Dionysusigma
Member
Have had a P6 for a few years, and it was always my most favorite pistol; alas, it was also the only Sig I'd ever owned. It had held duty as a glovebox gun, class-taking pistol, CCW, night stand gun, new-shooter-trainer gun, competition pistol (mostly informal), and tinkering project. As a retirement gift a few months ago, it had every single spring replaced (whether needed or not), along with a couple pins and small parts that didn't look so good. Never failed me once, ate everything I fed it, didn't mind the extra holster wear it took on, and never launched a part when I had detail stripped it. It sat in the back of the safe, swapping stories with my grandfather's Remington Model 12CS.
Well, to replace it, I'd purchased the best I could afford at the time, a Taurus PT 92 AF. No problems, ate everything from 115gr blasting ammo to 147gr carry ammo, and shot POA. Got a new set of grips for it (Pachmyer finger-grooved wraparounds), a StreamLight TLR-1, and even a basic $10 concealment holster. But it (needless to say) just wasn't the same.
Today, I was at the local gun shop I used to work at, just browsing around the .45 case thinking a 1911 might be nice, when I see the owner talking with the Sig rep. I look over at the non-1911 case, and there was something sitting in there looking just like a puppy in a store window, which the Sig rep had apparently just dropped off. I raced back home (cursing the speed limit the whole way), and returned a short time later with the Taurus to trade.
When I left the store again, the sky seemed a little less gray as I drove to the range. And as I left the range, a warm feeling came over me, and not just from the freshly-shot pistol in my IWB holster.
My P6 came out from the safe again, briefly, to meet the new member. The resemblance is quite close, although the P6 is a tad smaller with a bit more experience. It handed down its old El Paso leather, which fits it handsomely and comfortably, and even the TLR-1 went on as though the Taurus was nothing more than a polite but temporary solution. The only issue was that the new pistol can't digest the P6's food, having a slightly more expensive palate. Regardless, I have every confidence that I finally have found my perfect pistol for HD, possible competition, and I can even conceal it surprisingly well.
I think my P6 spoiled me for reliability, ergonomics, and accuracy. Even double-stack Sigs don't feel quite right to me.
But my new friend, the P220R, feels like an extension of my being. I should've got one long ago...
Not actually mine, but always nice to have a picture to go with a read
Well, to replace it, I'd purchased the best I could afford at the time, a Taurus PT 92 AF. No problems, ate everything from 115gr blasting ammo to 147gr carry ammo, and shot POA. Got a new set of grips for it (Pachmyer finger-grooved wraparounds), a StreamLight TLR-1, and even a basic $10 concealment holster. But it (needless to say) just wasn't the same.
Today, I was at the local gun shop I used to work at, just browsing around the .45 case thinking a 1911 might be nice, when I see the owner talking with the Sig rep. I look over at the non-1911 case, and there was something sitting in there looking just like a puppy in a store window, which the Sig rep had apparently just dropped off. I raced back home (cursing the speed limit the whole way), and returned a short time later with the Taurus to trade.
When I left the store again, the sky seemed a little less gray as I drove to the range. And as I left the range, a warm feeling came over me, and not just from the freshly-shot pistol in my IWB holster.
My P6 came out from the safe again, briefly, to meet the new member. The resemblance is quite close, although the P6 is a tad smaller with a bit more experience. It handed down its old El Paso leather, which fits it handsomely and comfortably, and even the TLR-1 went on as though the Taurus was nothing more than a polite but temporary solution. The only issue was that the new pistol can't digest the P6's food, having a slightly more expensive palate. Regardless, I have every confidence that I finally have found my perfect pistol for HD, possible competition, and I can even conceal it surprisingly well.
I think my P6 spoiled me for reliability, ergonomics, and accuracy. Even double-stack Sigs don't feel quite right to me.
But my new friend, the P220R, feels like an extension of my being. I should've got one long ago...
Not actually mine, but always nice to have a picture to go with a read
