Thread: What's the difference between a Sig P225 and a P6

Quote: Originally Posted by highrider I have never heard this before...... anywhere. Me either. I've shot hundreds of rounds through my P6 and have never had a FTF or FTE.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vig OP, your understanding is mostly correct. The inner workings of the P6 are exactly the same as the P225. The only difference is the notched hammer. W. German police had a thin plastic tie with a serial number tag that wrapped around the pistol behind the trigger and into that notch that would break if the trigger was pulled. This kept track of whether or not the pistol was fired in the line of duty. The P6...

Quote: Originally Posted by etep513 But is the P6 exactly the same, part for part, as the P225? If so, why does the same gun have multiple designations? Beats me to be sure. I think the P-6's had some modifications to suit the requirements of the German (and Swiss?) police. I think the bob-tailed hammer was one.

Quote: Originally Posted by photoshooter Seems to me that the main difference between the two guns is about $150 To the best of my knowledge the P6 also has a slightly heavier DA trigger pull. Other small differences have already been noted and for all intents and purposes they are indeed the same gun (and one of my favorite guns). The P6 German imports seem to have flooded the US market a year or two ago and were plentiful and cheap. Many of...

Seems to me that the main difference between the two guns is about $150 To the best of my knowledge the P6 also has a slightly heavier DA trigger pull. Other small differences have already been noted and for all intents and purposes they are indeed the same gun (and one of my favorite guns). The P6 German imports seem to have flooded the US market a year or two ago and were plentiful and cheap. Many of them have a lot of wear but function very...

So to be clear 225 mags are interchangeable in the P6?? I saw the orginal P6 mags going for $55 that is ridiculous for an 8 round magazine.

I have a model made in 1980 with the original barrel and mine shoots jhp fine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vig OP, your understanding is mostly correct. The inner workings of the P6 are exactly the same as the P225. The only difference is the notched hammer. W. German police had a thin plastic tie with a serial number tag that wrapped around the pistol behind the trigger and into that notch that would break if the trigger was pulled. This kept track of whether or not the pistol was fired in the line of duty. The P6...