SIG 220 vs. 9mm SIGS

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hemlock0013

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I always liked the feel of SIG 9mms——until I fired them. Though the grips on the P239 and P226 felt great in my hand, when shooting, those tall slides just bothered me. It seemed as if the gun wanted to leap away from me.

Then I tried a P220. For some reason I had no problems with this pistol at all. The high slide didn't annoy me as it did with the nines. I'm just trying to figure out why.

BTW, the only other SIG I do o.k. with is the P230/232. Go figure.
---hemlock0013
 
Agreed Hemlock, I think it just might be the 9mm recoil (light BUT "SNAPPY"). Glock 9mm's do the same thing to me--a lot of muzzle flip even with a Glocks low bore axis. I am more comfortable with the heavier recoiling but less snappy .45 pistols in general.

That is one reason I don't like .40's (recoil is snappy AND heavy).
 
This is a common issue. If you look closer, you will notice the grip to frame angle of the grip is steeper on the P226 vs. the P220. Which explains why some people can shoot well with P226 and others better with P220. They are not the same in terms of instinctive pointability.

[This message has been edited by thequickad (edited October 08, 2000).]

[Edited by thequickad on 12-24-2000 at 01:52 PM]
 
I'm right there with you. I love the 220, but would like the 15 round 9mm better I think, but I cannot like the 226 despite many efforts. I repeatedly handle them and borrow them from friends, but cannot seem to like the feel of the grip. I seem to be stuck with the 220, which is not such a bad place to be anyway. hangfar.
 
Intersting thread. I had a 220 and did not like as much as my 226. (I am a long time 1911 shooter and active IPSC shooter with 5" 1911 .45s) The 220 is an excellent pistol, but the 226 grip felt better for me. I have large hands, and the 226 filled my hand better. I recommend that one purchase a spring calibration pack from Wolff and try different poundage recoil springs until one gets the slide action (slide return) that one wants. Be careful here however, a light spring will result in less muzzle flip and a more uniform return, but don't go so low that it will not reliably strip the first few rounds from a high capacity mag. High cap mags place a great deal of tension on the first two-three rounds and the recoil spring must be strong enough to strip them reliably. Another course of action is to load the mags one or two less to ease the tension. One round less is, in my opinion, a good practice with any hi-cap, and this reduces tension on the first round, increases reliability, make reloads easier, (how many of you have had to slam the mag home on a fully loaded Glock 17 mag?) and reduces spring tension in the mag. Just my two cents.
 
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