What would you do? Buy a 2nd p220??

Cowboyfromhell · June 27, 2021, 09:39 AM

So I already have a 2010 Sig p220 with a rail and frame made in Germany but slide and gun was assembled in u.s.
Yesterday I saw in my lgs a safe queen German made p220 still in original box with test targets,etc. Circa1985 with 2 mags $999! It had all the proof marks under nose of barrel. Im not an expert but Im thinking this is a good deal? It looks almost brand new no joke. What would you guys do?...I already own a p220. Do I buy this one if its a good deal mind you, and sell my 2010 railed u.s. model? Do I keep both? Do I forget about it?....I am currently trying to hunt down a ma complaint 229 but can't find any and I know if I scoop this German p220 up then I will find the 229 but just spent the cash......decisions, decisions.... Arrrgh!

shurshot · June 27, 2021, 09:47 AM

Buy both another 220 and the 229 when you locate one. I love my LEO trade in 220 .45. Prices will only go up in the future.

TunnelRat · June 27, 2021, 04:03 PM

To me it’s not worth $999. It may be worth that to some collector out there. I have owned a number of West German and German P series SIGs with proof marks and the original boxes. I didn’t pay that much, but supply might have dried up. If you want another pistol just to have a spare of the same model I understand as I do the same myself, but you should be able to find a shooter P220 for less than that. That said I am saying this as someone that is not a resident of MA. The market there may be different.

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lamarw · June 27, 2021, 05:23 PM

I have two. One was a Police Trade-In, the ST in the picture, from Scottsboro, Alabama. I paid $556.00 for it in Feb. 2012. I purchased the Nitron P220 NIB for $573.35 back in Aug. 2012. There is a significant weight difference between the stainless steel and the nitron.

BarryLee · June 27, 2021, 05:30 PM

If my budget allowed and it was what I wanted I would buy it and keep the existing gun. Lots of people have several variations of the same basic gun. Example: Berretta 92s, 1911s, etc...

dgludwig · June 28, 2021, 02:22 PM

As much as I like the 220, I like the recently but inexplicably (other than I guess they weren't selling well, for whatever reason) discontinued Model 227 even better.

June 27, 2021, 09:39 AM	#1
Cowboyfromhell Member Join Date: August 7, 2016 Posts: 57	What would you do? Buy a 2nd p220?? So I already have a 2010 Sig p220 with a rail and frame made in Germany but slide and gun was assembled in u.s. Yesterday I saw in my lgs a safe queen German made p220 still in original box with test targets,etc. Circa1985 with 2 mags $999! It had all the proof marks under nose of barrel. Im not an expert but Im thinking this is a good deal? It looks almost brand new no joke. What would you guys do?...I already own a p220. Do I buy this one if its a good deal mind you, and sell my 2010 railed u.s. model? Do I keep both? Do I forget about it?....I am currently trying to hunt down a ma complaint 229 but can't find any and I know if I scoop this German p220 up then I will find the 229 but just spent the cash......decisions, decisions.... Arrrgh!

June 27, 2021, 04:03 PM	#3
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,426	What would you do? Buy a 2nd p220?? To me it’s not worth $999. It may be worth that to some collector out there. I have owned a number of West German and German P series SIGs with proof marks and the original boxes. I didn’t pay that much, but supply might have dried up. If you want another pistol just to have a spare of the same model I understand as I do the same myself, but you should be able to find a shooter P220 for less than that. That said I am saying this as someone that is not a resident of MA. The market there may be different. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

June 27, 2021, 05:30 PM	#5
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,965	If my budget allowed and it was what I wanted I would buy it and keep the existing gun. Lots of people have several variations of the same basic gun. Example: Berretta 92s, 1911s, etc... __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

June 28, 2021, 02:22 PM	#6
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,487	As much as I like the 220, I like the recently but inexplicably (other than I guess they weren't selling well, for whatever reason) discontinued Model 227 even better. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

June 27, 2021, 09:47 AM	#2
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	Buy both another 220 and the 229 when you locate one. I love my LEO trade in 220 .45. Prices will only go up in the future.