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My DAK SIG is the P229R, not P220 Carry, but I, for one, really like the DAK trigger system. Each DA trigger stroke is lighter than the DA first stroke of the decocker SIGs, and with follow-up shots, there is a choice of the shorter but heavier stroke from the first reset position, or letting the trigger reset to the original foremost position for the same longer but lighter stroke as the first shot. Being a long-time DA sixgunner, I like to let it return all the way forward. My sixguns cannot complete their cycle from an intermediate trigger position, so I just don't go there. I carried a Euro-spec P220 as a duty pistol in the early 1990's, but the heel-clip magazine release would snag on car seat cushions, so I got away from it, intending to buy an American-spec P220 at a later time, but it took me until 2004 to finally get back to a SIG duty pistol, by which time .45 ACP was not an option, as my agency had gone all-.40 in 1997. I believe my P229 to be the best duty pistol I have ever carried, with the older Euro-spec P220 a close second. I recently bought myself another P229 DAK, the SAS version, to use as a spare duty pistol. Life is good. So, while I have neither owned nor fired a P220 DAK Carry, I will bet that it is an excellent pistol.

Just to be clear, I really do like the P220 DAK Carry, and in fact, all P220 models. The reason I bought myself another P229 is not because I am in love with the .40, but I felt a spare P229 was just more practical than having one .40 and one .45; my job can be rough on pistols. When I can afford it, I may well get myself a P220 with the DAK trigger; the SAS version is very tempting.

Rexster, how does that SAS version work? I assume you don't carry it cocked and locked like a 1911.

The SAS uses the DAK trigger system, and has a tritium front sight, and the standard SIG von Stavenhagen rear sight they have been using since the 80's. I like that sight combo! SAS is an acronym for SIG Anti-Snag, which means the slide's contours have been rounded off a bit. It is the "SAO" SIGs that can be carried cocked and locked.

For some excellent, and a few not-quite excellent close-up photos of many SIG models, go to the Collectorsfirearms.com website. There is a convenient search box; type "P220" and see the list, then click on the versions you would like to see close-up. I do not work for them, nor have any financial interest in their business. Their photos are of the actual guns they have in stock.

Rex, saw those, that's one website I check daily! Thanks for the info!

Sure, glad to be of help. For anyone considering a DAK SIG, but are unsure, it is feasible to covert a DAK back to the regular decocker-type operation. Parts swapping is necessary, and the decocker version requires the decocker-related parts that are not present in the DAK pistols. Converting from decocker to DAK is only possible past a certain point in the production line. IIRC, that point occurred sometime about 2004. The DAK models are not as easy to detail-strip, as the trigger drawbar is shaped differently, and extends farther to the rear of the pistol, making it more difficult to remove the trigger from the pistol. I learned this while installing a TJ Customs trigger.

I haven't tried the Sig DAK trigger yet, but I've yet to hear of anyone yet who has not been extremely happy with it.

AD

I have a HK USP Compact in .45, looking for another .45 and always wanted a Sig.

Like AD says, I've yet to hear of anyone with the DAK (or Sig in general) who hasn't been satisfied.

I have the P220Carry SAS (DAK trigger) and the P239 DAK. Absolutely my favorite semi-autos and I've carried lot's (20 years as Army CI and 23 as Fed investigator) They are the only semi-autos I currently own (except for a little Beretta .22)