Brass Balls
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I've always read great things about Sig pistols. I rented one once and it didn't feed right probably because it was a typically filthy range rental. I've been shooting Glocks and 1911s and while I've always had a lingering interest in Sigs, due to their reputation, I've held off on buying one because it would be a different manual of arms and that coupled with about an $800 price tag held my purchasing impulse at bay.
Today all that changed. While I was at my favorite gun shop a guy came in that had talked with the owner of the shop about selling his like new Sig. The shop routinely pays very low prices for used guns and the owner had said he would pay $300 for this Sig if it was in good shape. As luck would have it the owner was out running errands and the seller was miffed because he had driven to the shop just to make the sale.
I asked the shop's #2 guy if he thought the owner would mind if I bought the Sig and he said no. Then he called the owner from the back room and got the ok for me to buy it.
We took the Sig out of its case and broke it down and the gun is like new. The #2 guy, who owns every Sig pistol made, said he doubted the gun had over 100 rounds through it, just as the seller stated. On top of that the gun was very clean and lubed.
Ok, long story but this is how I came to buy my first Sig pistol. It's a P220 full size .45 ACP, blued with an aluminum frame. While the trigger is different than what I'm used to I found the gun to be perfectly reliable and quite accurate. When shooting slowly freehand I was able to make one ragged hole at 10 yards and hand sized groups at 25 yards.
I was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time with the cash in my pocket. The seller had his original receipt for over $800 including tax. The gun came in the orignal box but with only one mag. I asked about the other mag but the seller didn't have it and for the $300 purchase price I wasn't about to squawk about it. At this price I figured I couldn't lose. I would either like the gun and keep it or easily sell it for what I had into it.
When I began shooting it the correct answer, to keep it, was immediately revealed. I can see now why some folks hold such a high opinion of this gun. Its build quality and the fit of its components are first rate sweet. The quick take down and maintenance rivals Glocks and its accuracy approaches a good 1911.
It's always fullfilling to shoot a new gun and find it to be both accurate and reliable. I enjoyed every round of the two hundred I fired through it the first day and would have fired more except I was at the shop originally to shoot a new Kimber TLE/RL.
Now I finally, truly understand why so many Sig owners are happy with their pistols. Now if I can just improve on those double action/single action, double taps.
One question for anyone that has the stamina to read this far - do you know where I can get a good price on some factory magazines for this gun? Thanks for listening to my happy new owner's story.
Today all that changed. While I was at my favorite gun shop a guy came in that had talked with the owner of the shop about selling his like new Sig. The shop routinely pays very low prices for used guns and the owner had said he would pay $300 for this Sig if it was in good shape. As luck would have it the owner was out running errands and the seller was miffed because he had driven to the shop just to make the sale.
I asked the shop's #2 guy if he thought the owner would mind if I bought the Sig and he said no. Then he called the owner from the back room and got the ok for me to buy it.
We took the Sig out of its case and broke it down and the gun is like new. The #2 guy, who owns every Sig pistol made, said he doubted the gun had over 100 rounds through it, just as the seller stated. On top of that the gun was very clean and lubed.
Ok, long story but this is how I came to buy my first Sig pistol. It's a P220 full size .45 ACP, blued with an aluminum frame. While the trigger is different than what I'm used to I found the gun to be perfectly reliable and quite accurate. When shooting slowly freehand I was able to make one ragged hole at 10 yards and hand sized groups at 25 yards.
I was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time with the cash in my pocket. The seller had his original receipt for over $800 including tax. The gun came in the orignal box but with only one mag. I asked about the other mag but the seller didn't have it and for the $300 purchase price I wasn't about to squawk about it. At this price I figured I couldn't lose. I would either like the gun and keep it or easily sell it for what I had into it.
When I began shooting it the correct answer, to keep it, was immediately revealed. I can see now why some folks hold such a high opinion of this gun. Its build quality and the fit of its components are first rate sweet. The quick take down and maintenance rivals Glocks and its accuracy approaches a good 1911.
It's always fullfilling to shoot a new gun and find it to be both accurate and reliable. I enjoyed every round of the two hundred I fired through it the first day and would have fired more except I was at the shop originally to shoot a new Kimber TLE/RL.
Now I finally, truly understand why so many Sig owners are happy with their pistols. Now if I can just improve on those double action/single action, double taps.
One question for anyone that has the stamina to read this far - do you know where I can get a good price on some factory magazines for this gun? Thanks for listening to my happy new owner's story.
