Barry in IN
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My P220 is one of my top three or four carry/defense pistols (the others are Browning HiPower, HK P7, and Commander-size 1911s).
Every time I shoot it, I wonder "Now why isn't it my very favorite?"
My P220 is an early "American" (1911 mag release button) model, made in 1988. Most other Sigs I've had are newer.
There is a difference in feel between older, and recent Sigs. The newer ones seem better suited to larger hands than mine.
The grips are different. I think the earlier checkered Sig grips feel better than the newer stipple-textured. Not due to the texture, but I think the newer ones are a little thicker.
Also, the decock system is a little different. I don't know if I can describe this well, but I'll try.
On the older ones, when you decock, the hammer drops farther at first than recent ones. But the big difference to me is that the hammer, when at rest, is at about 1/3 cocked.
This helps me because even though the trigger returns all the way forward, the DA pull is just light slack for the beginning, and for a pretty good length. Even if you can barely touch the trigger with your fingertip, you should do OK. By the time it gets back to where you're doing anything, your finger should be comfortable.
The internal change that messed all of that up had something to do with adding a hammer rebounding function to the decock system. I can't remember the year the change was made.
My 220 has always been extremely accurate. Reliability has been excellent. It did start to stovepipe a couple of years ago due to a very weak recoil spring that I left in waaayyy too long. A new spring returned it to normal. It was the original spring, and they were a couple of pounds lighter to begin with than current springs.
Every time I shoot it, I wonder "Now why isn't it my very favorite?"
My P220 is an early "American" (1911 mag release button) model, made in 1988. Most other Sigs I've had are newer.
There is a difference in feel between older, and recent Sigs. The newer ones seem better suited to larger hands than mine.
The grips are different. I think the earlier checkered Sig grips feel better than the newer stipple-textured. Not due to the texture, but I think the newer ones are a little thicker.
Also, the decock system is a little different. I don't know if I can describe this well, but I'll try.
On the older ones, when you decock, the hammer drops farther at first than recent ones. But the big difference to me is that the hammer, when at rest, is at about 1/3 cocked.
This helps me because even though the trigger returns all the way forward, the DA pull is just light slack for the beginning, and for a pretty good length. Even if you can barely touch the trigger with your fingertip, you should do OK. By the time it gets back to where you're doing anything, your finger should be comfortable.
The internal change that messed all of that up had something to do with adding a hammer rebounding function to the decock system. I can't remember the year the change was made.
My 220 has always been extremely accurate. Reliability has been excellent. It did start to stovepipe a couple of years ago due to a very weak recoil spring that I left in waaayyy too long. A new spring returned it to normal. It was the original spring, and they were a couple of pounds lighter to begin with than current springs.
