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Let's see 'em...
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PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:14 pm
Here's a pic of my favorite 9mm...a SIG SAUER P226...made in West Germany in 1988, which I bought used for $400 off a friend whose brother ( deceased ) had carried it alot and shot it little. I just swapped out the original recoil and firing pin springs with a Wollf 15lb (factory standard) package.

The P226 was designed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials (Joint Service Small Arms Program), which were held by the US Army in 1984 on behalf of the US armed forces to find a replacement for the M1911A1. Only the Beretta 92F and the SIG P226 satisfactorily completed the trials. According to a GAO report, Beretta was awarded the M9 contract for the 92F due to better durability during endurance testing and a lower total package price. The P226 cost less per pistol than the 92F, but SIG's package price with magazines and spare parts was higher than Beretta's. The Navy SEALs, however, chose to adopt the P226 later.

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SWEET!


I'm not a Sig owner yet, but I've got my eyes on a P220 Elite Stainless. My Pop's EDC is a West German P226 he's had for decades...
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:27 pm
I've been keeping my eyes peeled for a used P226 locally. No luck yet.

BTW, it's SIG SAUER (all caps). :D
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:18 pm
Ah yes, the devil's in the details...


Thank you Sir
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:33 am
LAZY EYED SNIPER wrote:Ah yes, the devil's in the details...


Thank you Sir


I'm sure it's tough ... with that lazy eye and all. :mrgreen:
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PostPosted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:49 am
True, but I manage to get by... :lol:
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:32 pm
My Pop's EDC...

SIG P226 (made in Germany)

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:37 pm
Nice EDC !! Any idea what year !? ( Double letter code )
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I'll have to look into it...
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I walked in to my LGS to have my first SIG ordered last year and that's when the SCAR 16s jumped off the wall and into my arms. Alas no SIG in my life yet, but there's a P220 Elite Stainless in my future...

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This photo keeps me awake at night...
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:17 pm
Just picked up my P220 Elite Stainless. Ain't she a beauty!!!

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This pistol feels amazing and fits my hand like a glove. I'm really looking forward to heat'n it up this weekend.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:17 pm
Took her out this morning for a first run. It was 25 degrees outside and I could barely feel my fingers. Didn't get more than 50 rounds through it before I called it quits, but I was VERY impressed with the pistol. It shoots incredibly smoothe and was dead nuts on target. Here's one of my better groups at 25yds...

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Looks like she's a keeper!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:57 pm
Very nice SIG and some wicked good shootin' SNIPER !!
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Thank you Sir.
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Snapped a new pic of the P220 ES...

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:02 pm
Like the look of that 220 LES !!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:15 pm
Thank you Sir!

...and it feels better than it looks... :D
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P229 40sw and P220 carry sao
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 9:58 am
The Germans seem to keep quality alive at reasonable prices better than the USA. They still excel in weapons and optics with little compromise in manufacturing.
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Very true redryder !!

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