Sig SP2022 History and Evolution (Halloween edition)

[@EasyLiving8]

Hmmm, never knew there were that many SP2022s, thanks so much for taking the time to do this video, GREAT JOB and nice collections of Sigs SP2022!

[@katanapr3]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it!

[@Eric_A.]

Very informative video! I am considering purchasing an SP 2022 and its interesting to see the history of this firearm and how little it has actually changed over the years, and it remains to be relevant. You have quite a collection.

[@katanapr3]

I am glad the video was helpful, thanks for watching!

[@eddy-fw7hv]

The grip has a learning curve I went from glock to this and first off I love both but I’m a sucker for hammer fired

[@wisdumb16]

I've had my 2022 for over 12 years now and absolutely love it. I was lucky and got it from Academy Sports in New Orleans for $300. This was right before the BUZZ started about this amazing pistol. Yes, it came in a brown bag with only one mag but I didn't give a F. I've easily put 20K rounds through it, and up until recently with the Covid ammo/primer issues, I have had ALMOST ZERO issues. The only upgrades that I have done are inserting a stainless guide rod, Talon rubberized grips, and a Streamlight TL-3 light. Mags are expensive but Mec Gar makes some great ones and they run flawlessly. I have a KT Mech OWB Defender Light bearing holster and have OnYour6Designs mag pouches. We live in VERY cold midwestern state so its pretty easy to conceal with heavy jackets. Definteley our travel gun and primary Home defense pistol.

[@katanapr3]

Excellent, thanks for watching!

[@andytyler2052]

Nice!! Just got an Sp2022 couple weeks ago. Been shooting nothings but Glocks and it took me a minute but all good. I love it. Thanks for the video

[@katanapr3]

You will enjoy the SP2022 once you get use to the trigger, it is way different than the Glock. Thanks for watching!

[@loboloco866]

Congrats. the more you shoot the more you will love it, I got on mine at least 15000.00 rounds and only one jam due my limp-wrist after running 400 rounds non stop at the range.

[@weedeater6946]

Great info and collection. Thank you for sharing.

[@danielgreen6547]

For those that are interested, the Mec-Gar +2 baseplates for the 15-round 9mm SP2022/SP2009 mags that give you 17 rounds of 9mm, will also work on the .40 S&W/.357 SIG 12-round magazine, to give you 14 rounds of .40 or .357 SIG.

[@te4318]

Thank you great video I just found one I bought it and I put my hands on a flat dark earth and didn't buy it they are a lot more today

[@steven3379]

Wow, I'm thinking about getting the current model of this pistol, do I have to do anything but get a 357/40s&w barrel to convert these? Other than mags?

[@katanapr3]

The new SP2022 models only come in 9mm and have a loaded chamber indicator on the top of the slide. The 357sig and 40s&w were discontinued a while back. You can still find 40s&w barrels in the used market but the 357sig barrel is very difficult to find and when you do be ready to spend a pretty penny. However due to the chamber indicator on the new SP2022 in order to swap the barrel you would have to remove the indicator of the slide or buy an older slide without it. They are excellent guns, I have 6 or 7 of them now!

[@steven3379]

@@katanapr3 Thanks for the reply! I'll have to see what's available locally! Good videos by the way!

[@katanapr3]

@@steven3379 thanks for watching!

[@danielgreen6547]

Man, you like these guns even more than I do! This is an awesome collection. Have you ever seen the LSI import 2022s? Supposedly they came from Germany with *real* short reset triggers (not "short-reach" triggers) and looked like they had a slightly different rail. There were a bunch of them on Gunbroker last year, and I wanted to snag one, but didn't have the coin available (they were expensive, around $1000). Let's all hope SIG continues to manufacture these guns. Durability wise these are some of the best pistols they have ever made, and I still think the SP2009/2340/2022 DA trigger is one of the best ones out of the box for a non-competition gun.

[@melezmb]

I have the 40 S&W as well. Mine is all black though. That two tone is pretty!

[@katanapr3]

Thanks for watching!

[@loboloco866]

Excellent review, thanks a lot. Great tools.

[@katanapr3]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bunchquitter]

Very informative video. I watched because a holster model I was looking at on eBay had a choice for SP 2022 gen 1 or gen 2. Mine is all black, has a loaded chamber indicator, rails, a lanyard hole further up on the grip, the cutouts on the slide are further apart and has the indentation on the offside for the takedown/ slide release pin. It seems to be a mix of the German model and the newer model. Would you consider this gen 2?

[@katanapr3]

Yes when it comes to holsters all SP2022 are considered gen 2, the SP2340 and SP2009 are the gen 1. Basically no rail gen 1, rail gen 2.

[@jimhovater8755]

I bought my SP2022 late last summer. It is quickly becoming my favorite 9mm handgun. I prefer it over my P320X Compact.

[@katanapr3]

@@jimhovater8755 the SP2022 is an excellent gun. I do like it better over the P320 too.

[@jimhovater8755]

Mine is also the 2-toned version. I've since added a SMALL grip module and a Short Reach trigger. I've also purchased a complete spare parts kit for it. It's definitely a keeper.

[@markthompson7897]

There is a two tone fde sp2022 with an external extractor and lanyard loop

[@smoeyjith]

I bought a safariland level 2 retention holster for a p229 and x300u and it fits my sp2022 tlr1-hl after a hitting it with a heat gun for a little bit.

[@andrewaldrich5485]

Jason Bourne's preferred gun!! I love my SP2022. I changed out the grip to the newer version.

[@katanapr3]

Well not really! Jason found a SP2009 in the safe deposit box and tossed it in a trash can. I don't think he knew what he was doing! 😆 😆🤣😂

[@andrewaldrich5485]

@katanapr3 correct. That was in the first movie. In Supremacy he definitely uses one.

[@franciscomagallon3364]

What grip did you change it to?

[@andrewaldrich5485]

@franciscomagallon3364 I changed to a medium from the latest generation 2022. Better texture and a bit larger than the stock small grip that mine came with.

[@Hialeah1925]

Wow you must really love this gun. Why did you choose to collect this series. What do you like about it. The only thing I don’t like about them is how far back the trigger breaks. Are there any aftermarket trigger upgrades for it that you know about?

[@katanapr3]

As far as I know there two aftermarket triggers, Galloway Presision and Armory Craft. The last one I am not sure if they still making them and I am not a fan of Galloway. I just love handguns in general, the Sig Pro series happens to be a good, reliable handgun that have served me well for over 20 years.

[@Hialeah1925]

@@katanapr3 Thank you for your response and information. I will see if Armory Craft is still producing them. Have you used them for the 2022?

[@katanapr3]

@@Hialeah1925 no I haven't used any of them. I don't mind the stock trigger, it does brake way back and me having big hands is a little bit uncomfortable but manageable. With the large grip it fits a lot better in my hand but I only have one large grip and they are hard to find.

[@Hialeah1925]

@@katanapr3 got it thank you

[@katanapr3]

@@Hialeah1925 thanks for watching!

[@pancho0226]

What holster is that or do you have link

[@katanapr3]

Like I said on the video. I got it on ebay, I don't have a link. Do a search on ebay it will pop up.

[@adriv0000]

Do you have any recommendations for attachments (red dot/flashlight/laser) for the 2022? It's a little hard finding stuff for it because it's not very popular compared to other sigs.

[@katanapr3]

Olight has a lot of flash lights and flash lights laser combos that would work perfectly with the SP2022. But then your are going to have a hard time finding a holster that works with what ever light you get. The SP2022 is a great gun, too bad it doesn't have the aftermarket support.

[@Estebizle]

Olight valkyrie pl mini light Hidden hybrid holster That model holster accomadeates lights and lasers specifically for the sp2022. I carry using this holster and have no complaints. Alsp allows you to carry in or out the waist

[@katanapr3]

@@Estebizle thanks for sharing the information!

[@edgargarcia2873]

Trex arms makes a holster that also accommodates multiple light types.

[@robbb_roddd6345]

Do you have a link for that holster?

[@katanapr3]

Ebay

[@DOWNR4NGE]

I've had mine since 2010. My very first firearm! I was lucky enough to get tge German triple serial produced gun; not one made in Exeter. Its VERY accurate.

[@katanapr3]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@atanazy83]

@katanapr3 thanks for review, I love this gun, I shoot it every week. I've just pass the exam for my license and gonna buy it! The trigger is so smooth!

[@katanapr3]

Is a great gun! Thanks for watching!

[@atanazy83]

@@katanapr3 I've watch your clip, I'm not sure what you're saying in one moment-is this stainless (silver color) version newer than nitron? It's very important because now in Polish market there are only two SP 2022 available (!), one in nitron and one in inox

[@katanapr3]

@@atanazy83 the stainless steel finish is irrelevant to generation, at one point or another they came in that configuration. What I am referring in the video is that the second generation of the SP2022 had some changes from the first generation made in Germany. My second generation happens to be in the two tone configuration (stainless steel finish). Sig has always used Nitron finish in their guns except in some models that are ceracote and the ones with the stainless finish, and of course the German model that had a different finish.

[@atanazy83]

@@katanapr3 Thank you bro, I see you're Sig expert ;) here in Poland nitron finish sp 2022 is in price of p226 which is very expensive..I hope that soon I'll find sp 2022 in affordable price ;)

[@katanapr3]

@@atanazy83 😆 I am no expert but I love the Sig Pro series and did some research to learn about them. I am only missing the Flat Dark Earth model and I hope I can find one at a decent price to compete my collection.

[@SWAMPMONSTAJT]

Hi, thanks for the video! I'm in the market for a sp2022 and I noticed on the sig website that all they have is the sig sp2022 nitron carry edition. Do you know what the differences are between this model and the rest?

[@katanapr3]

Nitron is the what Sig use to finish their guns. Companies have different processes or names to how the finish their guns for example Melonite, Armonite, Parcarize are names or processes use by others. In the end Nitron Carry is just a cool name to market the gun. BTW all SP2022 Nitron finished except the German model and the FDE that is cerakote. Hope that answer your question and thanks for watching!

[@jreyes0075]

i just purchased the ghost gun!

[@katanapr3]

You are lucky to have found one! Congratulations and enjoy!

[@arieldoliveira3254]

If you don’t mind me asking, where’d you find it?

[@mariobrenes91]

Esooooooo.......subscribed Hazlo en español también....hay pocos canales en español

[@katanapr3]

Nesecito una camara nueva la que tengo esta dando problemas. Tan pronto compre una camara nueva hare este video en español y todos los videos siguentes tendran versiones en Ingles y español.

[@charlesshults7398]

It doesn’t look like the model with the stainless steel slide has a loaded chamber indicator.

[@katanapr3]

No, it doesn't have one. Only the Ghost Grey and The German model have them. If I find the FDE model it will have a chamber indicator. I believe they incorporated the chamber indicator after 2015 at least here in the US.

[@charlesshults7398]

My version from around 2011 has the external extractor, loaded chamber indicator, and the indentation for the takedown pin.

[@katanapr3]

@@charlesshults7398 interesting 🤔 my stainless model is 2014 and doesn't have the chamber indicator. Is yours stainless or Nitron finish?

[@charlesshults7398]

Nitron

[@katanapr3]

@@charlesshults7398 nice! Maybe mine was an overrun of old slides that Sig had had and used then on those models, who knows.

[@tactesticality3673]

My boss let me borrow his SP2022 to look it over to see if I really want one instead of the P226. I like the 2022 a lot. it is in FDE but I like the black better. I'm really thinking about getting one. Seems like a good gun.

[@katanapr3]

Sig Sauer is making the SP2022 in black only. The FDE is discontinued, that's the only one I am missing 😢. They are hard to find now. I will find one eventually!

[@fmj8329]

Katana las tienes todas...mi EDC es la P320XC

[@katanapr3]

Me falta la SP2022 FDE para completar la coleccion!

[@fmj8329]

@@katanapr3 nice👍🏻

[@hillbilly224]

Sig Sour