Just finished testing out and qualifying with the new toy...a Sigpro.
Not to drag things out, since I'm not paid by the word, but a few points are worth discussing:
Point of Aim: The manual says cover the target with the front sight. That was effective until I started using 147 grainers. At twenty yards, there was a three-inch shift in point of impact.
Prior SIG experience: My first modern combat handgun was a West German P226. That thing ate anything I could put in it, and liked to put most of its rounds into one small hole. My next SIGS were P220's and P228's. They were all accurate. The SP2022 had a surprise waiting for me.
I routinely load with 147 grainers for social work. However, the SP2022 wasn't at all interested in a heavy diet. It did love some 124 +P in HST, putting three rounds out of five into a one-inch group. This was at twenty yards. I wonder if its affinity for middleweight ammo was a consequence of SIG making the SP for the French, who are using +P Gold Dot.
Trigger Pull: Many fans of the modern pistol are hung up on trigger reset. I can understand that; people want as little disruption to the sight picture as possible. That is optimum in a match gun. The SP2022 was meant as a threat management tool. In that role, it shines. You have to make the conscious decision to fire a subsequent round, even in single action mode. This is not a bad thing in a world afflicted by lawyers.
Overall function: This pistol is new production, and it worked without a hitch. Firing, extraction, ejection and chambering were all flawless, as were magazine changes. There were no readily visible tool marks.
Summation: Overall, this pistol is in the same class as my old P228, but with a much longer life cycle. The only real negatives are that holster options are more limited than for the P228/229 family, and there are far fewer aftermarket parts. But, if you were to pick one DA pistol that worked out of the box without modifications, and didn't cost you a tuition payment, this one would be a solid choice.
I should add that this was my response to my newest G19 Gen4 giving me the ol' BTF love.
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Originally Posted by Duelist
