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The Unloved SIG 224

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Back in the days before the SIG 365, SIG wanted to make a dedicated CCW gun that could wear big boy pants. They took the 229/228 and said, “We can make this smaller”. And they did. They called it the P224. And it was fantastic.

The 224 was available in 3 calibers. 9mm of course, and also .40 and .357 SIG. Making for a very versatile platform. I know police officers that carried a 224 as a Backup Gun for a good long while. The 224’s only sin was that of bad timing. As the 224 was scrambling for traction in the Market, Consumer Tastes shifted to Polymer framed guns for reduced weight. Also, the 224 never got the full production numbers to really get them out into the market. It was almost like an Experimental piece. Today it’s a Collector Piece. And one that I would very much like to acquire myself, if anyone is willing to make a trade. For the DA/SA Decocker version… not the DAO version.

Weapons

SIG’s new 224, and something else.

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At SHOT Show, I took a look at the new SIG 224.  And I’ll be honest.  I didn’t like it.

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It’s standard SIG, the way we prefer our SIG’s.  Alloy frame, DA/SA with a Rebounding Hammer.  Add some night sights, and controls that were tweaked to still be used when made tiny… and you have a real SIG and not… well… not a P250.

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After playing around with it… it’s grown on me.  A lot.  The gun is a serious Pinky Dangler, but thanks to the shape, texture, you can still get a solid hold on the pistol.

Which is good, because it’s a .40 cal.  I like that.  And I like the P224.

But it’s not the gun that I want.   I want something different.

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This is my Holy SIG Grail.  A P220 Compact SAS.  If you guys want to chip in and by me a birthday present… this is it.  I’ve wanted one of these for 20 years, when I first read of guys spending big bucks chopping down standard P220’s.    And we have one now at the Gun Store I work at.  999.99.  Oh man… And there is nothing I can do about it thanks to the Bride’s new Expedition.