Wild Romanian
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Walther P5 vs. Sig P225
This is in response to the question of how can I prove the Sig will give up the ghost after 10,000 rounds. The answer is in two parts. The first response it to read, read, read. There have been several articles published on Sig failers down throurgh the years but I have also had first had experience with Sig failures. I have had two hi-cap sig magaizines come apart at the criss cross joining pattern located on the back of the magazine. Since I do not own a sig 225 I do not know if it is joined at the back like the sig 226 is. I have a close friend who suffered a slide crack after 5,000 rounds and he did not shot any plus p loads through his gun , ever. I have also had problems with the slide take down lever binding up and refusing to rotate. If it ever happens to your sig put a little upward pressure on the recoil guide rod when the slide is in the rearward position and it will usually enable the take down lever to rotate into the down position. The sig is not a bad gun by any means but it is not indestructable or perfect either. I do like the excellent trigger pull of the sigs and their accuracy is not bad either although it varies from weapon to weapon. My sig 220 .45 acp outshoots my sig 226 quite easily. Unfortuantely the Sig 220 will not work with sharp shouldered semi-wad cutter bullets like the very popular Hensley and Gibbs no. 68. Due to its short feed ramp the empty case that is being ejected actually drags over the loaded round underneath it. As the empty case is withdrawn out of the chamber the rim of the empty case will plow a channel through the sharp shoulder of the lead semi-wad -cutter bullet , it then comes in contact with the case mouth of the loaded round underneath it and peals it back like a banana peel resulting in an interesting jam up. My l911 with its steeper feed ramp had plenty of room between the ejecting empty and the loaded round beneath it and has no problems with the type of super accurate bullet. I like my sig 220 but you just cannot use any type of bullet in it. W.R.
This is in response to the question of how can I prove the Sig will give up the ghost after 10,000 rounds. The answer is in two parts. The first response it to read, read, read. There have been several articles published on Sig failers down throurgh the years but I have also had first had experience with Sig failures. I have had two hi-cap sig magaizines come apart at the criss cross joining pattern located on the back of the magazine. Since I do not own a sig 225 I do not know if it is joined at the back like the sig 226 is. I have a close friend who suffered a slide crack after 5,000 rounds and he did not shot any plus p loads through his gun , ever. I have also had problems with the slide take down lever binding up and refusing to rotate. If it ever happens to your sig put a little upward pressure on the recoil guide rod when the slide is in the rearward position and it will usually enable the take down lever to rotate into the down position. The sig is not a bad gun by any means but it is not indestructable or perfect either. I do like the excellent trigger pull of the sigs and their accuracy is not bad either although it varies from weapon to weapon. My sig 220 .45 acp outshoots my sig 226 quite easily. Unfortuantely the Sig 220 will not work with sharp shouldered semi-wad cutter bullets like the very popular Hensley and Gibbs no. 68. Due to its short feed ramp the empty case that is being ejected actually drags over the loaded round underneath it. As the empty case is withdrawn out of the chamber the rim of the empty case will plow a channel through the sharp shoulder of the lead semi-wad -cutter bullet , it then comes in contact with the case mouth of the loaded round underneath it and peals it back like a banana peel resulting in an interesting jam up. My l911 with its steeper feed ramp had plenty of room between the ejecting empty and the loaded round beneath it and has no problems with the type of super accurate bullet. I like my sig 220 but you just cannot use any type of bullet in it. W.R.
