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Sig p227
I finally got to handle the SIG 227 this weekend (yes, I know it's been out for a while now, but this was the first time I saw one up close). Has anyone had the chance to actually shoot this gun?
I've read posts by people on other firearms message boards who are already claiming that this gun needs to replace the M9 as the U.S. service pistol (as usual), and of course there are the usual rumors that SOF units will be carrying them by next year. Sequester aside, I guess my initial complaint was that the grip felt too thick for a gun that holds only 10 rounds of .45 ACP, and I prefer the feel of the 220. I think this is also the reason that it has taken SIG so damn long to come out with this pistol, even though SIG fanboys have been demanding a high-capacity .45 SIG for the past two decades.
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There's probably a camp of people who want to see the Kahr PM45 replace the M9 solely because of .45 stoppin' powah. I haven't handled a P227 personally, but my intrigue for their double stack .45 competitor immediately vacated when I heard "10 round capacity". I don't think it's enough rounds given the size of the gun either, especially considering how long we've had options on the market that easily trump that (Glock 21, Para P14, Springfield XD, and the newer FNP-45 Tactical). Granted, only one of those has a relatively reasonable sized grip (XD) and three of them are polymer framed allowing for less overall mass, but I know the engineering exists to make a slim and trim double stack .45 with any frame material. If it could be done for the Hi-Power in 9mm nearly 80 years ago, we can do it now with all of our technology.
Given that though, I think it's an R&D thing. As far as I can tell, the P227 is literally a P220 with a slightly stretched frame to accommodate (only) 2 more rounds. The 14 round extendeds, to me, are a beefy joke. If SIG had gone from the ground up, the could easily make something far more light and trim, but they want parts commonality and ease of manufacture along with reduced R&D time and cost, so they churn out something "new" that kind of isn't. And to top it off, you lose that slimness of the single stack P220, as well as all the prestige that comes with the model name. Most companies just want to adapt the parts that they have to popular concepts instead of tooling up to make a proprietary but potentially groundbreaking product, and that's the core issue. You'd think that converting a single to a double wouldn't be such a problem, but it is, especially with a company like SIG whose flagship handgun is legendarily chunky. All in all, another "innovative" design hasn't innovated, it's merely split the difference. The P227 is not truly double stack/high capacity, it's not really more trim than other options that exists (some with better capacities), and it's not very prestigious either, but it's not a P220 either. Aside from SIGs decocker and other proprietary items from their other models, nothing separates this gun from the lame HK45 as far as I'm concerned, at least in a concept applied sense. I'll handle one eventually, but I'm not looking forward to it. I have a P228, a true double stack, a 9mm, something of prestige, and something that in it's time was innovative. It's definitely worth the 1 more than the P227. |
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I wouldn't even call the P227 a double stack, it is more like a one and a half stack. I imagine the reason it has such a crappy capacity is the fact that it wasn't designed really as a double stack .45, but rather built around the .45 magazine for the P250 (I think the base plate is changed for no reason just to make them incompatible) which was originally made as a 9mm.
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I've handled it and I've never been a fan of DA/SA triggers. I prefer striker fire. I think the M&P 45 and the XDM 45 beats the SIG in ergonomics, mag capacity and price.
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Why is everyone so desperate to see the US Military drop the M9, a platform that has worked perfectly well for nearly thirty years?
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Granted the only pistols I had used before were either frame mounted safety/decocker guns or those without a manual safety/decocker so it may have just been my issue. I know that there are ways to prevent this with training, but I think it is just one more thing that can go wrong and an unnecessary complication on a general issue service pistol. Although I do not particularly like striker fired pistols like the Glock 17, I think it and things like it are a better choices for service pistols due to the simplicity and ease of training. I also feel like the M9 is probably more susceptible to dust and debris with that open slide and exposed trigger bar. I understand the open slide is to reduce weight, but why the trigger bar is on the outside like that is beyond me. |
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I also agree that it's not going to sit well in a marketplace dominated by guns like the XD45, but I am sure that the P227 is still going to get snatched up simply for being a SIG (just as the HK45, in spite of its disappointing magazine capacity, sold well simply for being an H&K). Alas, this also means that SIG isn't going to learn any lessons and will keep putting out guns that are far below the standard set by its German-made stamped-slide pistols in the 1980s. Quote:
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Not sure if this is true, though I remember reading elsewhere that the same thing happened when the HK45C Tactical came out.
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I remember when I saw the Glock 30S and rolled my eyes on how that is also a dumb concept because it is barely the same size as the G30. The big companies really are not taking any chances with new designs.
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I can't think of any gun that can boast the Glock 30's capabilities and retain it's weight and form factor, no one even wants to try. And yet they still do the little extra they can to make it what it, admittedly, ought to have been in the first place. The only thing I can fault Glock for is not aiming as high with their end goal with their newest product, but they certainly reached their goal nonetheless. I can't say the same for the P227. They aimed to put out a product in the niche and what they have put out is a thrown together adequacy, if that. And in the end, it's a product improvement of the P220 with a different name entirely. Good for them, they're in the high capacity .45 market now, and their name will assuredly sell the product, but it's still not a great example of the niche. The Glock 30S is. |
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