Posted: 11/28/2007 7:36:35 AM EDT
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Reading about the Very nice looken Sig 220 combat! If sigs can be good looken  the Article is by Leroy Thompson He said that the Pistol Like Virually All 45acp HANDGUNS shot 8 to 10 inches low with 230gr FMJ As everyone knows lite bullets even shoot lower I NEVER had this problem with my 45acp but its a 1911 Colt Combat Elite Anyone have this PROBLEM with there 220 or any 45acp pistol |
| Well, I know him casually and he really is a good guy, so if he says it shot low...and especially THAT low...it probably did. But I am also sure most 220s do not do that nor do 'most' 45s with 230s. He may have also added 'for me' in the fime print...look again. |
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it would be one thing for him to say he shoots low with SIG only(which is still a crock of shit) but for him to make a blanket statement that most ALL 45s shoot low? bullshit less time writing what you dont know about...and more time on the range.....or else leave the writing to experts now I admit I have not read the article yet....and if the OP took it out of context so be it.....but if it reads as stated....well you already know how i feel |
I'm sorry, but Leroy Thompson has rarely made sense as of late. He wrote an article on the Beretta PX4 for SWAT a few months back, and admitted not even shooting the same pistol he was reviewing. "If it's anything like this one..." doesn't cut it in serious journalism. 
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| I have a P220 that I bought new about 6 years ago, and have the same problem w/ shooting low. The gun is accurate and reliable, but I have to aim over the top of 8`plates at 15 yards to get a solid hit. shooting paper at the same distance puts me about 8" low w/ the 230 grain loads I used, even lower w/ lighter/faster stuff. Dead on windage wise, though. I've shot several hundred rounds from sandbags and offhand with the same results. I like the gun, and would like to put a set of rugged adjustable sights on it so I can compensate for this discrepancy. Still carrying the old Glock 17 'cause it hits where I aim it. The Sig will probably be a replacement when I get the sight issue taken care of. |
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Stick, I caught some crap for asking. www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=131&t=645029 |
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I have a 220 Carry ant is about 2" low at 25 yards, with 230 ball ammo, so it could be me... I have foind it difficult to read some of the articles these days not for the lack on infomration and abundance mis-information, but the butchering of the English language.... I write technical papers and reports for a living, accuracy and sentence sturcture is essential, very difficult for an engineer to learn. So when I read these rags I look at the wording. The one that tops my list of bad writers is Duane Thomas, I read one of has babble articles one time and could not read it....I mean I could not read it. I highlighted the areas that were trash and sent it back to the publisher and asked if they have monkeys as proof readers....never heard back |
25yards on Page 76. SWAT DEC 2007 QUOTE I started off at 25y to check accuracy. I found the same PROBLEM with the P220 Combat That I find Virtually EVERY 45ACP Handgun I receive from any factory. ESPECIALLY with Nite sights. with 230gr ammo the P220 combat was shooting almost 8-10 inches low By the way, this problem is not just with me,because I have tested guns with two or three other shooters along and they shot as low or lower. Since lighter,faster ammo will usually shoot even lower, I CANT IMAGINE FOR WHAT LOAD MANUFACTURES regulate their 45acp Pistols . |
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I think the author did the old "jerk the first round" because of the long trigger pull on the first round. The first time I shot my P220 Elite I did and the rounds impacted in the dirt. It's common until you realize your jerking it. I can almost visualize the author jerking the trigger and closing his eye's while turning his head to the side. |
Me to 25 max most of the time 21feet/ 50 feet But I was at the Rifle range Confirm Zeroing 50yards with my Aimpoint and Eotech Both on LMT M4`s The so called instructor who just happen to be there said it was way to far to HIT When it went cold he ran to my Target! then said NOTHING the rest of the day every round was kept inside the 50yard Small Bore rifle Target 
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My P220 Combat shoots low, consistently. I'll just get a shorter front sight. Mike |
The last time I shot a P220 45acp was back in 1996 They are so so accurate I wish I bought one But instead bought the newer 40cal P229 back then Its also Highly accurate and shoots very nice groups at 50 yards Good luck with your 220 |