AgentPickle
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Opinions on the Sig P6/225?
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NIGHTLORD40K
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My P6 has the updated barrel and I absolutely trust it to do the job. Carried it for many years and it served nightstand duty for many more until being replaced by a G19- only for the added magazine capacity.
I can't recall my P6 having a malfunction of any kind. Ever.
Fantastic pistols.
I can't recall my P6 having a malfunction of any kind. Ever.
Fantastic pistols.
Why would you not trust your life to it?
I've handled and shot several SIG 225 and owned two P6. My former department issued the 225 and we never had any reliability issues. The grip of the 225 is the same width as the 229
The P6 usually had a heavier mainspring but was just as reliable and just as accurate. Some were produced with a "two-step" feed ramp and were less amenable to HP ammo, but that's an easy fix.
The hammer isn't "notch" as much as cut by the departments. It was to detect when one had been dropped on it's hammer
I've handled and shot several SIG 225 and owned two P6. My former department issued the 225 and we never had any reliability issues. The grip of the 225 is the same width as the 229
The P6 usually had a heavier mainspring but was just as reliable and just as accurate. Some were produced with a "two-step" feed ramp and were less amenable to HP ammo, but that's an easy fix.
The hammer isn't "notch" as much as cut by the departments. It was to detect when one had been dropped on it's hammer
Ignition Override
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I have the forerunner of the German police P6: the German civilian P225 (lighter stock DA trigger vs P6), with the proof marks from the Eckernforde factory and the symbol for Kiel, where many Sigs were tested.
Kinda cool to have its original green box and the test target used in Kiel Germany. It has never had an issue, and has been my only carry gun for the last few years.
I've owned six 100% German-made Sig P-series handguns in 9mm. Never had a glitch with one. I never was a slave to the latest fashion, whether clothing or guns. The Kinks had a 60's song about this!
AgentPickle: Before 6/89 --you've seen these prod. dates are stamped on the slides--the P6 had the feed ramp designed for "ball ammo" used by German federal agents, border guards, and various police departments.
You might already be quite familiar. According to the article below, 6/89 is when the correct feed ramps for JHP were manufactured.
Sig fans: Go down this page to the paragraph "P6 vs. P226 Feed Ramps" Do many people not spend a few hours reading various reports and discussions Before they buy a new type of handgun?
Also, the heavy P6 hammer spring is fairly simple to replace (using just vice grips and a slave punch, per Youtube video) with a specific # Wolff hammer spring which is recommended for the P6.
The German police regs forced the P6 to have a much heavier Hammer/main spring than in the basic civilian P225. Almost none of their police cadets had Ever touched a handgun in their previous lives.
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Kinda cool to have its original green box and the test target used in Kiel Germany. It has never had an issue, and has been my only carry gun for the last few years.
I've owned six 100% German-made Sig P-series handguns in 9mm. Never had a glitch with one. I never was a slave to the latest fashion, whether clothing or guns. The Kinks had a 60's song about this!
AgentPickle: Before 6/89 --you've seen these prod. dates are stamped on the slides--the P6 had the feed ramp designed for "ball ammo" used by German federal agents, border guards, and various police departments.
You might already be quite familiar. According to the article below, 6/89 is when the correct feed ramps for JHP were manufactured.
Sig fans: Go down this page to the paragraph "P6 vs. P226 Feed Ramps" Do many people not spend a few hours reading various reports and discussions Before they buy a new type of handgun?
Also, the heavy P6 hammer spring is fairly simple to replace (using just vice grips and a slave punch, per Youtube video) with a specific # Wolff hammer spring which is recommended for the P6.
The German police regs forced the P6 to have a much heavier Hammer/main spring than in the basic civilian P225. Almost none of their police cadets had Ever touched a handgun in their previous lives.
SIG Sauer P6: A West German Bargain... for now. - Real Gun Reviews
Among SIG Sauer collectors and enthusiasts, West German SIGs occupy a position of reverence. Whether or not West German SIGs are superior to the more modern US-made SIGs is a matter of debate best left for others to rehash. All I’ll say on the subject is that I’ve personally visited SIG’s...
www.realgunreviews.com
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Riomouse911
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My last Chief carried one as his on/off duty. He loved his P225, having used it for years after other higher capacity guns were available for duty.
I still have a P228, which is basically a P225 with a higher capacity magazine. It has been a great gun for me for decades. (I also owned a P226 in the 1990’s, but that was traded away many years ago.
The P225/P6 series are very good guns, IMHO.
Stay safe.
I still have a P228, which is basically a P225 with a higher capacity magazine. It has been a great gun for me for decades. (I also owned a P226 in the 1990’s, but that was traded away many years ago.
The P225/P6 series are very good guns, IMHO.
Stay safe.
Old Dog
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Concur 100%. That's about the only comment I would make about the P-225/P-6.Fantastic pistols.
1KPerDay
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I like mine quite a bit.
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Showing and shooting this sexy German 9mm police pistol. Trigger weight, reset, pistol weight, barrel length, ergos, and shooting characteristics are provide...
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I had a couple P6's when they first started coming in. Both were a great deal at the time ($250 w/holster and a couple of spare mags) and one was about new.
The only thing I did to mine was replace the stock hammer spring with a commercial P225 spring so their triggers were the same as my other SIG's, which that did do.
One also had a weird sight number combo on it and it didn't shoot POA for me, but that too was easily corrected. I put fresh night sights on both.
The older of the two guns had the ramp that wasn't supposed to be hollow point friendly, but both guns fed any of the hollow points I fed them without issue.
The only thing I did to mine was replace the stock hammer spring with a commercial P225 spring so their triggers were the same as my other SIG's, which that did do.
One also had a weird sight number combo on it and it didn't shoot POA for me, but that too was easily corrected. I put fresh night sights on both.
The older of the two guns had the ramp that wasn't supposed to be hollow point friendly, but both guns fed any of the hollow points I fed them without issue.
jar
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My P225 was one of the two Sig pistol series I never could shoot. The other was my P290RS in both 9mm Para and 9mm Kurz.
The 225A1 is an interesting different cosmetic wrap of the 239. It offers the "looks" of the venerable 225 while offering the improved action geometry of the newer model
AgentPickle
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I don't have the updated barrel and I have noticed a few failures with JHP. Other than that it is a sound pistol.My P6 has the updated barrel and I absolutely trust it to do the job. Carried it for many years and it served nightstand duty for many more until being replaced by a G19- only for the added magazine capacity.
I can't recall my P6 having a malfunction of any kind. Ever.
Fantastic pistols.
AgentPickle
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Yes my particular gun was produced in 87. I might do a more extensive video on the P6 now.I have the forerunner of the German police P6: the German civilian P225 (lighter stock trigger vs P6), with the proof marks from the Eckernforde factory and the symbol for Kiel, where many Sigs were tested.
Kinda cool to have its original green box and the test target used in Kiel Germany. It has never had an issue, and has been my only carry gun for the last few years.
I've owned six 100% German-made Sig P-series handguns in 9mm. Never had a glitch with one. I never was a slave to the latest fashion, whether clothing or guns. The Kinks had a 60's song about this!
AgentPickle: Before 6/89 --you've seen these prod. dates are stamped on the slides--the P6 had the feed ramp designed for "ball ammo" used by German federal agents, border guards, and various police departments.
You might already be quite familiar. According to the article below, 6/89 is when the correct feed ramps for JHP were manufactured.
Sig fans: Go down this page to the paragraph "P6 vs. P226 Feed Ramps" Do many people not spend a few hours reading various reports and discussions Before they buy a new type of handgun?
Also, the heavy P6 hammer spring is fairly simple to replace (using just vice grips and a slave punch, per Youtube video) with a specific # Wolff hammer spring which is recommended for the P6.
The German police regs forced the P6 to have a much heavier spring than in the basic civilian P225.
SIG Sauer P6: A West German Bargain... for now. - Real Gun Reviews
Among SIG Sauer collectors and enthusiasts, West German SIGs occupy a position of reverence. Whether or not West German SIGs are superior to the more modern US-made SIGs is a matter of debate best left for others to rehash. All I’ll say on the subject is that I’ve personally visited SIG’s...
Jimfern
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I have one of the last made, marked "Polizei" so it wasn't a high round count pistol when I got it. It's as reliable as anything else I have and fits my hand well. I bought a P226 Legion from a fellow THR member which fits my hand a tad better but there's nothing wrong with the P225.
