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Hogue anodized aluminum grips on an all stainless Sig P226 in .40 S&W
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Hogue anodized aluminum grips on an all stainless Sig P226 in .40 S&W
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How do you like the aluminum grips??
I just got a Sig e mail offering those (not blue) on "sale"
How do you like the aluminum grips??
I just got a Sig e mail offering those (not blue) on "sale"
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I bet those get hot in summer! 
Interesting. What is the function of aluminum grip panels? I can't imagine they reduce the weight of the gun, so is it an "added toughness" kind of thing, cosmetics, or just what? Those certainly look very well made and nicely finished.
Has your all-stainless 226 been a good gun? U.S.-made? I hear lots of whining about newer SIGs, particularly any that are made here in the U.S. Kind of an odd thing in my view, since the U.S. SIGs I have shot have been very good shooters and shoot right along with any of my German SIGs - or better. I have a box-stock P229 .357 that is a terrific shooter, and the same model in .40SW that is not far behind it.
Has your all-stainless 226 been a good gun? U.S.-made? I hear lots of whining about newer SIGs, particularly any that are made here in the U.S. Kind of an odd thing in my view, since the U.S. SIGs I have shot have been very good shooters and shoot right along with any of my German SIGs - or better. I have a box-stock P229 .357 that is a terrific shooter, and the same model in .40SW that is not far behind it.
The US Sigs are still good but even they have been cheapened up. Plastic guide rods, plastic mainspring housing. For a while they were sold with 1 mag!. Now that is pretty lame.
Might be blasphemy but I'll still take my Sigs over the SW MP's.
I just like hammer fired better. My MP 45 was not a real accurate gun even after several trips back to SW. Combat accurate but no where near the Sig 220.
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I wonder if they get a visible ding mark when wearing a ring on your right hand.
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The aluminum grip panels serve the following functions:
1. Slimmer than the original equipment factory grips, which is important to someone like me with a relatively small hand. This is why I bought the Hogue aluminum rips
2. Very positive no-slip feel to the grip. This was an added plus.
3. I really like the color
Believe it or not, these were factory seconds on the Hogue auction site.
As to the Sig, this is the gun I would want for if I could only have one handgun and I was expecting nasty circumstances.
I am very pleased it is made in the USA, even if the profits go overseas.
I am able to consistently hit the 6" gong at 25 yards and the heavy weight really tames the recoil and allows acquisition of a second shot during rapid fire
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The main factors is their slimness as people with small hands have a hard time shooting Sig's well with the stock grips. The second is reason is they have a lot more non slip surface that aids in holding the pistol during shooting.
I own both German and American Sig's and all of mine shoot lights out and are reliable.
I own both German and American Sig's and all of mine shoot lights out and are reliable.
That has been my experience and I just wondered if others concurred. My U.S. SIGs do seem to "rattle" a bit (slide to frame fit) more than my older P220s, but the guns shoot very well, with no reliability issues. I have no reason to complain.
Someday I hope to check out a set of those aluminum stocks. I see them on new SIGs and they look like they have been spray-painted with the old aluminum paint you used to use on chain-link fences. Not very attractive. Your blue stocks are much more handsome.
I'd trust my life with it!!!!
My older West German Sig P-220 (with the pointed down hammer spur) shoots very well. I installed a Harrts recoil reducer and it does the slightest push back in recoil with minimal muzzle flip. Even with the long trigger reset of the earlier German guns, it is easy to double-tap and get the rounds really close. Two and one is not hard at all on a standard "perp" target. I may send it back to the Sig Custom Shop for their "SRT". A fellow gun-nut sent one of his back for the Short Reset Trigger, and it is nothing short of awesome. I love my Wilson Combat CQB, but if I had to grab a single .45 Auto and head for cover, it would undoubtedly be my Sig P-220. Sorry J.M. Browning
My older West German Sig P-220 (with the pointed down hammer spur) shoots very well. I installed a Harrts recoil reducer and it does the slightest push back in recoil with minimal muzzle flip. Even with the long trigger reset of the earlier German guns, it is easy to double-tap and get the rounds really close. Two and one is not hard at all on a standard "perp" target. I may send it back to the Sig Custom Shop for their "SRT". A fellow gun-nut sent one of his back for the Short Reset Trigger, and it is nothing short of awesome. I love my Wilson Combat CQB, but if I had to grab a single .45 Auto and head for cover, it would undoubtedly be my Sig P-220. Sorry J.M. Browning
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