SIG P220

Classic12 · December 7, 2021, 11:36 AM

Finally bought a .45 ACP SIG P 220 a couple of months ago for $ 750. Made in 1986.

In Switzerland the 9mm is prevalent, so you don’t see many .45s

Classic12 · December 7, 2021, 11:40 AM

I already had a 9mm (ex Lausanne police)

And a .30 Luger, both with heel mag release

I still need a nice .22

**44 AMP** · December 7, 2021, 12:44 PM

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I still need a nice .22

And a .,38 Super.

!

then you'll have the whole set!

I have a Browning BDA .45 (sig P220) that I bought in 1980. It has the heel magazine release. Yours has the pushbutton mag release and the slightly recontoured grip frame that was, in the US, referred to as the P220 "American" when it was originally released.

I don't remember exactly when that was, for some reason I was thinking it was in the 90s, but apparently not, since your gun was made in 86. Maybe yours is one of the early ones???

Nice score excellent price. My BDA is the best stock .45acp I've ever had, and its still 100% stock today. (there is some wear

). I'm a Colt Govt model/1911A1 guy, generally, but the BDA opened my eyes and in several ways, its a better gun than a standard Govt Model.

gonzogeezer · December 7, 2021, 04:09 PM

My .45 P220, which the seller thought may have been a Michigan LEO piece is from 2002 and is hybrid, German stamped slide and US frame (no proof marks).

Classic12 · December 10, 2021, 09:53 AM

Family photos of all three

euclid · December 11, 2021, 09:30 PM

The P220 is amazing. Accurate, reliable and beautifully engineered. I have a 227 and a 220 Carry. They are so good at so many things…

L. Boscoe · December 11, 2021, 09:57 PM

I have a P220 Match Elite, sorry no photo, sad to see them quit making it. One of the better shooting 45's I have.

Wag · December 12, 2021, 11:26 AM

Very very nice! My P220 is one of my very favorite pistols, both to shoot and to just look at on days when the range beckons but is out of reach for whatever reason!

--Wag--

**4V50 Gary** · December 12, 2021, 11:32 AM

Got mine in '87 and carried it for years as a duty sidearm. Night of the King Riots I began carrying two extra spare magazines and got a four magazine pouch. That gave me 41 rounds.

GaryED50 · December 12, 2021, 03:29 PM

Nice

Very beautiful piece. I love the wood grips

GaryED50 · December 12, 2021, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Classic12

I already had a 9mm (ex Lausanne police)

And a .30 Luger, both with heel mag release

I still need a nice .22

isn't 30Luger hard to find these days?

Classic12 · December 12, 2021, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GaryED50

isn't 30Luger hard to find these days?

Not here in Switzerland. I bought a lot of old stock military Swiss ammo, which was still produced until a few years ago.

The Happy kaboomer · December 24, 2021, 12:19 PM

Nice!

dgludwig · December 27, 2021, 08:58 PM

I traded my Model 220 for a Model 227 (for reasons hard to justify

). Both are great pistols, for sure.

jmstr · December 30, 2021, 01:25 AM

Classic12- Nice Find, and Nice Collection!

I did the opposite. About 6 months ago or so I found/bought a Sig P220 in .38 Super, and then got a 9mm barrel for it.

Here, the P220 in 9mm or .38Super is harder to find- especially mags and other parts.

S&W-Keeper · January 9, 2022, 09:52 PM

I have one.I really like it.

**4V50 Gary** · January 12, 2022, 12:57 PM

Not really a complaint, but when my extractor broke, Sig wanted me to send it to their custom shop for replacement. I told them I was trained by Sig as an armorer and could do it myself. Nope. I told them I was trained as a gunsmith at Trinidad. They still said nope. They wanted work for their custom shop.

I finally found another supplier. Apart from followers (to convert the seven round magazines to eight rounds) and sights (night sights from Sig), that's about the only part I ever replaced.

Ignition Override · January 13, 2022, 01:28 AM

And such nice wooden grips.

Something very similar would add appeal to my civilian P225 ( a 'real',
commercial P225, proofed in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein), and CZ PCR.

gryphon1911 · January 13, 2022, 04:58 PM

Beautiful pistol and I too like the wood grips. Thanks for sharing.

PzGren · January 13, 2022, 05:58 PM

Mine is an early one in 9x19. It was actually bought in Switzerland by the previous owner from whom I inherited it. The grips are nice.

December 7, 2021, 11:36 AM	#1
Classic12 Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2020 Posts: 696	SIG P220 Finally bought a .45 ACP SIG P 220 a couple of months ago for $ 750. Made in 1986. In Switzerland the 9mm is prevalent, so you don’t see many .45s Last edited by Classic12; December 7, 2021 at 11:43 AM.

December 11, 2021, 09:57 PM	#7
L. Boscoe Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2021 Posts: 286	SIG P220 I have a P220 Match Elite, sorry no photo, sad to see them quit making it. One of the better shooting 45's I have.

December 12, 2021, 11:26 AM	#8
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Very very nice! My P220 is one of my very favorite pistols, both to shoot and to just look at on days when the range beckons but is out of reach for whatever reason! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

December 12, 2021, 11:32 AM	#9
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Got mine in '87 and carried it for years as a duty sidearm. Night of the King Riots I began carrying two extra spare magazines and got a four magazine pouch. That gave me 41 rounds. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

December 27, 2021, 08:58 PM	#14
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	I traded my Model 220 for a Model 227 (for reasons hard to justify ). Both are great pistols, for sure. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

December 7, 2021, 11:40 AM	#2
Classic12 Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2020 Posts: 696	I already had a 9mm (ex Lausanne police) And a .30 Luger, both with heel mag release I still need a nice .22

December 7, 2021, 04:09 PM	#4
gonzogeezer Member Join Date: March 18, 2014 Posts: 74	My .45 P220, which the seller thought may have been a Michigan LEO piece is from 2002 and is hybrid, German stamped slide and US frame (no proof marks).

December 10, 2021, 09:53 AM	#5
Classic12 Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2020 Posts: 696	Family photos of all three

December 11, 2021, 09:30 PM	#6
euclid Member Join Date: July 29, 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 59	The P220 is amazing. Accurate, reliable and beautifully engineered. I have a 227 and a 220 Carry. They are so good at so many things…

December 12, 2021, 03:29 PM	#10
GaryED50 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2012 Location: Dawsonville Georgia Posts: 542	Nice Very beautiful piece. I love the wood grips

December 24, 2021, 12:19 PM	#13
The Happy kaboomer Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Posts: 226	Nice!

December 30, 2021, 01:25 AM	#15
jmstr Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2001 Location: San Joaquin Valley, CA Posts: 1,281	Classic12- Nice Find, and Nice Collection! I did the opposite. About 6 months ago or so I found/bought a Sig P220 in .38 Super, and then got a 9mm barrel for it. Here, the P220 in 9mm or .38Super is harder to find- especially mags and other parts.

January 9, 2022, 09:52 PM	#16
S&W-Keeper Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2009 Location: SE-SC Posts: 443	I have one.I really like it.

January 12, 2022, 12:57 PM	#17
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	Not really a complaint, but when my extractor broke, Sig wanted me to send it to their custom shop for replacement. I told them I was trained by Sig as an armorer and could do it myself. Nope. I told them I was trained as a gunsmith at Trinidad. They still said nope. They wanted work for their custom shop. I finally found another supplier. Apart from followers (to convert the seven round magazines to eight rounds) and sights (night sights from Sig), that's about the only part I ever replaced. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

January 13, 2022, 01:28 AM	#18
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,887	And such nice wooden grips. Something very similar would add appeal to my civilian P225 ( a 'real', commercial P225, proofed in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein), and CZ PCR. Last edited by Ignition Override; January 13, 2022 at 01:38 AM.

January 13, 2022, 04:58 PM	#19
gryphon1911 Member Join Date: January 2, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19	Beautiful pistol and I too like the wood grips. Thanks for sharing.

January 13, 2022, 05:58 PM	#20
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	Mine is an early one in 9x19. It was actually bought in Switzerland by the previous owner from whom I inherited it. The grips are nice.