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From: wa3wbu!john@uunet.UU.NET (John Gayman)
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Subject: Re: S&W 6906
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Date: 1 Jun 91 15:14:57 GMT
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# 
# # I ended up buying the SIG.  It's a simpler weapon with no options on
# # the operating system.  If it's stainless you are looking for, get the
# # S&W.  SIGs don't come that way (yet.)
# # 
#      Well, not quite true any more.  I have seen a stainless SIG for sale.
# It was the full size 9mm P226(?).  Now, all they have to do is put out the
# P220 in stainless, and I may be in the market for a SIG!
#  


    The SIG P-220 comes in a bright nickel finish as well as some type of
   teflon coating. When I was first shopping for my P-220 the dealer had
   difficulty finding a standard one but he had easy access to the nickel
   plated, "Sig-light" sight equipted ones. At the time I only wanted
   the basic model. 

    If anyone is interested, I contacted SIGARMS to get the details on having
   SIG-LITE night sights installed on my P-220. Mounting sights on this
   beast is a bit tricky as unlike the P-226, the P-220 front sight is
   machined as part of the slide. What SIG does is mill out a small dove-tail
   in the slide for the new front sight. Total cost is $152. This includes
   milling the slide, cost of front and rear sights, installation of sights
   and return shipping. The time estimate is 3 weeks. They ask that you only
   send the slide and they insist it will shoot the same point of aim as
   originally. I'll be sending mine for rework next week.



						John



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