Sig Sauer P220 10mm: Your impressions

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Zaydok Allen

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Greetings,

It seems no matter what I do, my interest in the 10mm cartridge keeps growing. I've never fired a 10mm. I have no need for a 10mm. I can't even afford to buy a gun right now, but it seems it's an itch I am going to have to scratch eventually, or I will end up in an institute.

I'm particularly interested in the Sig P220 in 10mm. I'm not interested in a 1911 in 10mm, OR A GLOCK, so please don't spend time making those suggestions. I have a 1911, and I like it very much. But in my mind, a 1911 should be a 45 or a 38 Super. The P220 is what I am interested in.

I've handled three of them now in different shops, and I keep coming back to that gun. However, I'm interested if anyone has actually shot one of them, and if so, could you please give me your impressions, both positive and negative. Please specify if it was a SAO or a DA/SA version.

I know the responses will likely be few, but I'd just like a little first hand knowledge.
 
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Look at a Glock 29 10mm, small & light enough to conceal, w/a trigger job a delight to shoot. Add a Storm Lake barrel--it will handle all the NUCLEAR loads.

Sigs have too high a bore axis to suit me & I don't like DS/SA trigger pull.
But your the one that's going to shoot it, not me, so its up to you to decide.
 
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Look at a Glock 29 10mm, small & light enough to conceal, w/a trigger job a delight to shoot. Add a Storm Lake barrel--it will handle all the NUCLEAR loads.

Sigs have too high a bore axis to suit me & I don't like DS/SA trigger pull.
But your the one that's going to shoot it, not me, so its up to you to decide.
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I have absolutely no interest what so ever in a Glock. I don't like them and won't buy one.

Sigs do not have too high of bore axis for me.

I'm looking at a full sized, 5" barrel, all steel gun, and your suggestion is to buy a polymer framed sub-compact, despite the fact that I stated clearly I was interested in a specific model gun? Gee, thanks for the help.
 
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One post before a thread about a particular handgun make and model got a response recommending ... a Glock. New THR record?

As a SIG aficionado of wide renown, it's amazing that I have not yet included the 220 in 10mm into my inventory. It's coming, though.

A good buddy recently picked up the 220 Hunter (SAO) in that weird new camo pattern, and it's freakin' awesome! I shot only forty or so rounds through before he wrestled it away from me.

I've had the Glock, a Delta Elite and an EAA Witness -- the SIG P-220 is 10 is a masterpiece; the size and weight tame the recoil so well, it felt like shooting a .45 to me. Standard superior SIG ergonomics, excellent sights and typical superb SIG pistol accuracy. Other than the fact that it's a honkin' big pistol, the only con I could come up with would be the price tag.

I want one. I'd prefer one in Stainless, though ... I thought SIG was going to put the 220 10mm out as a Stainless Elite, which would be cool.
 
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One post before a thread about a particular handgun make and model got a response recommending ... a Glock. New THR record?

Since a 1911 was mentioned by the OP I thought he would be interested in opinions on other pistols. I see you don't think he was.
 
Thanks for the info Old Dog. It's good to know they are living up to my expectations, at least anecdotally.

Sig did release the gun in a stainless SAO Elite version................. I held one, and drooled all over it. And then I chose to be financially responsible and walk away. I am so angry at myself for that I could spit, because now I can't even find one on gun broker. One came up the other day and it sold for over $1500. My local shop has a nitron finished all black one. It's nice but I prefer the stainless version. There are a few DA two tone ones floating around out there, but they have fixed sites, and I think given the wide range of bullet weights, I'd prefer the adjustable sites.

I'm torn. I with they had an all stainless DA/SA version with adjustable sites. But really, I just want one with a traditional black, stainless, or two tone finish. I can't stand that kryptex and hunter finish.
 
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I have 2 P220's on 10mm. I have a reverse two-tone SA/DA and a Black SAO. They shoot very well, the weight keeps the recoil down. They are quite accurate. I like the trigger on the SAO better then the SA/DA. They are quite heavy so I don't ever carry either of them. I have not tried any nuclear loads yet, buy I will be placing an Underwood order soon. They are expensive but worth it. Just my .02, hope this helps
 
Yep, I've been eyeing both Sig's 10mm type platforms (their all black P220 SAO and also their TacOps railed 1911). Both are all steel, both have 5" barrels, and both have 8rd mags (though you can get 9rd and 10rd mags from Tripp for the TacOps). The TacOps comes with 4 mags, instead of the 2 with the P220. I'm a bit torn. I already have a G29 for carry (used to own a G20, but not looking at getting another one or a G40). I also have been looking at the RIA 5" 10mm 1911 as well, but not really impressed with their quality compared to the Sig TacOps or P220, though the RIA would save me some money. Too many decisions. :confused:
 
I too love the way Sigs feel. One of my all time favorite carry guns was an older West German Sig P-220 in 45acp.
I own or have owned a Delta in 10mm, a couple Glock G-20s and an original Bren ten.

I was going to buy a 10mm Sig, but they are not the same size or feel of the original P-220s. Too blocky for me.
 
I have a P220 10mm SAO. Fun to shoot, accurate, best case support I have seen, and a good looking pistol. Feels like quality every time you handle it as well. Can't go wrong with the Sig.
 
My LGS has a couple of the 10's with a SAO model that would be my choice. No need for one but that doesn't decrease the desire. Only thing holding me back is a chronic "lack-0-bucks" condition.
 
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I have 2 P220's on 10mm. I have a reverse two-tone SA/DA and a Black SAO. They shoot very well, the weight keeps the recoil down. They are quite accurate. I like the trigger on the SAO better then the SA/DA. They are quite heavy so I don't ever carry either of them. I have not tried any nuclear loads yet, buy I will be placing an Underwood order soon. They are expensive but worth it. Just my .02, hope this helps
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Great reports so far and I appreciate people taking a minute to do so.

So, I'm curious about the triggers. Like I said in my OP, I have a 1911, with a very serviceable trigger. I'm sure the aficionados of 1911's would call it a crappy stock trigger, but I'm fairly easy to please in that regard, because most of my guns are DA/SA semiautos and revolvers. I'm used to heavier and longer pulls, so I have a real appreciation for a SA trigger, but maybe not a an ultra discerning finger that can detect a 4.25 lb pull, vs a 4.75 lb pull.

The SAO model I handled the other day seemed to have a very reasonable pull, and a very clean break. I can see why you'd want that trigger if you were going to hunt. However, every Sig DA/SA trigger I've ever played with has been outstanding, and the SA break has been outstanding. Honestly I don't know why I don't yet own a P series pistol.

So is your preference strictly a preference based on feel, or do you feel the SAO trigger is just vastly superior to the DA/SA trigger?

I may shoot some deer with this gun some day, but I am more interested in it for hiking in angry critter land, which I do an a fairly regular basis. I know it's heavy, but I have carried a 5" 460 magnum on the hip, and the weight doesn't bother me much. So as a defensive sidearm for some reason I feel like the DA/SA model is a better idea.

Also you said you didn't carry either of yours. I'm just curious if you've found a holster that works well at all for this gun, in either configuration. I would defiantly want some leather between the hammer and the firing pin while holstered, external safety or not. I carry my 1911 cocked and locked in an El Passo holster with a retention strap that blocks the hammer. I'd want a similar setup here.
 
One of the guys I shoot with bought one, two weeks later one of the other guys bought one. They are very nice, but the trigger is not bad but not great either.
 
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Sigs have too high a bore axis to suit me...
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This for me too. You are either a Sig person, or you are not. I am not, at least for their classic pistols.

And even if you are a Sig person, 10 mm recoil might bring out that torque aversion in you too.

That's why it's always a good idea to shoot before you buy. If you can. Getting access to specialty pistols can be a problem. I took the cold turkey plunge with a Coonan Classic, and it worked out okay for me. If you're not riding the kid's diaper money on it, you can go ahead and buy it, then sell if it doesn't work out.
 
Fortunately I carry 5, 6, and 7 shot revolvers fairly often, so the capacity really doesn't bother me.

I do really wish they had done this with the P227 though.
 
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I do really wish they had done this with the P227 though.
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All of the 10mm P220's have steel frames. As soon as SIG comes out with a steel frame P227, you can expect to see one in 10mm.

This reminds me of a data point - the high round count steel framed P220's seem to have a reputation for breaking take down levers. I suspect there aren't enough high round count 10mm P220's yet for it to be known is they are subject to the same issues.
 
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All of the 10mm P220's have steel frames. As soon as SIG comes out with a steel frame P227, you can expect to see one in 10mm.
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Yeah, that's what I thought, and then two years went by. I'm wondering if it's just not going to happen.
 
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Yeah, that's what I thought, and then two years went by. I'm wondering if it's just not going to happen.
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Well, you could figure out how long it took to offer a steel frame P220 after the original P220 was introduced, then how long after they offered a steel framed P220 in .45 Auto did they then offer a steel framed P220 in 10mm.

My guess is the steel framed P227 in 10mm will show up sometime around 2040.
 
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