Yeah, Bad Penny already amazes me, your gun collection will probably just make me jealous...

Dammit Steve now you are making me want a 1911.

I know this thread is extremely old but here is my .02 cents

Sig Sauer is the way to go IMO I have a P226 for work and a for a personal weapon at home. I have put over 3000 rounds through my personal wep and had one jam, and that was because i didnt clean it for over 1000 rounds.

My work gun is a whole different story i have put more rounds though it than i can possibly count. Close to a 1000 a week for 2-3 months a year, for the last 3 years. I wipe it down every day but only punch the barrel once a week and solvent clean it when i put it away at the end of the month. if you throw a 20 round Mag and no one is going to get through you.

We carry 9mm overseas and if it will stop a terrorist it will stop anyone who breaks into my house.

I also have the P239 it works on the same level as the 226 i would recommend a Sig to anyone looking to get a weapon for recreation or protection. .40 has a lot of stopping power and you have the luxury of more rounds than .45.

I have personally seen a 9mm round go through 3 2x4's and a 4x4 before flying off into infinity so any slug will rip through a house.

Again just my .02 cents

I like my Sig .45 but it jams everytime I go to the range. It's clean as a whistle. I should've sent it to Sig long ago to take a look at it. Any ideas?

heh heh ca legal too....





op's question....the cheapest one you can get your hands on.

For HD I like to use $150 throw away shot guns.

A 220 that jams? Yea, there's some sort of problem.. 220s are known for being work horses. Is is a FTE or FTF?

My 220 has never jammed. Sounds like you need to send it to Sig.. but they have great Customer Service.

I pales next to most peoples stuff.. but it's pretty good.. I've bought and sold over the years working up to having higher quality stuff.

.45 in CA makes sense since we are limited to 10 rounds.. might as well have 10 large ones.

What's funny is that I owned three .45s and none of them were 1911s.. so I just bought a Springfield TRP Operator.. should be interesting since I've been spoiled my my Sigs and HKs decocker.

http://i36.tinypic.com/24y2t6w.jpg

Can you describe the jam? is it a double feed? not ejecting? stove pipe? does it do it on just one mag or is constant? Ive seen them all several times.

most jams are caused by bad mags, or a bad lot of ammo.

I like to run my guns slightly fowled...I wipe down the barrel and blow the internals with the air gun. I only super clean it when i get the barrel gauged to see if it is shot out.

.45 ACP

HK USP .45 is the best .45 handgun out there IMO.
It's the closest variant of the HK Mark 23 Employed by US Navy SEALS
for many years before switching to the Sig P226.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...HKMK23Mod0.jpg

Now if you want a .40 or .357 then the P226 is a good choice as well.
Employed by many agencies worldwide and Blackwater as well. \

As was stated, 9mm isn't recommended for home defense.