Once famous for making wagons, Sig Sauer has become the best known firearms manufacturer in the world and expanded in to every niche in the industry. Their new Legion line of handguns has produced a new take on the timeless classic P220. I was able to shoot the P220 Legion at SIG range day and was very impressed. The attention paid to the trigger and the changes to the frame have really paid off. This gun kept the functionality of the classic P220 and added features normally exclusive to custom guns. This is a .45 that hits hard and makes shooting look easy. Home Run.
The SIG Sauer P220 was designed in 1975 by the then newly formed partnership of SIG (Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft now Sig Holding AG) and J. P. Sauer & Soh for the Swiss Army. Switzerland officially adopted the P220 as the “Pistole 75” (P75). The P220 Legion is a modern enhanced version of the gun that started it all.
Like a Swiss watch
In 1853, Friedrich Peyer im Hof, Heinrich Moser, and Conrad Neher started a company to build wagons and railway cars. When the Swiss Federal Ministry of Defense conducted a competition to develop a modern rifle, the Swiss Wagon Factory, as it was then called, designed and built the Prelaz-Burnand rifle and won an order for 30,000 of them.
Because Swiss Wagon Factory looked funny engraved on the side of a rifle, they changed their name to Swiss Industrial Company—Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, later known to the world as SIG. From there, they changed the history of firearms.
Upgraded sights? Best in the business, the XRAY3 Day/Night Sights are the ideal sighting solution for carry, sport, or duty handguns. They provide for rapid target acquisition in any lighting condition. Sights come in standard SIG SAUER® sizes of #6 and #8 in square or round (U)notched rear sight.
Saving the best for last, Sig took their fast SRT (Short-Reset Trigger), enhanced and polished the action then added a Grayguns, P-Series Precision Adjustable Intermediate Trigger. Machined from tough alloy steel, carefully heat treated and finished in black oxide, the P-SAIT adjusts for over travel. Tight pin hole tolerances assure smooth, solid function. The trigger shape optimizes both SA and DA control and is far more comfortable than the factory short trigger it replaces.
Specs
What are you waiting for. The P220 Legion is available at Sig dealers around the world. It comes with three 8rd Steel Magazines and X-RAY3 Day/Night Sights standard. MSRP is $1413
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