I was young and did not know any better. My first gun that I bought was a Desert Eagle in .357 Magnum. I traded it for a new West German SIG P220 about a month later.
But my first gun was a marlin .22 LR that my dad decreed was mine when I was 5 or 6 years old. I still have it and have...
I would go for the SIG. I went through this a few years ago and love the P220. However the HK has a much higher magazine capacity.
If you can swing a P220 Elite you will Love the Short Reset trigger.
You will be well served by either.
Most of the time I carry a SIG P229 9mm 15+1 with two additional magazines (9mm MECGAR 15 rounds each). Total load is 46 rounds.
On occasion I also carry a SIG P239 9mm with 8+1 with two additional magazines (8 rounds each). Total load is 25 rounds.
I know this is just anecdotal but I have done quite a bit of training in Yakima, Washington. The sand there from what soldiers have told me is very similar to the sand in Iraq. It is more of a powder than sand you would find in most of the US.
Back to my point. I have shot well over 10,000...
I have 12 CP magazines & all in all I do not think they were worth the wait. From now on I will purchase D&H magazines & install MagPul followers myself. The cost is almost the same more or less. I am suiting on about 80 magazines now & have 20 more D&H magazines on order. Once I have 100 I...
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