by jakeswensonmt » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:13 am
Some 20 years ago I got my first pistol, a P220. The problem with your first handgun being a Sig is that you get used to its superlative quality, come to expect it, and afterwards most other automatic pistols you get seem... flimsy (with notable exceptions.)
Bank vaults arent built this strong, and the finish and machining of the Sigs parts can be described as art. For example the outside of the barrel is grooved so finely that you can feel it with your thumbnail but can not see it, and its finished with some unearthly reddish treatment only found on Sigs and UFO fuselages.
God only knows how many thousand rounds this lovely weapon has fired since then, and it has FTFd exactly once, on a clearly defective cartridge, and it has never FTEd. Its quite accurate, even with cheap ammo. Aside from cleaning, it has never needed any repair, and shoots like new with the original spring, barrel, and magazine (and original everything else too). The bluing is now quite worn, but that only makes me love it more.
If you have the means, get a Sig. You will not regret it.