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Peace through superior firepower |
That rollmark has been altered. Originally, it said P225. | |||
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Normality Contraindicated |
That's an amazing find. I'm not sure I've ever seen or heard of a gun that there was only one in existence. ------------------------------------------------------ Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Based on that weird looking "6", one would say it was a "5" originally, since it belonged on a P225 originally. Wouldn't you say so? Q | |||
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Normality Contraindicated |
I would agree. Wow. The world's unique P228 finds its way to ownership by the world's greatest P228 collector. A perfect story. Congrats! ------------------------------------------------------ Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria | |||
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From the 4th paragraph of his post:
Edit: didn't advance a page & see this was already answered... The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Do you plan to shoot it? | |||
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Normality Contraindicated |
Yes John, you do have a keen eye for detail. ------------------------------------------------------ Though we choose between reality and madness It's either sadness or euphoria | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
Absolutely. Already knowing how great it feels in hand, I want to see what it feels like to shoot this unicorn. Q | |||
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Not sure that Midwest has been around that long. | |||
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Do---or do not. There is no try. |
Read this information regarding Maryland Gun Works. It appears that their description of their services matches up with what Lee Salter would have needed to create the prototype. Sig had some of the equipment that would have been needed for fine parts fitting, but cutting down the frame would have required a third party. https://www.mgwshifters.com/about-mgw | |||
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A Grateful American |
Nice review, and fantastic that #1 of 3 made it through and is in your hands. Have you managed to get the grin off your face yet? "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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I bet the anticipation of its arrival was huge indeed. JEREMIAH 33:3 | |||
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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest |
Great writeup and thank you Sir! So glad you ended up with PROTO-1 in your collection. Would love to see Sig make this model come to fruition... damn shame they didn't make a deal with Wayne and then copy the design. Maybe you can lend it to them for a little while... | |||
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. Sounds.like the correct place. Be interesting to hear the story. | |||
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Thanks 12131 for the awesome review.Let us know how she shoots!! If we meet and you forget me you have lost nothing but if you meet Jesus Christ and forget Him you have lost everything. | |||
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Nice piece of history. Thank you for the review. Dan | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
That really is an amazing piece of Sig firearms history. When I look at that grip to slide ratio I am reminded of the P224. | |||
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Beautiful! | |||
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I can fill in a bit of earlier history on MGW. Lou Ciamillo's Maryland Gun Works existed before 1984. That's when they moved to GA and became what they are now. Lou operated out of an old church in Hyattstown MD, at the northern edge of Montgomery County, in the 1970's. His sign on the building said Maryland Gun Works, and he later relocated to Ijamsville MD prior to moving to GA. His specialty was PPC revolvers, some of the best made, it is said. He was charter member of the American Pistolsmith's Guild. He was a retired LEO, and by the late 1970's with the demand for IPSC type guns he started building some of those. I was fortunate to have one built in 1979 at the Hyattstown church, a base model Colt Govt. with pretty much the same mods we do today, blued slide over hard chrome frame. I drove up to the shop (just a few miles up the road from Gaithersburg) twice, once to order, and once to pick it up. Back then, we just walked across the street to a vacant lot to test fire it. Try that in Montgomery County now Unfortunately, I no longer have that pistol. I wish I had hung on to it. It is unclear from the link if Lou is still alive. He would be quite old if he is. I believe most of the early output of MGW was based on jigs he had fabricated over the years to make his gunsmithing easier, and then once they had the CNC equipment and facility, it just took off. | |||
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Ammoholic |
I was just a witness and it's hard to not smile reading/seeing this. Knowing the history and that our resident 228 expert got THE only prototype. It's an awesome story, with an happy ending. Enjoy 12131! Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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