Sig P220 Or S&W 1911

[sigbear]

If you were buying a new .45 and could only choose between the Sig P220 or a S&W 1911 which one and why?

Sigbear

 

[JDGray]

My SC Commander is my favorite 1911! Made in the USA, great fit and finish, tight, 100% reliable, light weight and thin for CCW The Sig 220, I hear, is also a great gun.

 

[Deanimator]

The SIG P220 is a very nice gun. Unfortunately, the trigger reach is entirely too long for me, making it essentially useless to me.

M1911s on the other hand, fit my hand perfectly.

 

[mike724]

I have 3 1911 pistols, and when a friend asked to buy my P220, I let him have it. I miss it and want another!

 

[robctwo]

I ended up selling my 220ST. The grip just felt too big to me even with the slim grips. Reliable and accurate, it wasn't going out to the range. S&W1911PD Commander is also accurate and reliable. Great trigger out of the box. It goes shooting some, but the light weight makes it less desirable for long range sessions. Full size all steel with adjustable sights are better for the range for me. The S&W is the gun for carry.

 

[R12GS]

Get both in a SIG GSR Revolution 1911.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

A P220 Sao.

 

[Lonestar49]

Either or..

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I didn't vote because both guns are excellent. I have the P220, and it is the same size as a 1911 commander, pretty thin compared to the thicker/wider slides of the P220 Carry model IMO.

I use Hogue fingered grips on mine and have no complaints, as they're thin grips to me..

But the key is your hands/grip on "each gun" along with trigger pulls..

SAO are great, same light, crisp pull, every shot, and they ccw nice, especially being locked and cocked..

I don't carry my P220, it's the home-cannon.. lol

But, if you are comfy with the Sigs DA/SA, unless you also get one in SAO, more so than the 1911 grip and SAO trigger pulls, or visa verse, then you'll have the "right answer" in your hands IMO, one way or another.

The only other considerations are the disassemble and reassembly procedures. The Sig is a piece of cake (easy) from the get-go and the 1911's take some getting used to IMO.

Enjoy which ever one ya get..


Ls

 

[Chem Geek]

If I had to choose, it would be between the S&W Scandium Commander, and the military over 220 Carry SAO that's been around a little while.


I have no idea which one I'd choose though, they're dead even to me.

 

[AK103K]

I actually made that very choice, sort of. I bought my first P220 and was quickly converted. Sold off all but three of my Colts and never looked back.

 

[9mmepiphany]

for carry i'm partial to the alloy framed 220


for range work, i have a pair of CPO 220ST


i also have a S&W 1911Sc Commander which has been a great gun, but i wouldn't recommend as a first, or only, .45ACP pistol. the Sig 220 is just more rugged in hard use

 

[Wolfman_556]

1911 all the way.

 

[buenhec]

I have both and enjoy both.

 

[weisse52]

I voted SW 1911. The 1911 platform has served me just fine for 30+ years. I do hear SIG are nice as well

Which works best for you is what matters

 

[Chris B]

I hate to sound monotonous but: Pick the one that fits your hand best and points most naturally. I don't like Sig triggers myself, especially their DAO triggers, although I've heard great things about the DAK double action trigger (its a lightened and smoothened DAO trigger). Good Luck!

 

[gruesomenewsom]

I picked up an alloy frame p220 today at the gun shop. i got it used-but brand new in box, with the case, all the paperwork, fitted with hogue grips and trijicon nighsights and even got a desantis 3-slot holster for $500 out the door. Smith 1911's don't end up in the used bin much and it would have been around $900 for those new. If you've got an eye for decent used quality guns then let your wallet be a factor.

BTW this is my second .45. My first is a ruger p345. Great gun, and I thought it was the cat's ass until I got my sig. If it shoots half as well as I expect it too I see myself a converted man.

 

[9mmepiphany]

here's enough to make you sick.

i paid $450 for the 220 during a 5 for the price of 4 sale when everyone was buying high cap 9s and 40s...i've had alot more than that worth of work into it now

i picked up the 1911Sc when they blew them out for $499...cost was $570...trying to move stock off the shelf

iy's all about timing

 

[Don357]

I chose the Sig 220 for 2 reasons. 1. I like the style of the 220 better. 2. I like the single/double action. Don't get me wrong, I love the 1911, and if someone made a sa/da 1911, I would choose it. But...

 

[fastbolt]

Which design and platform do you prefer for whatever your intended use may be?

I own 5 1911-type pistols (4 Colts & a SW1911SC 5"), 3 traditional double action .45's (no Sig Sauers) and now a M&P 45.

I've handled and used a number of Sig Sauer .45's over the years, including the original ones imported as the Browning Double Action. I've just never cared for the ergonomics, balance and overall size of them when it came to spending my own money.

Sig Sauer makes a good quality firearm, though, make no mistake.

Just depends what you like and want ...

FWIW, my SW1911SC has been a fine, reliable example of the 1911-style pistol. I've always liked the Colt Model O Pistol, but I have to admit that S&W seems to have made a decent one.

 

[sfmittels]

I have, love and would trust my life to either. However, I've trained for years on both platforms. I think the 1911 Condition 1 (cocked & locked) may be less safe for a novice than the SIG DA/SA system.

 

[jlh26oo]

Sig P220

-Ergonomics (long trigger reach; large, smooth contoured grip; placement of controls)
-T.D.A.
-T.H.A.B. Reliability (out of the box)
-High quality
-No manual safety
-Less expensive (Vs. the only S.W. 1911's that would interest me)
-No rail (Vs. the only S.W. 1911's that would interest me)


However, if/when S&W starts meloniting one of their 1911's that isn't railed (I.E. the 1911 P.D.), and isn't $1,800 (I.E. the 1911 P.C.), I'm there!

I.M.O. only and Y.M.M.V.

 

[evan price]

Sig P220- why buy a 1911 and then spend another $500 on "reliability packages", mags that work, and all the other folderol that 1911's need to work right? The Sig works right, out of the box.

Plus I like carrying chambered and decocked, no safety, ready to fire. And it fits my hand perfectly with a set of non-finger-grooved Hogue grips.

 

[strangelittleman]

P220 Sao.

 

[rbernie]

P220, without question. I do not trust modern-production 1911s as they come, and cannot pay enough to take one and make it trustworthy.

 

[gcrookston]

Owning both 1911s and Sigs, I'd have to vote for the Sig. There are nearly 70 years between the two designs and the 220 certainly benefited from the technilogical advancements over those decades