The SIG’s double action pull was excellent, probably “best of breed.” It was the standard by which the competition was judged. Many double-action semiautomatics had a DA trigger pull that was heavy, rough, or downright lousy. As such, it is well worth its not-inconsequential price and clearly a handgun upon which one could with confidence bet his life.” It is probably the best DA self-loader around…In summary, the P220 is an excellent example of how good a DA auto can be. Furthermore, its mechanical performance leaves nothing to be desired. Its human engineering is excellent because, like its baby 9mm brothers, the P225 and P226, its controls are placed where they can be readily operated, something exceptional for a DA auto. Indeed, its popularity is exceeded only by that of the Colt M1911 Government Model, whose king-of-the-hill status the P220 is now seriously challenging, especially in law enforcement circles.” Chuck continued, “The P220 is a simple design, perhaps as simple as a handgun can be and still work. “First appearing almost two decades ago as the Browning BDA, the P220 in its current American version is regarded by many as being the state-of-the-art. When he wrote the fourth edition of The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery he had the following to say about the P220. My friend Chuck Taylor is one of the leading authorities on combat handguns and the author of a great many articles and multiple books on the topic. Four shots went into roughly 1-1/4 inches.” (1) A fan of SIG’s compact single-stack 9mm, Mullin added, “Although the P220 is not as good as a P225, I would rate it the top weapon that I tested in. I placed five shots into a little more than 2 inches, and I pulled one of those shots. My groups were so remarkable that I tested again at 25 and at 50 yards – and the results were just as superb. “All SIG pistols and products are fine weapons, but this one is particularly impressive. In his book The 100 Greatest Combat Pistols, defensive firearms expert Timothy J. I later hit the 1-inch mark at 25 yards with a 5-inch SAO P220 and inexpensive MagTech 230 grain FMJ.Īlmost every credentialed tester has noted the P220’s extraordinary accuracy. One of those guns was a well-worn P220 European, the other, a brand new P220 American. Both times, the ammunition was Federal 185-grain JHP, which the manufacturer used to mark on the box as “Match Hollow Point.”

I have twice put five rounds from a P220 into one inch at 25 yards. The SIG-Sauer pistols are famous for accuracy across the board, but the P220 may be the most accurate of them all. Engineered with a nearly straight-line feed, the P220 was reliable with almost every hollow-point bullet. Most 1911 pistols of the period were not “throated” by their manufacturers to feed wide-mouth hollow-point bullets, the choice of most police and gun-wise private citizens.

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