The M11-A1 is more like a P229 without a rail than a P228 with a fatter grip, better trigger, and milled (vs stamped steel) stainless steel slide. I always liked my P228's and thought the M11-A1 was more or less the same but, that's where I was wrong. I blew the $300 store credit on ammo and extra mags. When I asked, "Why can't you just fix MY gun?" they told me that it would take several months longer and they couldn't guarantee an ETA on when it would be ready but, if that's what I wanted to do, they would be happy to do it. Sig customer service was actually great to deal with. A week later, I got a call from Mike at Sig Customer Service and after I provided copies of my original sales receipt, credit card receipt and had the seller call him to confirm everything, he offered me several options to consider:ġ) Replace it with a new P220 SAO, ETA: AugustĢ) Replace it with a new M11-A1, ETA: Immediate + $300 store credit.Ĥ) Replace it with a 1911 (not sure which model), ETA: June The first rep I spoke with, Stuart, was kind of a tool but he offered to e-mail an RMA shipping label. I called Sig the next day and they were pretty cool about it, though. I didn't own a holster for it (yet) but I knew immediately that Sig would be reluctant to approve a warranty claim on that type of damage and that I'd better have solid proof of purchase to back it up. I didn't even notice it until I went to put in my range bag and I was like, "Uh-oh, how'd that happen?" It isn't even in a spot normally subject to wear aside from holstering. That thing really impressed me with how well it performed and I told myself that if Sig ever made a P220 Legion SAO, resistance would be futile. I recently got interested in Sigs again after shooting a friends P226 Legion SAO. I go thru my cycle of 1911-crazes, bolt action-rifle obsessions, and Colt revolver-kicks before realizing that what I really enjoy taking to the range the most are the things I'd use to protect myself with in a defensive situation.and how satisfying it is to own something that shoots every bit as well as things that cost me 2-3x more.
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Everybody I knew wanted a P228 and after being a day late and a dollar short several times, I finally got my hands one one and paid for it dearly.īut just like my tastes in food, music, politics and cars change over the years so do my preferences in things I shoot for enjoyment. The P228's success was probably one of the reasons Sig invested millions into building a North American manufacturing facility in Exeter, NH. went from being a company that almost no one had heard of or cared about in the USA to becoming an overnight sensation and prices dramatically increased on their entire product line thru the late 1980's and early 1990's. When the P228 came out in 1988, though, it was a game-changer.