Author Topic: SIG220's SIG 220 .45 Caliber Pisols!! -- PHOTO (Read 2868 times)

RifleLance · « **on:** November 06, 2007, 07:14:10 AM »

Since my handle in the game is SIG220, some have asked about my SIG Model 220 .45 caliber pistols.

Here is a photo of them:

The top one is a full size model 220, with 4.4 inch barrel, and 8 round magazine. The bottom one is a compact model, with 3.9 inch barrel, and short 6 round magazine, like the Colt .45 Officer's model.

Both are several years old, and made when SIG pistols were still 100% Made in Germany.

Note: I am not German, and certainly not a Nazi in any way. I just like these pistols, as they are so very accurate, and good looking. They handle and shoot great.

SIG now has a factory in America, and most of their recent production guns sold in North America now only have frames that are made in Germany, with the Slide and barrel made in the USA. SIG's are unfortunately very expensive handguns. Some of their target models cost over $2,000, and many models now cost between $800 to $1000 when purchased new. But they are worth it, in my opinion.

Lance AKA: SIG220

lazs2 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 06, 2007, 07:34:07 AM »

I like sigs fine. Like my Kimber better and my cut down Ruger Redhawk 44 even better.

If you have to have a semi auto tho.. the sig is pretty neat. I also like the HK... another german gun.

Besides the Kimber I have an EAA in 45.. it is a cz 75 clone in 45 and it is a well made firearm.. I have a 22 conversion for it and it is an easy gun to change over. 11 rounds of 45 and it has a very 1911 feel to it.

lazs

RifleLance · « **Reply #2 on:** November 06, 2007, 07:57:21 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
I like sigs fine. Like my Kimber better and my cut down Ruger Redhawk 44 even better.

If you have to have a semi auto tho.. the sig is pretty neat. I also like the HK... another german gun.

Besides the Kimber I have an EAA in 45.. it is a cz 75 clone in 45 and it is a well made firearm.. I have a 22 conversion for it and it is an easy gun to change over. 11 rounds of 45 and it has a very 1911 feel to it.

lazs

I have a number of other guns in other calibers, but the .45 Auto is my favorite, and the one that I would rely on for self-defense.

Here below is the ammo that I have loaded in my .45's You have got to see what this load will do to a watermelon!! Try it, and you will get a big kick out of it. I've yet to see any other .45 bullet with this huge a hollowpoint. It really is nasty!

Lance AKA SIG220

lazs2 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:05:09 AM »

I will try it. You should see what a 44 does to stuff tho. at 100 yards...

I have only tried cor bon in .357 in the past.. for defense I have been using the federal hydro shok in 32, 45 and 44 mag.

I will try some cor bon but the 44 stuff was not real nasty.. they don't seem to like 44's

for shooting I like to use lead and in the heavy weights.. 230 in 45 and 250 or so in 44 soooo.. I want my defense loads to use a heavy bullet so it shoots about the same point of aim. cor bon uses a light bullet.

lazs

storch · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:09:37 AM »

my brother has a 220 and it's a fine pistol. I also prefer the model 1911 and I like my kimber just fine but since I lost 1/2 of my right thumb I now carry a S&W model 649 .357 or a mossberg model 500/590 shotgun. the older I get the more I appreciate the 590 too.

lazs2 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:15:59 AM »

guess if I lost my right thumb I would probly stick with my revolvers too.. not a bad thing tho in my opinion... for a lot of things.. they are superior.

lazs

Shuffler · « **Reply #6 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:24:11 AM »

For self defense I use Hornady T.A.P. in my XD carry.

As for shooting a watermelon... they explode easily as liquid doesn't compress so it breaks the rhine..... in an amazing fashion

RifleLance · « **Reply #7 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:54:14 AM »

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Originally posted by storch
my brother has a 220 and it's a fine pistol. I also prefer the model 1911 and I like my kimber just fine but since I lost 1/2 of my right thumb I now carry a S&W model 649 .357 or a mossberg model 500/590 shotgun. the older I get the more I appreciate the 590 too.

Sorry to hear about your accident.

One of my son's best friend's just recently lost his entire middle, ring, and pinky fingers on his right hand while working at his job. All he has left now are his thumb and trigger finger on that hand. He like to shoot and hunt too, and he is only 21.

My .45's are for defense outside my home. Like you, I also like the 12 gauge shotgun. Hopefully no home invader ever tries to break into my house while I am home, as I have my FN/Winchester Tactical Auto Shotgun handy nearby in my bedroom. 8 + 1 rounds of semiautomatic 12 gauge makes even a .45 Auto seem minor in comparison.

I sure hope I never have to use it, as my poor house will probably be wrecked if I ever have to fire any shots with it. Hopefully they would just run out of my house, when they saw it pointed at them.

Here is a closeup, showing the electronic heads-up gun sight I have on it:

I keep the gun fully loaded. Just need to flick the safety off, and push the button to turn on the sight, and I am ready to rock and roll.

#4 Highbase Birdshot will do amazing stuff at close range.

Lance AKA SIG220

cpxxx · « **Reply #8 on:** November 06, 2007, 08:56:51 AM »

Sigs are expensive, my local gun shop in Galway is advertising the Sig P226 for 1,299 Euro/$1,892.
The SIG SAUER P 226 X-SIX is 2,345 Euro/$3,415

No wonder the Sig Mosquito is the best seller only 345 Euro/$500.

You have to add to cost of a permit onto that of course which makes it worse. But at least we can buy handguns which is a big change from a couple of years ago.

I know they have a factory in Germany but surely Sig is more of a Swiss company than German?

1cajun · « **Reply #9 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:14:50 AM »

I like the Sig but settled on the H&K USP .45
Very nice.

Suave · « **Reply #10 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:16:56 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
I like sigs fine. Like my Kimber better and my cut down Ruger Redhawk 44 even better.

If you have to have a semi auto tho.. the sig is pretty neat. I also like the HK... another german gun.

Besides the Kimber I have an EAA in 45.. it is a cz 75 clone in 45 and it is a well made firearm.. I have a 22 conversion for it and it is an easy gun to change over. 11 rounds of 45 and it has a very 1911 feel to it.

lazs

Does your EAA have that cool gray finish. I've heard a few foriegners praising them in .38 super, which isn't that popular here in the states. They call them Tangfolios which confused me at first untill I found out they are called EAA here.

RifleLance · « **Reply #11 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:19:25 AM »

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Originally posted by Shuffler
For self defense I use Hornady T.A.P. in my XD carry.

As for shooting a watermelon... they explode easily as liquid doesn't compress so it breaks the rhine..... in an amazing fashion

Ah, Hornady is another of my favorite brands of ammo. In fact, their 200 gr Custom load is my second choice in .45 ammo. My SIG's just happen to shoot the CorBon load a little more accurately.

I use Hornady VMAX bullets in all of my Varmint hunting ammo. And for my .270 Winchester big game rifle, I shoot Hornady ammo exclusively in it too.

They make great ammo.

Lance AKA SIG220

Suave · « **Reply #12 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:25:42 AM »

Sigs are great but like the other germanic pistol they are all business. All stainless steel. I do wish they would make some of their models with a glossy blued finish all perty like.

RifleLance · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:37:57 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
Sigs are expensive, my local gun shop in Galway is advertising the Sig P226 for 1,299 Euro/$1,892.
The SIG SAUER P 226 X-SIX is 2,345 Euro/$3,415

No wonder the Sig Mosquito is the best seller only 345 Euro/$500.

You have to add to cost of a permit onto that of course which makes it worse. But at least we can buy handguns which is a big change from a couple of years ago.

I know they have a factory in Germany but surely Sig is more of a Swiss company than German?

I don't know all the details of what happend with the various mergers that SIG was involved with. All I know is that both of my SIG 220 pistols say MADE IN GERMANY on them, as you can see here:

And I've read articles about the SIG pistol factory, again pointing to it being located in Germany.

There have been so many mergers in the firearms industy in recent decades, that they are hard to keep track of. Beretta now owns and controls so many great many European makers now.

My own FN/Winchester tactical shotgun is a good example. It has the Winchester name on the gun, but then you see further on it that it was made by FN in Belgium, and assembled in Portugal.

Lance AKA SIG220

Rich46yo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2007, 09:45:46 AM »

Ive carried the 220 for about 8 years now. Ive never once had the thing choke on ammo, and Ive put about everything thru it. The .45 has always gotten badguys attentions. They may not be rocket scientists but they know what the big hole at the end of the barrel means with a .45.