Master Blaster
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I recently bought a P220ST with rail. I have owned and shot 1911s for years.
While no gun is ever going to be 100% reliable after thousands of rounds. My P220 was completely utterly unreliable right out of the box. It jammed 200 times out of the first 250 rounds I fired from it. After several calls to SIG customer service (45 minute wait on the phone on my dime each time), where they kept advising me it would stop jamming after it was Broken In (bULLSHEET). I finally called the president of SIG Ron Cohen and his assistant hooked me up with Chris who is the manager of CS. The gun went back and got a new extractor and other unspecified adjustments. They also gave me a set of new sig lites at no charge on my request (actually it reimbursed me for long distance phone calls and aggravation). The gun has now run perfectly for 300 rounds. It shoots very well indeed and I am begining to get used to the trigger (which is not as good as a 1911 trigger).
I cant recommed the SIG, Buy a 1911. More accurate better reliability, better trigger, better ergonomics and about the same or even lower price.
You can carry the 1911 stock, or have it customized and accurized for competition later on.
Take a look at the Kimber TLE II I have about 4000 flawless rounds out of mine, and it cost less than the SIG. I also have a Kustom Target which has about 11,000 flawless rounds from it. My three colts have also been excellent. The only 1911 I have had a major problem with is a springfield Milspec bought two years ago new. The extractor went south after 2500 rounds. I was able to rebend the extractor and the gun shot fine, until I bought a wilson bulletproof and replaced the springfield extractor.
While no gun is ever going to be 100% reliable after thousands of rounds. My P220 was completely utterly unreliable right out of the box. It jammed 200 times out of the first 250 rounds I fired from it. After several calls to SIG customer service (45 minute wait on the phone on my dime each time), where they kept advising me it would stop jamming after it was Broken In (bULLSHEET). I finally called the president of SIG Ron Cohen and his assistant hooked me up with Chris who is the manager of CS. The gun went back and got a new extractor and other unspecified adjustments. They also gave me a set of new sig lites at no charge on my request (actually it reimbursed me for long distance phone calls and aggravation). The gun has now run perfectly for 300 rounds. It shoots very well indeed and I am begining to get used to the trigger (which is not as good as a 1911 trigger).
I cant recommed the SIG, Buy a 1911. More accurate better reliability, better trigger, better ergonomics and about the same or even lower price.
You can carry the 1911 stock, or have it customized and accurized for competition later on.
Take a look at the Kimber TLE II I have about 4000 flawless rounds out of mine, and it cost less than the SIG. I also have a Kustom Target which has about 11,000 flawless rounds from it. My three colts have also been excellent. The only 1911 I have had a major problem with is a springfield Milspec bought two years ago new. The extractor went south after 2500 rounds. I was able to rebend the extractor and the gun shot fine, until I bought a wilson bulletproof and replaced the springfield extractor.
I feel as though, its the one
