Anyone who owns or had owned the Sig P-6 I'd like to get your opinions.
A West German PD trade-in, frame, slide and barrel numbers match.
Date on slide is 2/82 with N/W for the agency it was issued to.
Moderate holster wear. No dings or scrapes.
Two mags, W/German PD issued holster and box.

I might be trading a Sig P-220 for it.
A U.S. LEO agency trade-in.

Great gun, my son borrow it five years ago, he apparently loves it too! He used it to save him from a goring or maybe his life from a charging Boar down Fl. last year. Didn't put the Boar down but gave him a chance to get away into the swamp.

Easy to strip and shoots to point of aim, worked every time I or him pulled the trigger.

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Penmon AKA Jim

If you have a big hand you will hate it.

Thanks for your input.
I'll try to stay clear of wild Boars.

I'm average, and the P-220 with the "foamy" PD grips was border line chunky to me.
Thanks for your input.

Sig makes extra thin plastic grips for the P220. Turns it into a different feeling gun. Well worth the purchase. Get those and you might forget about that P-6. I did and never looked back.

I do like the P-220, and the grips might be the way to go.
Now you got me thinking I should just buy the P-6 and keep the 220.
What would be a fair offer?
I looked on gun broker and only saw 2.

The P6/P225 is a P220 shrunk dimensionally to meet the size requirements of the 1970s German police pistol trials. Same mechanicals, same generation. In my experience, the police P6 tends to have a somewhat "stouter" trigger pull than the commercial P225.

So if you have and are familiar with the P220, you know all you need to know, other than how the gun feels in your hand in comparison. And we can't help you with that

The last NW P6 I bought at a show about six years ago. Cost me 375 with one mag and German police holster. Managed to sell it about two years ago for 450. Don't know how helpful that is for current prices.

Ya, the DA trigger pull is rated at 12 pounds. I gave it a go today.
SA is great and short reset.
My 220 is the DAK trigger. Which I like.

That's very helpful info to me.
I talked to him on the phone about just buying it a few minutes ago.
$550.00.
At least it has 2 mags. All Sig mags are big $$$.
Even the Mec Gar's.

Thanks for your input.

I own three Sig P225 pistols. In my area you can not find a ratty P6 for less than $500.00, a pristine P225 in the box will bring a few hundred more.

I would not part with a P220 if I could afford to buy the P6 outright.

Sig P225 mags are no longer available through Sig Sauer, your choices are used factory or Pro Mags.

When Aim Surplus had them I got one for $260.00. Came with holster,box and two mags. Keep your P220 if you like it.

We agreed on $450.00 tonight for the P-6 and I'm keeping the P-220.
Meeting him tomorrow at the VFW.
I'll end up buying the beers but he did come down 100 bucks.
A win win either way I look at it.

I love the feel of my Sig P6, it was my first and only sig, because while I loved the feel of the gun, I hated the mushy trigger so it doesn't get shot much.

Great weight, great feel

Poor trigger (to me), poor aftermarket

Mags can be had for cheap if you are patient, numrich usually has P225 mags cheaper than most P6 mags are selling for on ebay. I picked up 7 or 8 mags for mine.

I paid $330 andOTD for my Sig P6, came with two mags and the blue plastic box to the female police officer to whom it had been issued. Aim used to sell the P6 mags for about 17.00 and the price came down depending how many mags you ordered. I bought a few extras myself. Last Sig P6 I saw for sale they were asking $450 with two mags and the blue plastic box. I also managed to locate a few of the AKAH leather magazine pouches and a AKAH leg holster in almost mint condition.Has a leather flap that has two snaps that have to be undone before you can unholster the pistol and another AKAH holster made out of some plastic with the same leather flap and the two snaps. That P6 will outshoot my Beretta 92FS!. Frank

I have an older P6 (1980). After I bought it, I decided my P239 was expendable. Although heavier, the P6 felt much better in my hand. The size difference was not significant to me. I also have a an older W. German P220 with the flat spur hammer, which I would never trade away. Supposedly, the P6 has trouble feeding hollow points, but that has not been my experience. It is a pretty simple fix to the feed ramp if you do have a problem. The trigger is not great, but not terrible for a service pistol. Those import pieces have been well maintained and are usually in excellent condition with very minor cosmetic issues. You won't make a mistake by getting one, but trading off a P220 would be an iffy proposition for me. Good luck.

I wanted a 225/P6 for about a decade ( late 80s/90s) for "concealed carry" but never saw one for sale in a LGS...... finally got one in the late 90s. Nice gun........ but

The 225 was bigger than I expected........and by the time I found one.....

o my 3913 was a better concealed carry piece.... and
o for a "Service Size" single stack 9mm I liked my Beretta 92 Type M better......
o if I wanted a service size Sig........ my 220 or Compact 245 in .45 were my first and second choices.

I got a P6 years ago and it is one of my most reliable and easy to shoot hand guns. I liked it so much, I bought a 225 several years later. Mine is very early and I had to have the feed ramp reshaped so that it would feed hp's. At the time, that was only $45.00.

Don't pass it up.

I agree there are better carry guns than a P-6.
I carry Glocks.

I have a 3913 LS and when I bring the P-6 home latter today I'll do a size and grip feel comparison between the two.

When my buddy told me he wanted to get rid of his Sig and that it is a West German PD trade-in I offered my USA built P-220 in trade.

I've always wanted a 100% German built Sig so for $450.00 I'll have one plus keeping my P-220 DAK 45.
I really like the trigger on it.

Thanks for your input.

I have one. Love it. Shoots accurately.

FWIW I like my 3913/14s with Hogue grips ...... mostly checkered wood; for me it's a better ( bit thicker w/ palm swell) grip without any practical effect on concealed carry.

My Sig 220 is a W. German gun from about 1988 IIRC


The 225 I had was a great shooter........ but I was already heavily committed to other "platforms" (guns/holsters and extra magazines) so I let it go vs. adding another single stack 9mm.

To me the 225 is the German Model 39..... and feels almost as good in the hand as that classic S&W

I use to own a P225 and really liked it, but sold it a few years back. I missed having it, so when SiG came out with the new P225-A1 I looked into the differences between old and new and bought one of the new A1's.

As with any older gun some parts aren't made any more. I've read on the SiG forum (sigtalk.com) that SiG no longer makes the trigger return spring, I guess that was an issue with a few different models, so you may want to look around and if you can, pick up a spare. I never had a problem with the spring on my P225 or P220. The SiG forum would be a good reference for other issues with the older P225/P6's, too.

Bill

$450 is a decent price today for a P6 seeing they are still in very high demand. You might be able to install a lighter P225 trigger if the P6 trigger feels too heavy. About the only reason I heard that the German PDs switched to another pistol was that Sig stopped making parts for the P6/P225, other than that they would be still carrying the P6s. The P6s I'm sure were well maintained and the round count was fairly low even with yearly qualifications. Unless you are planning to run tens of thousands of rounds thru it in a short order it will be a reliable pistol for many years to come and most parts will still be available. Check the Sig forum but I believe by 1982 the feed ramp was redesigned for HP making it the same as the P225. You should find the P6 very comfortable if you have an average sized hand. Other than the P225 being single stack, 8+1 rounds, for me it's a toss up with the Sig P228 in size/weight/handling/accuracy/dependability. I find the Sig factory wood grips on the German P220 to be just right for my hand, the factory plastic grips are just a little thinner. I'm betting you will find the P6 just right for CC as many others have discovered.

I’ve had a P6 for 9 years. Mine is a 10/78 manufacture NW issue. It’s accurate and reliable. It’s also better fitted and better assembled than my New Hampshire slide/German frame P226 CPO.

Two things to consider with the P6: first, to reduce the DA pull to something more reasonable change the mainspring to a P225 mainspring. That effectively reduces the DA trigger pull by 1/3 and is what the US P225 has. Second, the feedramps on older P6s were designed for round nose bullets. Wide flat hollow points can hang up. Two fixes for that, either reprofile the feed ramp to later specs (see the Sig forum for details) or use more rounded HPs like 9BP bulk Remingtons. But shoot it first with your selected load to see if you have problems. If your P6 is a range gun, don’t worry about it.

I have medium hands and the P6 grip size is perfect for me. I had to get the E-2 grips for the P226 otherwise, the grip felt chunky- like your P220.

I bought an extra Sig made mag off of eBay 2-3 years ago for about $22. I had to hunt a bit to get that price. Not sure of the current availability of mags.

The Sig factory finish back then wasn’t durable. Lots of holster wear on the slide is common. Some people refinished them early on or sent them back to Sig US for the $100 tune up/refinish Sig did back about 10 years ago. My personal P6 still has an “experienced finish” on its slide.

Prices have shot up on P6s since the supply dried up 6 years ago. The days of the $300 P6 is long gone. I’ve seen some pretty finish worn ones north of $600 in gun shops. They don’t seem to last long. You did well on price.

Thanks for all the feedback guys.
I just got home with it and the adjusted price with beers is $490.00 + tip.
Great little Sig for what I paid.
Can't post pics, but I can email or text them if you want to see it.
I'm happy I finally have a 100% made in West Germany Sig.

Congrats....................

LOL......$40+tip for beers at a VFW?????? around here that's a lot of beer!!!!!!........you should have waited for Happy Hour and saved a few bucks...........wait...........

You got your W.German Sig........ "this" is Happy Hour!!!!!!!!!!

I bought one when they flooded the market for about $300.00-ish several years ago. I had always heard great things about Sigs, but was too cheap, or something, to buy one.

Mine shot so great I immediately went back and bought another one.

I have fairly large hands, so the grip is a little short, for me, but not enough to bother me. The double action pull is fine, again for me, on a self-defense pistol. I see folks at the range bragging about how light their trigger pull is on their self-defense gun, and it gives me the heebie jeebies. I assume they've never been shot at, but I understand their "extensive tactical training" makes them immune from bad decision making in stress situations. Riiiight.

Enjoy your new gun.

I know what your talking about, a 12 lb trigger pull is light under stress.

And I will be enjoying it.

I owned a P225 and it was the best fitting pistol I think I've ever held. The fit and finish were superb.

I had heard several years ago that parts unique to the P6/225 were discontinued such as firing pin, some springs etc. but you may want to check on that.

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I would keep the P220.

I am. I bought the P-6 outright.