Sigs are great, but the new Walther Creed (MSRP $399) may be of interest.


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Not even in the same ballpark. The SP2022 is an extremely robust design and a heck of a good shooter.

The barrel of the Creed (PPX M2) is most likely the same as the PPX which is made from 3 pieces and partially MIM. There have been reports of the barrel pieces coming apart.

 

Do it! You want to anyway. But be forewarned, the SP2022 is a gateway SIG. You will want more of them.

 

No experience with that model.
But I love my classic folded steel slide P220 45 and 1995 P229 357.
Personally, I'd stick to classic model.
Get a real Sig P226.

 

I can't. I never liked the looks of that gun.

 

 

I had one back in the day. It was a good, solid pistol.

I liquidated most of my polymer pistols, but that was a good one.

 

Super underrated gun. It's really a great pistol.

 

They're a heck of a lot better than that abomination called the P250, that's for sure...

 

so... I'm currently sitting on the fence about jumping on a SP2022 that came up for sale. I have always sort of wanted one, and the price point is right around that place where I can justify getting yet another pistol. That and it comes with something like 4 magazines :banana:

I currently own a Norinco 226 clone in .40 (i'm in Canada), which I can't remember the last time I shot. It was my grandfather's gun, but I have no emotional attachment to a chinese knockoff, and I don't like how it feels crude. (His CZ75 Pre-B on the other hand...)

So my thinking is to sell the NP58 and replace it with a 9mm SP2022. Makes for a cheaper range day and it's a real Sig rather than a copy of one in case you can't tell, i'm not a fan of knock-offs of anything

Would you do it? the SP2022 is pretty hard to find up here in the great white north, hence the temptation being even greater.

Sell me on this gun! :notworthy:

I owned one years ago, and for some reason the grip ergos just did t work for me. Now the P320, that's another story entirely. I have a compact 9mm 320, and it's by far my favorite 9mm in my collection, modular and fun to shoot. It does however have a bore axis higher than Glock's so it takes a bit to get used to it. Have several hundred trouble free rounds thru it.

 

Do it. The D/A is as good as any other Sig. They're solid pistiols that can be shot a lot.

 

Are you French-Canadian? The SP2022 is big in France. So there's that.

 

The most underrated Sig in my opinion. Except when it comes to field stripping for cleaning as good as the 226 and maybe better in some ways.

 

I own four SIGs but I don't own an SP2022. I have handled and dry-fired some. The trigger action seems quite good, certainly on par with my P229R. The thing I did not like about it is the short front strap on the grip. A substantial portion of the front grip surface is actually provided by the magazine base plate. I would think this would render the shooter prone to pinching the strong hand if a rapid magazine change is required.

Apart from that, it seems a very good pistol and I have seen some at very attractive prices recently.

 

so... I'm currently sitting on the fence about jumping on a SP2022 that came up for sale. I have always sort of wanted one, and the price point is right around that place where I can justify getting yet another pistol. That and it comes with something like 4 magazines :banana:

I currently own a Norinco 226 clone in .40 (i'm in Canada), which I can't remember the last time I shot. It was my grandfather's gun, but I have no emotional attachment to a chinese knockoff, and I don't like how it feels crude. (His CZ75 Pre-B on the other hand...)

So my thinking is to sell the NP58 and replace it with a 9mm SP2022. Makes for a cheaper range day and it's a real Sig rather than a copy of one in case you can't tell, i'm not a fan of knock-offs of anything

Would you do it? the SP2022 is pretty hard to find up here in the great white north, hence the temptation being even greater.

Sell me on this gun! :notworthy:

I have one. It's basically a polymer P226 with a better trigger for 1/2 the price.

I don't see the classic P series as being superior to the SP2022.
If anything, the P series were upgraded to the SP2022's solid stainless steel slide
standard. Also, the P series aluminum slide rails are more prone to
career ending wear/cracking than a SP2022's steel inserts. And, the polymer frame
is lighter and doesn't suffer from the reliability issues with grips, screws, and
the trigger bar spring. When I was a LEO range master/armorer, we had several
P series pistols go down due to trigger bar springs becoming dislodged or
breaking.

The trigger feels different. Some like it and some don't. The accuracy of the SP2022 is excellent.
The decocker area is far less pronounced on the SP2022 compared to the
bulky P series hump. Reliability is again excellent with the SP2022. The take down
is a little more complex with the SP2022, but the internal trigger mechanism
can simply be replaced as a whole. So, I'd call them even there.

The SP2022's three choices of grip shells and two triggers make the SP2022
very ergonomic for almost every shooter. Really, the biggest difference between
the two is the machined aluminum frame that is less durable than a polymer one
with steel inserts,but somehow this counts against the SP2022? Not in my opinion.

 

i think you guys did it. i'm convinced! thanks for all your input

Are you French-Canadian? The SP2022 is big in France. So there's that.

haha i am not! i'm a little further west than the land of french-canadians, but funnily enough i do follow a lot of what RAID/FIPN/PN do in France, and know the 2022 is big there, being a duty pistol and all.

 

Sigs are great, but the new Walther Creed (MSRP $399) may be of interest.


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If that new Walther is even half of the gun that the SP2022, I'd be surprised.

 

Doesn't look to be, more in the CCP running circle. Unsure if it's Umarex, however.


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If you have big hands you'll need the large grip and those are out of production.

I have one and I like it enough that I won't sell it, but I can't fully evaluate it until I snag a grip that fits my hands. Mine came with Small & Med.

 

Yeah I really dig the large grip on my SP2022 but did not know they don't make it any more. I hope you find one.

 

i really like the way the glock fills my hand, but i don't have particularly big hands so i guess i will see how the Sig fits me! should be here next week I know it comes with grips, just not sure which sizes haha.

 

Good entry level Sig.

 

I have one. The longer I own it the more I like it.

 

I recently acquired one in trade.

It's growing on me. Field strip is reminiscent of a Browning Hi-Power.

 

i'm glad to hear that mostly anyone that has shot or owns one, has liked it. I've yet to come across a really terrible review of it.

it'll have a pig nose barrel to be legal in Canada:crying:
but i suppose that's really just aesthetics..

this is what it looks like

 

well it's here!

feels really good in terms of grip, comfortable but not ultra ergonomic (i really disliked how ergonomic the M&P9 was, which led me to sell it and get my G17). can't wait to give it a go on the range soon

 

3 years ago a local Home and Ranch store had a sale on Veterans Day, for $389 you got a Sig SP 2022 w/Siglites nightsights, 2 mags and 50 rounds of Federal 9mm ammo. Thought that was a smokin' deal and I love that pistol.

 

so i imagine someone will come along and ask how the SP2022 shoots, so here are my thoughts after taking it out to the range for the first time today

Disclaimer: I love my G17, and I've spent hundreds of hours on the range training with one, so it feels like second nature.

I must say, I am impressed. it's very accurate, it's comfortable, and it has a very soft recoil. I didn't feel it at all. It felt like more of a push than anything else. Very nice. No FTF, FTE or any other issues.

The trigger feels like butter, super smooth, great feel. It's a much different feel than my G17, and it'll take some practice to get used to, but I loved shooting it, and I look forward to spending more time on the range and getting really good with the 2022.

The only thing that I found feeling a little strange is the length of the grip. it's shorter than the G17 (hence the little pinky ledge on the magazines), and I wish it was a little beefier (already using the large grip). but otherwise it's great.

I would certainly recommend it.

FWIW i was shooting Blazer range ammo, nothing amazing. I lubed the pistol with M-Pro 7, which has been excellent so far. prefer it to Frog Lube because it doesn't gunk up (and it gets cold here in Canada)

 

I have the SP2340 in .40 which is the fore runner of the SP2022. The difference being the rail on the front of the frame was added for the SP2022 while the 2340 has no rail and is smooth which reduces the wear on any leather holster, which is a + for me. I also have the Sig P226 in .40 and loved it so much that when the 2340 came along at a wholesale price I picked one up. The 2340 does not have the full length rails like the 226 but then again neither does a G17. And both of those seem to function perfectly with short intermittent rails.

Every time I take it out shooting, I ask myself why don't I shoot it more? Super accurate, softer recoil even with warm reloads, fits my large hands and easy to carry. Everything is great and the value of it is outstanding. I think it is one of the great handgun auto values currently available for the long and short run.

If I were ever limited to one auto, it would be the 226 but having a 2340 is just a fortunate place to be. I had some thoughts about buying a G23 to fit a perceived void but then starting thinking about the 2340 and lost the flame to buy the G23, and I really like Glocks.