were in .40

 

[scotteboy]

Nice pistol.
I have a first model P75 and i can see the family resemblance.
I like that grip.

 

[ArmedGinger]

IIRC, did the US Army order some of these for their tank crews?
If this is the pistol I'm thinking of, they were probably the least expensive/reasonably priced SIG out there at the time. Significantly cheaper.

I should've got one when I had the chance, but never seemed availble here after the first lot came in.

Yes, 5000 were ordered for Armored Vehicle Crews. The largest purchaser of these was France though, over 250,000 were purchased. These are primarily used by Police Officers in various countries.

They were the cheapest Sig Sauer handgun you could buy and one of the most accurate. Everything you wanted out of the P226 for example buy lighter to carry due to the polymer.

 

[DaveMachine]

I thought I saw some nuclear security types with these in Ottawa circa about 2010ish. Not sure what exactly they were, I specifically recall da/sa poly framed SIGs and these seem to fit the bill.

 

[robab]

Had one , shot it a bit and sold it. Seemed like budget polymer 229 option for folks who didn’t want to shell out the bigger money.

 

[Winz]

I don't think there was anything wrong with the SIG Pro models (eg SP2022) but it was always a bit of a stop-gap design that was verging on being outdated by the time it was released.

The SIG P22x (classic) and X-model pistols still have their followers in the shooting sports but largely fell out of favour as a duty-carry pistol. The Sig Pro was theoretically a good option being polymer but became even more short-lived with the quick introduction of modularity from the P250 just a few years later and ultimately a preference towards striker-fired polymers.

 

[del3840]

Have the 2022 in 9 and the 2340 in .40, with hard to find laser, dependable, reliable, handguns.