New-to-me Sig P220's

bigghoss · January 28, 2013, 04:01 PM

Went by a LGS and they had these bad boys. Paid $1040 OTD. Just picked them up an hour ago so I haven't shot them yet. Probably won't get to until my reloading gear shows up so I can load up some .45, so probably like a month.

Oh yeah, W. German goodness!

915A · January 28, 2013, 07:41 PM

Nice man! I'm looking for a good .40 or .45 myself up here in the Springs.

bigghoss · January 28, 2013, 08:36 PM

Yeah, I'll probably end up selling one or trading it for a W. German 9mm. Don't really need two but I couldn't find another anywhere online for under $700.

rebs · January 28, 2013, 09:11 PM

are all thee sig P220's made in Germany ?

bigghoss · January 28, 2013, 09:20 PM

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Are all thee sig P220's made in Germany?

I only have two and they're both W. German. The top one was made in '92 and the bottom in '95.

BGutzman · January 28, 2013, 09:38 PM

Sweet!

bigghoss · January 28, 2013, 10:49 PM

So the hammer on the '95 gun was behaving unusually; rattling, bouncing when dry fired, and sometimes not resetting so I knew something wasn't right. Detail stripped the frame of that gun and the hammer return spring was broken. I figured since these guns are about 20 years old they could both use all new springs. While I'm at it I think I'd like to upgrade to the newer hammer strut assembly so I can install some factory slim grips. The '95 gun also has dead night sights so I might drop the coin to replace those down the road. The '92 guns has good night sights that are probably 70-80%.

LockedBreech · January 28, 2013, 11:13 PM

That's good classic fightin' steel. Make sure all the springs are fresh like you mention and they'll be as good as new.

mach1.3 · January 29, 2013, 07:03 PM

I love Sig as well. My favorite is a P220 full size. It's accurate, reliable and best of all .45ACP. I don't own any Sigs manufactured prior to 2002, so no W. German steel. Good luck with your newly purchased handguns.

January 28, 2013, 04:01 PM	#1
bigghoss Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,623	New-to-me Sig P220's Went by a LGS and they had these bad boys. Paid $1040 OTD. Just picked them up an hour ago so I haven't shot them yet. Probably won't get to until my reloading gear shows up so I can load up some .45, so probably like a month. Oh yeah, W. German goodness! __________________ I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.

January 28, 2013, 07:41 PM	#2
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	Nice man! I'm looking for a good .40 or .45 myself up here in the Springs. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

January 28, 2013, 08:36 PM	#3
bigghoss Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,623	Yeah, I'll probably end up selling one or trading it for a W. German 9mm. Don't really need two but I couldn't find another anywhere online for under $700. __________________ I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.

January 28, 2013, 09:38 PM	#6
BGutzman Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2009 Location: Frozen Tundra Posts: 2,411	Sweet! __________________ Molon Labe

January 28, 2013, 10:49 PM	#7
bigghoss Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2006 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,623	So the hammer on the '95 gun was behaving unusually; rattling, bouncing when dry fired, and sometimes not resetting so I knew something wasn't right. Detail stripped the frame of that gun and the hammer return spring was broken. I figured since these guns are about 20 years old they could both use all new springs. While I'm at it I think I'd like to upgrade to the newer hammer strut assembly so I can install some factory slim grips. The '95 gun also has dead night sights so I might drop the coin to replace those down the road. The '92 guns has good night sights that are probably 70-80%. __________________ I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.

January 28, 2013, 09:11 PM	#4
rebs Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2012 Posts: 1,594	are all thee sig P220's made in Germany ?

January 28, 2013, 11:13 PM	#8
LockedBreech Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,302	That's good classic fightin' steel. Make sure all the springs are fresh like you mention and they'll be as good as new. __________________ Beretta PX4 .40 - Colt 1968 Detective Special .38 Spc. - Ruger LCP .380 - Daniel Defense M4V1 Carbine 5.56 - Ruger 10/22 .22LR - Remington 870 Express Tactical 12GA

January 29, 2013, 07:03 PM	#9
mach1.3 Member Join Date: February 6, 2012 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 68	I love Sig as well. My favorite is a P220 full size. It's accurate, reliable and best of all .45ACP. I don't own any Sigs manufactured prior to 2002, so no W. German steel. Good luck with your newly purchased handguns.