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Okay, I think I'm starting to get the Sig mystique, at least a little. As mentioned in another post, I recently traded my ORM Colt 1991A1 for my first Sig, a P220R in .45 ACP. Got it last week, but weather and other things have made a range trip a no go. Finally decided I couldn't stand it any more, and told the wife I was going out behind my shop to run a few rounds through it, mostly as a function check of a new gun. Of course, I also wanted to see how it compared to my CZ 97 BD, that also needed function testing after installing a CGW Pro Package . And just to round things out, a few rounds through my re-triggered PCR was also in order. So 5 rounds through each was what I decided on, I could have shot more, but the wife's tolerance of such things is very finite, and the area behind my shop IS my vegetable garden, so I don't really want to be filling it up with lead .
I guess the WOW in the title was probably a bit of a spoiler, but to say the Sig surprised me would be an understatement. This thing is 25% lighter than the CZ 97, but shoots just as soft, maybe even a touch softer. Bore axis is higher, but muzzle flip is the same or less. Trigger pull is definitely heavier than the 97, but in shooting it, the difference is unnoticeable, both DA & SA. Reset is virtually identical, despite the Sig's reputation for having an objectionably long reset, and the Pro Package installed in the 97, which included a short reset kit. Oh, and both shot softer than the 9 mm PCR .
Okay, I'm well aware that 5 rounds really isn't enough to get an in depth feel for a new gun, but it IS enough to get a first impression, and mine is 110% positive . I can't wait to get this thing to the range and really wring it out, I suspect my first impression is only going to get better. And BTW, the 97 with Pro Package is pretty awesome, too, wringing both of these out is going to be a lot of fun! Later.
Dave
I guess the WOW in the title was probably a bit of a spoiler, but to say the Sig surprised me would be an understatement. This thing is 25% lighter than the CZ 97, but shoots just as soft, maybe even a touch softer. Bore axis is higher, but muzzle flip is the same or less. Trigger pull is definitely heavier than the 97, but in shooting it, the difference is unnoticeable, both DA & SA. Reset is virtually identical, despite the Sig's reputation for having an objectionably long reset, and the Pro Package installed in the 97, which included a short reset kit. Oh, and both shot softer than the 9 mm PCR .
Okay, I'm well aware that 5 rounds really isn't enough to get an in depth feel for a new gun, but it IS enough to get a first impression, and mine is 110% positive . I can't wait to get this thing to the range and really wring it out, I suspect my first impression is only going to get better. And BTW, the 97 with Pro Package is pretty awesome, too, wringing both of these out is going to be a lot of fun! Later.
Dave