Never buying a SIG again

[SouthpawShootr]

And Sig dumped the Trailside from their lineup?

If I'm not mistaken, the Trailside also had a problem. It was very accurate, but prone to frame cracking. Since I shoot the hell out of my .22s, I want something that will last.

My father actually had money down on a Mosquito when they first came out. When he asked what I thought of it, I did a little 'net research and found widespread disappointment with these guns and promptly told him about it. B/c he was an excellent customer, he was able to shift his deposit over to another gun he liked and have the shop return the one he was going to buy to inventory.

I feel bad when I'm in the shop or at a gunshow and I see somebody buy a Mosquito. For a (relatively) inexpensive .22, I would say best buy is a Ruger MK II followed by Browning Buckmark. For a really nice one, I'd say S&W 41.

 

[Ops Officer]

Sorry about your experience with the Mosquito. Yeah, I've read lots of sour experiences with that SIG model on the SIG Forum. I am mystified why SIG continues to market it. I am equally mystified about the spotty SIG customer service when it comes to the Mosquito.

I own several SIGs, all .45 ACP, and have a SIG P228 as an issue firearm from my agency. "This sure ain't no p228." I would say not. I have never had a failure with the P228. It is a sweet, sweet compact 9mm. I'm amazed how accurate it is. I would not place the Mosquito in the same category as the rest of the SIG line. When my head stops spinning over the choices SIG offers for the P220, I intend to buy one. It has the deserved reputation as one of the best .45 ACP production pistols out of the box.

Obviously, I would look elsewhere for a .22. You might check the appropriate forum for opinions on a particular pistol or revolver before you lay out any cash. This forum, SIG, and S&W are absolute gems and have influenced me heavily on my purchases. Oh, I would continue to press SIG for an adjustment.

 

[weregunner]

There seems to be a frequent coincidence or commonality in threads of this nature. Person calls customer service and gets bad service. A lot of threads at various forums, including here and in past posts has had the info to call and get another representative or ask for a manager. Both are good advice. It may be attitude of individual at customer service or lack of training. More and more complaints deal with attitude and lack of knowledge by service reps on the phone. Good people are hard to find and companies for what ever reasons will not train personnel. This does not bode well for those companies that do this. Have had bad service from disgrunteled service personnel and asked for a manager on the spot. If not then caled back later and made sure the person I was talking to was not the same one. Most makers ususally monitor incoming calls for just this sort of problem. It may be a pain, but a letter(registered mail maybe) can get things done when sevice by phone is bad. Sending a e-mail or snail mail letter to the proper authority can get things done. Have had to do it on several occassions. Have had ecellent service for the most part from several manucfaturers. So it can be done. Communicating the complaint in factual well thought out and to the point language simplifies the problem. Most of us need practice in communication skills. These are not taught by parents or teachers the way they used to. Practice and experience help tremendously. So give it another go. It can't hurt.May be a pain. Immediate satisfaction in anything is hard if not impossible to find. Wish you luck.

 

[kbheiner7]

I looked at the Mosquito, bought the Buckmark instead.

I killed a jack rabbit with it at 47 paces last weekend. Needless to say, I am quite happy with the little Browning.

 

[varoadking]

If I'm not mistaken, the Trailside also had a problem. It was very accurate, but prone to frame cracking.

Actually, it was the trigger guard that would break, but you are right on one point - they are very accurate...

 

[Mikehos]

I'm real happy with mine.

 

[zeroskillz]

I've sold a number of Mosquitoes as well, and have yet to hear any complaints about them. Also something to note, the Mosquitoes just underwent a significant price drop, ending out around $300 for a NIB gun, but this may be a limited time special, I'm not really sure. I've got a number on hand and would be happy to test fire any of them for a customer before shipping

-Ted


edited to add: regardless , don't let the experience with one gun from Sig put a damper on the whole lineup for you.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I have had nothing but good customer service from Sigarms. The people I've talked to on the phone were professional, they paid for all the shipping both ways and I got the gun (a GSR, their interpretation of a 1911) back quickly with the problem du jour repaired. And they replaced the first gun after repairing it three times. Unfortunately, therein lies the problem.

 

[KelTecian]

I had a GSR that I had some issues with, and it kinda soured me on sigs for awhile. But I love the P series to much to just quit buying Sigs

 

[Anna's Dad]

This thread is a year old...

 

[YardVarmint]

Well lets face it, I love Sigs, but the Mos. is a Sig in name only from what I understand.

 

[sig226]

I'm going to have to send mine back to Sig. It works perfectly. There must be something wrong with it.

 

[Surefire]

Why would a company like Sig (that builds some of the finest production double-action semi-autos on the market IMO) put out a piece of junk product like a Mosquito? I could understand if it has early bugs, but it seems like even new Mosquitos are poorly made.

A company with Sig's great reputation should either pull the Mosquito all-together, or completely redesign it around the normal quality that they use (even if price has to go up). Just IMO, YMMV

 

[possum]

there have been many problems with the mosquitos and i have read endless post with people saing how bad they perform. don't let that hamper you buyinf other sig pistols they are pricy but they are top quality. sorry you had bad luck with the one you have.

 

[buttflyzzz]

there is one thing for sure you have to keep them very very clean. if i do so i have no problems with mine.

 

[Mikehos]

2500 rounds and still shoots great. I have found in my shooting the Mosquito over the past several weeks, that most of the problems I have had have been caused by either ammo or operator error. I find that when I rest my right thumb on the slide release it won't hold open when the mag is empty, for obvious reasons. Also if I place my thumb under the mag release the upward pressure can cause the slide to lock open mid magazine. At first I thought the gun was not cycling. I eventually realized I was locking the slide back with my upward thumb pressure causing the slide to lock open. It took me a few magazines to figure out I was the problem. I have repositioned my thumb and all is well.