Colt Delta Elite 10mm vs Sig P220 Match Elite 10mm
Guess I would be looking for a survey here.....
Trying to decide between two 10mm's since I do not really want to buy them both. I have shot Sig's and Colt's. I have shot 10mm's.
I am really at a toss up between the two. The Colt Delta Elite is the NEW production batch from Colt not the old ones.
Colt Delta Elite around $980.
Sig P220 around $1200.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
Trying to decide between two 10mm's since I do not really want to buy them both. I have shot Sig's and Colt's. I have shot 10mm's.
I am really at a toss up between the two. The Colt Delta Elite is the NEW production batch from Colt not the old ones.
Colt Delta Elite around $980.
Sig P220 around $1200.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Me personally I would definitely go with the Sig. I'm not a big Colt fan, the company or their products. 0 -
Sigs are heavy but for a full power 10mm this might be a good thing. Also the Sig will be wider in the grip than the Colt. I'd hold them both before buying if you never held either. If you can get a .40S&W barrel for the Sig and a magazine that would fit that would be a cheap practice route.
Colt doing a barrel swap to .40S&W is easy and would be priced about what the Sig would cost without. You'll be able to shoot either. There are GOBS of aftermarket for that Colt. Like getting a 6" Bar-Sto barrel [:p][:p][:p]. Smith & Alexander magazine well either in arched or flat 20LPI checkering (smooth too).0 -
Factory trigger pull and sights, are always the deciders for me. Lately specially, most handguns seemed to be shipped with lawyer proof triggers.
This would irke me greatly, to get a trigger job done on a new $1000+ NIB pistol.0 -
+1 for what fits your hand. Too small for you is usually an easy cheap fix, if its too big for your hand - it will be way tougher to shoot it well. 0 -
All good opinions above. I have yet to shoot a new production Colt Delta Elite but I have had perhaps a couple of dozen Colt 10mm's in the past ranging from the Delta Elite, Double Eagle, Match 10, Delta Elite Gold Cup, and National Match.
The sad thing is that ~$3k "match" Colt couldn't shoot with my (both prices were at the time)$750 Springfield Omega Match or Dan Wesson Razorback's. The Colt nameplate on the side will always hold a premium and is quite possibly more resellable down the road if needed.
Both of them being SAO, they should have relatively good triggers for this age. My favorite 10mm to shoot is the Megastar, and that is largely because that frame just fits my hands perfectly and the heft of it allows shooting original Norma-spec loads like DoubleTap, Ted Nugent, or Buffalo Bore with relative ease. I bring that up, because so far, the SIG has the closest feel to that of the Megastar. It is absolutely my next "new production" 10mm.
I will say that the frame cracking issue of the early Delta's has been blown way out of proportion and IIRC, only affected the First Edition. All it took to fix was more of a radius cut.
Last point I can think of is do you already have 1911's? Are they in 10mm or another inferior caliber [:0][:0][:0]? Some are more accurate than others, and you can do small things to the 1911 to change the looks and feel. But, in the end, a 1911 is a 1911 is a 1911.
Question answered, now suggestions from a 10mm FANATIC! [:D][:D][:D]
Check out the S&W 10xx line as well. Though they are out of production and the prices are climbing as of late, they are very solid as well and are great to shoot as well. The most popular is the 1006 for target and 1076 for carry.
If you are after a 1911, I'd also expand your interest into the Dan Wesson line. I personally like the pre-CZ line better, but they are still making good firearms.
People either love or hate Glock's but I often recommend them as a first 10mm as you can get caliber conversions for options. Plus, at 15+1 of 10mm on tap (for the Glock models 20 and the new longslide 40)is a lot of firepower for the weight. I CCW with a 3rd gen G29.
If you are ever in Oklahoma and want to try a bunch of different 10's let me know...0 -
Like bambihunter, I have several 10mm's, and 41 magnums. They are about the equivalent of each other.
I have all 3 Glocks, a Colt Delta Cup, Kimber Match, Para Elite Hunter, Wilson Combat Super Grade, NightHawk Custom, Fusion Scout, S&W 1006, and 1076. The only ones I lack are the Sig 220, S&W 610, Megastar, and a Bren Ten.
I use my Para USA Elite Hunter the most, but carry the Glock 29 when in bear country fishing. The Wilson, NightHawk, and Fusion's are all stellar performers, in both accuracy and reliability.
I would opt for the Sig, if it fits your hand the best, just because.0 -
Between the choices my choice would be the Sig. My 610 is still my favorite of the bunch but I'm a revolver guy anyways 0
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