Is it possible/cost worthy to convert let's say a P220 from DAK to DA/SA?

I would rather go the other way....DA/SA to DAK.
I have a few DAKs and just prefer them over DA/SA's.

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Originally posted by limblessbiff:
Is it possible/cost worthy to convert let's say a P220 from DAK to DA/SA?

Possible? Yes.
Cost worthy? If you prefer DA/SA, then yes. If you like DAK, then no.

Yes, it's possible. Whether it's worth the cost depends on several factors.

If you can find someone with a DA/SA 220 who wants to convert the other way, you can trade parts and it's very cost-effective. Especially if you swap the parts yourself.

Buying all the parts new will cost $200+, if I recall when I priced it for my 229. If you can find used DA/SA parts for sale somewhere, that would be less expensive.

You may be able to sell your DAK parts to recoup some of the cost of buying the DA/SA parts. But you may also want to save them to convert it back, should you ever desire to sell or trade it away in its original configuration.

Once you've examined all of the possible options for what you would spend on the parts, you next need to consider whether you could sell your current DAK and buy a DA/SA for less than the cost of the parts. That is totally up to the market in your area.

If you happen to have a P220 whose frame looks like this, it cannot be converted to DA/SA. Note that there is no hole for the decocking lever bearing. I would be surprised if you do, but it’s not impossible, and I would check before proceeding.



The hole it’s missing is backed by the red in this photo.

It's not my gun, just found a good deal on Leo turn in from aim

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Originally posted by limblessbiff:
It's not my gun, just found a good deal on Leo turn in from aim

It can then probably be converted to DA/SA.

The one pictured above is a P220 Carry that I talked myself into because it had the DAK trigger, and no rail or tail.

As already mentioned, though, the parts for converting to DA/SA are expensive and despite what some of us prefer, the DAK trigger was never popular and is becoming less so all the time as a consequence of SIG’s decision to no longer make it readily available.

Sigfreund, are all 220 carry's without that hole?

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Originally posted by tankeryanker:
Sigfreund, are all 220 carry's without that hole?

Nevermind,i got mine out and it did have the hole.

Cousin Steve, who apparently has more sigs than I, swears that if I shoot my daks more, I'll grow to love them. I. still disagree. At some point they will be converted or traded.

I would say to sell it. There are lots of us out there that really like DAKs and there are a ton of DA/SAs available.

I decided to pass on it, if it was 50 bucks or so for the parts then it woulda been worth it. For anyone interested aim has some DAK 220's for 400 bucks

I have two DAKs, a P220 and a P229. The trigger on the 220 is fantastic. I instantly fell in love with it as soon as I dry fired it the first time. The 229 doesn't have as nice a trigger, but it's a new gun, so I'm hoping it smooths up with time. I have a NYPD DAO trade in that I ended up converting to TDA. I didn't like the non DAK DAO trigger at all.

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Originally posted by 2010Challenger:
I didn't like the non DAK DAO trigger at all.

I prefer the DAK to the old style DAO myself although I used and carried the latter for several years before the introduction of the DAK. Something to be aware of about the NYPD guns, though, is that the DAO P226 overrun I purchased was equipped with the heavier “red paint” DAK mainspring. That pushed the trigger pull weight to over 13(!) pounds. Although I have no objection to using hardware to help prevent so-called “software” (people) problems, making the trigger so heavy as to make proper trigger control very difficult, especially for novice shooters, is more than a step too far.

Changing to the DAK trigger mechanism in that NYPD contract gun dropped the pull weight to what’s normal for DAK pistols.