SIG Sauer P227
The SIG Sauer P227 is a Swiss and German semi-automatic handgun which was first introduced in 2013 to compete with higher-magazine-capacity .45 ACP handguns on the market and dwindling P220 sales. It was introduced along with the P224, designed to compete with subcompact pistols.
Design
It is not to be confused with the SIG Sauer P220, SIG's other .45 ACP handgun. The main difference is that the P220 is only designed to accept single-stack magazines, much like the P225, while the P227 is designed to accept double-stack magazines, much like the P226. The P227 also features the new Enhanced Ergonomics 'E2' wraparound grip, rather than the two-piece grips of the P220. The P227 has a magazine capacity of ten rounds and one in the chamber, unlike the seven- or eight-round capacity of the P220. SIG also offers a fourteen-round capacity magazine, which is included in various models. The P227 is a double-action/single-action-operated handgun, meaning that the first trigger pull is a ten-lbsdouble-action pull, but all the follow-up shots are a 4.4-lbssingle-action pull. The full size model is 7.7 inches in length (with a 4.4 inch barrel) and 5.5 inches in height with 1.5 inches in width. It weighs 32 ounces (907 g) with the magazine, features an accessory rail and three-dot contrast sights or SIGLITE night sights. The frame is constructed from anodized aluminum alloy with a Nitron finish and a milled stainless steel slide.
Description
After extensive .45 ACP weapon testing involving several manufacturers, the Pennsylvania State Police became the second police department to select the P227 as its department-issued sidearm, with the Indiana State Police adopting the firearm the year prior. The contract calls for over 5000 P227 deliveries by the end of 2014.
As of July 2016, the P227 is offered in eight models:[1]
- The P227 Nitron (full size) has a 4.4-inch (112 mm) barrel and comes with polymer grips and a standard 10-round magazine magazines
- The P227 Carry Nitron has a 3.9-inch (99 mm) barrel, comes with two 10-round magazines and is smoothed off for easier concealed carry
- The P227 Carry SAS Gen 2 has a short reset trigger (SRT) and a 3.9-inch (99 mm) barrel, comes with two 10-round magazines and does not have an accessory rail
- The P227 TACOPS has a 4.4-inch (112 mm) barrel and comes with custom grips, an extended magazine well and four 14-round extended capacity
- The P227 Tactical has a short reset trigger (SRT) and a 4.4-inch (112 mm) barrel that is threaded to easily accept a suppressor and comes with one 10-round and one 14-round magazine
- The P227 Flat Dark Earth, featuring a flat dark earth coated frame and slide, has a 4.4-inch (112 mm) barrel and it comes with a standard 10-round magazine
- The P227 Equinox has a two-tone polished slide with nickel controls and a 4.4-inch (112 mm) barrel and it comes with a standard 10-round magazine
- The P227 Enhanced Elite has a 4.9-inch (124 mm) barrel and comes with a one-piece ergonomic grip and a 10-round magazine