Big Mack 5 Posted January 12, 2018 So to make a long story short I had my home alarm go off at 330 the other day. It jarred us out of a deep sleep, grabbed my sig and went through the house. It ended up being nothing (sensor went bad). I realized after I had standard FMJ loaded from the range, so I went out to get some better home defense stuff, not taking a chance with my wife and two young kids lives. I bought hornady 230gr XTP+P JHP. The rounds will not fit into the sig magazine. It's almost like it's cut out to only fit FMJ. Have any other sig owners had this issue before? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haddoncoach 22 Posted January 13, 2018 Wow - I just bought a new P220 myself but have not tried loading HD ammo yet...I’m interested in this topic too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizza Bob 1,488 Posted January 13, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 8:18 AM, Big Mack said: I bought hornady 230gr XTP+P JHP. The rounds will not fit into the sig magazine. In what way? Too long? Won't feed? Slide won't lock back? What magazines are you using - actual manufacturer, not just "Sig". Mecgar? ACT? some other brand? 7-round? 8-round? 10-round? I have an older P220R (folded slide) and I have used ball, Federal EFMJ (200 gr) and Gold Dot HP (230 gr), all have functioned as intended. I would think that if this were a common problem it would be all over the Internet. Adios, Pizza Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Bill 649 Posted January 13, 2018 It was a common problem with magazines Sig supplied from a certain vendor. Mostly magazines supplied to Sig from Mecgar if I remember correctly. A call to Sig maybe in order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyB 4,325 Posted January 13, 2018 T Bill is correct. This is a known issue with Hornady 230gr XTP ammo. I thought the Mec Gar mags were an option that did work with that ammo in the P220. The video below explains it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39BSX9ilb88 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimB1 555 Posted January 13, 2018 I have used FMJ, LSWC, Jacketed flat point and jacketed hollow points in my P220 without any particular issues so I’d say T Bill and Johnny B are probably right on it being specific to the Hornady XTP... I was a little wary about LSWC but mine works perfectly fine with them though others have reported issues. But, that’s a perfect example of why you should practice with the ammo you are planning to use for defense. We all need that reminder every now and then. Thanks -Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 13, 2018 On 1/12/2018 at 8:18 AM, Big Mack said: So to make a long story short I had my home alarm go off at 330 the other day. It jarred us out of a deep sleep, grabbed my sig and went through the house. It ended up being nothing (sensor went bad). I realized after I had standard FMJ loaded from the range, so I went out to get some better home defense stuff, not taking a chance with my wife and two young kids lives. I bought hornady 230gr XTP+P JHP. The rounds will not fit into the sig magazine. It's almost like it's cut out to only fit FMJ. Have any other sig owners had this issue before? Have you tried other hp brands ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Mack 5 Posted January 13, 2018 The only issue i was having was loading the mag, I'm using the factory mags. I actually found the hornady XTP is 1mm longer then traditional HPs so I'll have to try a different ammo. They do fit in my 1911 mags so I guess I have some expensive range ammo now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairless_Ape 76 Posted January 14, 2018 I have a newer P220 and had the same issue with one of my mags being difficult to load. It also had feed issues when loaded to 8 rounds. The first round would nose dive. The spring was too stiff, just had to stretch it a few times. I've had no trouble with it since. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Mack 5 Posted January 17, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 5:17 PM, Hairless_Ape said: I have a newer P220 and had the same issue with one of my mags being difficult to load. It also had feed issues when loaded to 8 rounds. The first round would nose dive. The spring was too stiff, just had to stretch it a few times. I've had no trouble with it since. Yeah I hear that! Mine were really stiff as well. I left them loaded at all times to try and break in the spring, which definitely helped a bit. The XTPs I can force down past the lip but they don't feed back up into position due to the length. I'm going to try different HPs. Apparently sig makes there own HPs so I might give them a shot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hairless_Ape 76 Posted January 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, Big Mack said: Yeah I hear that! Mine were really stiff as well. I left them loaded at all times to try and break in the spring, which definitely helped a bit. The XTPs I can force down past the lip but they don't feed back up into position due to the length. I'm going to try different HPs. Apparently sig makes there own HPs so I might give them a shot. The only jhp I've run through it is Hornady FTX 185gr and Federal HST 230gr. Both fed without issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites