Cz 97 B

[Werewolf]

The 97B is a great 45...

That said: Try finding a decent holster for it! :banghead:

 

[VG]

Weight of CZ97: 38 ounces.
Weight of P220: 28 ounces. (Stainless is 38).

You can buy used and reconditioned SIG P220's at very reasonable prices, and have a handy, extremely accurate, extremely reliable, extremely durable pistol.

 

[P. Plainsman]

You can buy used and reconditioned SIG P220's at very reasonable prices, and have a . . . extremely accurate . . . pistol.

I dunno. That's some nice accuracy the CZ 97B folks are reporting, and Black Snowman is documenting.

I liked my Sig P220ST, VG -- reliable, high quality gun with excellent ergos and a good trigger -- but I could never shoot the thing to my satisfaction, so I sold it.

For a while I thought I was just a recoil wuss and a bad shot; then two things happened. (1) First time I picked up a 1911 I shot groups much better than I could with my SIG. (2) I bought a .44 Magnum S&W revolver, with which I proved more accurate than either of the aforementioned guns. It wasn't recoil. The SIG just wasn't all that accurate.

 

[Werewolf]

You can buy used and reconditioned SIG P220's at very reasonable prices, and have a handy, extremely accurate, extremely reliable, extremely durable pistol.

Handy? Yes.
Extremely reliable? Yes.
Extremely durable? Yes.
Extremely accurate? No.

My Sig P220 is the least accurate auto I own. Of course that may just be the luck of the draw or it may be that I just drew especially good CZ-75's and a S&W 1911 but I doubt it.

The Sig isn't a dog by any measure but it doesn't come anywhere near being as accurate in my hands as my other auto loaders. I can shoot my CZ's and my S&W 1911 into a 2 to 3" circle at 15 yards without even trying. I absolutely cannot do that with the Sig - 3 to 4" is more normal and minute of pie plate at 25 yards is doing good.

Is it me or the gun? Probably me - which indicates that the ergonomics of the SIG don't fit me as well as the ergonomics of the CZ or S&W. Which is wierd because the Sig P220 feels better to me than any other hand gun I own (I own 8 handguns). One would think I could shoot it best of all.

That said: The SIG P220 is my daily carry piece just because it is:

Handy
Extremely reliable
Extremely durable