With all the SIG P320 bashing going around this will hopefully be a refreshing change.
Just as I think I've had enough something always seems to pop up...this time it was a 1991 production West German SIG P220. For the most part it's in good shape, though the Hogue grips on it aren't original, and the grips screws themselves consisted of three blued allen cap screws and one blued slotted screw - and all were somewhat rusty, meh.
So on the way home from the gunstore after purchasing it I stopped off at the hardware store and sized up the screws (M5-0.8 thread pitch for these early models), and located some stainless steel allen cap screws about 0.25" longer than were required. After a detail strip, clean, and lube of the pistol I went at the screws, shortening each to the proper length, then polishing, and finally flame coloring the heads so they wouldn't look so chromish. I think she cleaned up well:
(The .50BMG fodder is 'Yugo '88 ball)
Some screw head detail:
Factory grip screws are available from SIG, but since the grips aren't original, not having original grip screws isn't bothering me in the least. Plus working on them gave me something to do for a while, it keeps me off the streets
I'll hopefully get to check it out soon.
'Got SIG?
Just as I think I've had enough something always seems to pop up...this time it was a 1991 production West German SIG P220. For the most part it's in good shape, though the Hogue grips on it aren't original, and the grips screws themselves consisted of three blued allen cap screws and one blued slotted screw - and all were somewhat rusty, meh.
So on the way home from the gunstore after purchasing it I stopped off at the hardware store and sized up the screws (M5-0.8 thread pitch for these early models), and located some stainless steel allen cap screws about 0.25" longer than were required. After a detail strip, clean, and lube of the pistol I went at the screws, shortening each to the proper length, then polishing, and finally flame coloring the heads so they wouldn't look so chromish. I think she cleaned up well:
(The .50BMG fodder is 'Yugo '88 ball)
Some screw head detail:
Factory grip screws are available from SIG, but since the grips aren't original, not having original grip screws isn't bothering me in the least. Plus working on them gave me something to do for a while, it keeps me off the streets
I'll hopefully get to check it out soon.
'Got SIG?