On Oct 10, 5:19*pm, Tim wrote:
On Oct 10, 7:44*am, Meyer wrote:









On 10/10/2012 2:22 AM, Tim wrote:

On Oct 9, 6:48 pm, BAR wrote:
In article om,
says...

On 10/8/2012 9:40 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:25:51 -0400, Meyer wrote:

On 10/8/2012 8:28 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Mon, 8 Oct 2012 06:14:29 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

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On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:45:17 -0400, Wayne B
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On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:35:27 -0400, GuzzisRule
wrote:

Still thinking about the Sig Sauer P226. This one, with a conversion
kit:

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProdu...lassic-22.aspx

Good idea, huh?

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It depends on what you are looking for: *Carry gun; home defense or
target practice/competition.

You really need to think that through because no one gun is ideal for
more than one category.

The P226 is. Small enough to carry, sizeable enough for home defense,
and with the .22 conversion
kit, cheap enough for target practice. The big question would be which
conversion kit to buy.

"...SIG SAUER X-CHANGE Kit? is the perfect accessory for your SIG
SAUER Classic .22 rimfire pistols.
Now shooters can add SIG SAUER centerfire performance with just the
change out of the slide
assembly, barrel, recoil system, and magazine to any of the standard
production pistol calibers;
9mm, .40 S&W, and .357SIG. Exchanging components does not alter the
reliability or accuracy of
either assembly."

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After many years of thinking about it, *I recently completed the
required safety course, necessary applications and am awaiting
issuance of a MA LTC "A" permit. * While I wait, I am researching
potential pistols and/or revolvers. *I want to buy new, so I am
limited to MA Compliant versions. * I'd like to have a .22 *.... mainly
for inexpensive target practice but I'd also like a 9mm or .40 cal *as
well.

I looked at the Sig Sauer P226. *The standard version *is* *MA
compliant and is available in 9mm, .357 Sig and .40 S&W calibers, but
no .22 cal.
The one with the .22 conversion kit that you provided a link to is
nice, but for some reason is *not* *MA compliant. * Don't understand
why not.

Good question. Worthy of a call to Sig Sauer. I wonder if buying a ..40 caliber, which is MA
compliant (whatever that is), and then buying the .22 conversion kit would solve the problem.

http://www.sigsauer.com/SigStore/22-...n-kit-266.aspx

I wonder if you guys have looked at the demure Kahr PM9 or even Ruger's LC9.

Both smaller than what I'm looking for. Plus, I'd have to buy two of them to get the advantage of
the Sig Sauer.

Having a carry gun and a target 22 isn't necessarily a bad thing. Throw
in a shotgun to round things out.

Using the same frame and trigger has its advantages when practicing and
using for real.

The weight and balance is the same, however, the recoil and recovery
is quite different and needs to be taken into consideration when
converting back to the origional caliber.

Are you sure about that Tim. I thought I read the 22 had an aluminum slide.

I can't state that for a *fact* but a .45 has a lot more - Way lot
more kick than a .22. * Even with an aluminum slide I doubt if the
recoil would be compatible with a .45ACP with steel.

In the 'Floridian Hospitality" thread, this was written.-




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On Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:41:30 -0700, jps wrote:

snippage

Still thinking about the Sig Sauer P226. This one, with a conversion kit:

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProdu...lassic-22.aspx

Good idea, huh?

"...I carry for work, but not a SIG, usually a Glock 22 or a 1911,
plus
another handgun for backup. The Sig P226 is a nice pistol, though. I'm
not sure what you are trying to gain by fitting it with a 22 slide and
works. The recoil, muzzle flip and noise will be totally different
between the two rounds and at distance at a target, so will the impact
of gravity, so you won't be gaining the shooting skills you want with
a 40,45 or even a 9 round in a defense pistol by running 22s through
it. I've tried a few of these combos at the range. They were fun but
shooting 22rounds isn't going to help you become proficient firing
larger rounds in the same basic pistol..."