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FAVORITE Duty Pistol
Capt. John Fitzgerald:
Tac,
When my department went to semi-autos back in 80's I bought a Sig Sauer 220. Carried it to retirement in '94 and still carry it today. Recently picked up a new Springfield TRP (their tactical 1911 model). Great gun, accurate, but it won't replace the 220.
CJF
Doc Sunrise:
My favorite duty pistol which is what I personally carry daily is my Sig 220. I am anxiously waiting for my newly ordered Sig SAS 220 to come in with the DAK trigger system to replace it. Man I have to tell you, after all the training, after all the shooting classes, after all the time on the range, that Sig 220 has never once failed, and it has consistently remained accurate.
Marshal Tac:
Doc,
As the department armorer for these guns, I have never had one that failed due to a parts breakage or gun related problem that couldn't be traced back to either the ammo being bad or a worn out magazine spring... Their reliability combined with thier accuracy had built a reputation that has even converted some of our most die-hard Glockers to appreciate them... You will undoubtedly like that SAS DAK P220. I played with them at my most recent armorer's school, and learned that I could get some very smooth trigger pulls out of it, BUT it will take a little getting used to.... The re-set position for that DAK trigger is different. I recently handled one of the new Single Action Only P220's with the external safety, like the 1911. Boy was that a sweet gun! They got rid of the double action notch on the sear, the de-cock mechanism, and set the trigger up for a 4.5 pound release with only a little take up and NO creep... That gun is definatley on my "Gotta Have One" list.
Capt. John,
If you want a 1911 that is all SIG and is a fantastic shooter, take a hard look at their Sig GSR series of guns. I have one of the first generation GSR's in stainless steel, with the light rail, and out of 8 or 9 1911's I've owned, it is the most accurate and reliable out of the box gun I have ever owned. I have a couple of custom 1911's that cost twice as much that can hold thier own with it, but none of them can beat it, to include a Custom Springfield and a Wilson. I have not shot any of the newer "Revolution", second generation GSR's from Sig, but understand they are no sloutches in the accuracy department either.
My only complaint I have ever had about the P220 was related to the fact that the slides rusted at even the mention of the word moisture.... BUT Sig has recently fixed that too.... All of the new P220's are now manufactured with a stainless steel, one-peice CNC machined slide, just like the up-dated P226's/P228's/P229's. I might finally be able to retire my re-finishing set up and finally get to spend more time working on the department's Colt RIFLES instead! :) ::) ;D
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SFT:
Smith 586, best shooting, most accurate duty gun I was ever issued, in fact I bought it from the department shortly after going through auto transition.
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