Post by TMan on May 21, 2005 17:02:35 GMT -5
I got a phone call yesterday: "Hey, I got a Sig Mosquito in - ya want it?" 
So why do people ask me stupid questions like that?
The first thing I noticed when opening the box was the empty hole that normally would have been occupied by a second magazine. (It is now, but it cost me an extra $24).
Picking the gun up, I was very pleased with the feel and the weight. I've never been too big a fan of guns that have been converted to be .22's. What comes to mind is the Kimber 1911. That is very light and because of the weight it doesn't feel like you are holding a 1911. I would much prefer a gun that was designed to be a .22.
I also liked the fact that it came with the little red plastic gizmo, which allows you to dry fire it, which I did. According to the manufacturer, it is supposed to be breaking at 4.2lbs. Unfortunately, mine is breaking at 6lbs 14oz. This is in single-action mode.
I don't plan on carrying this for defense, so I won't be making much use of the decocker, but I like the fact that it has one so it is like the other Sigs. (Well, except for the X-Five).
Although the manufacturer states that the rear sight is adjustable, what they mean is: the rear sight is adjustable for windage only. For elevation it ships with two other front sights.
The opening between the two rear white dots is also wider than I'd like. With a wide opening you have to pay more attention to the amount of space to the right and left of the front sight. I shoot better with a smaller opening.
In the box was the range report that showed 5 shots and a 2 inch group. Interestingly, it was shot at 15 meters not 25 meters.
The manual is quite good too. Not quite as good as the X-Five, but a decent 24 pages that does tell you something. ( I hate thick manuals that don't tell you anything, but don't tell it to you in 15 different languages. 300 million Chinese are learning English, everyone else should too). However, reading the manual, you quickly discover that it was written and edited by people that have English as a second language. For example: "Pushing down the slide stop lever and the slide forward leave in closed position." I mean how much would it have cost them to have someone in Exeter, NH edit the manual. (English is my wife's 3rd language, and she writes better than I do.)
Included in the little plastic bag with the two front sights is the tool for the Integral safety lock, and an extra recoil spring in case you are using high velocity ammunition, which I'll be using.
Like many other recent purchases this gun comes with an integral lock. I don't recall there being one on the X-Five, but it isn't a dangerous caliber like the .22LR. ;D Let some law enforcement officer get killed because of failure of an integral safety lock; then watch the law suits, and maybe then we will be through with this foolishness. If I'm not going to use the regular lock that came with the gun, I'm going to use the Integral lock? Come-on!!! I digress.
Another little surprise when opening the box was a little 25 ml bottle of Sig Sauer Oil in a clear light blue bottle. This stuff has the viscosity of water. I know better than to use Wilson's grease on the rails of a .22, but Sig doesn't want 90 W rear-axle oil either. Pretty smart.
The pistol is a pretty much standard blow-back design with a ramped barrel, as you would expect on a .22, and field stripping is standard too for the blow-back design. With a little gotcha compared to other Sigs.
Normally on a Sig you push the take down lever down 90 degrees. Not on this puppy - it goes 180 degrees. The other gotcha is that when you get it back together, the trigger doesn't work. Whoops, dang magazine disconnect got me again. Where would we be without these safety devices? (Actually, I am rather in favor of the magazine disconnect. It is just not having it on most pistols, that when I do encounter it on occasion it gets me.)
The magazine appears to be well made, and made out of metal like God intended magazines to be made out of. Also, unlike the Kimber .22LR, this one locks the gun open after the last round has been fired.
Okay, given where I was at this point with the Walther P22, there is no comparison. I think I paid around the same price for the P22, and it is not in the same league as the Sig. The P22 may, with its changeable back-strap, fit your hand better, but the gun is a toy compared to the Sig. The Mosquito is no light-weight, and personally, I think it is a stupid name for a gun.
I've covered the magazine disconnect, and the take down lever, both of which I know will get me in the future. There is one other problem I know I'll run into. I am going to get this and my P228 mixed up and arrive at the range with the wrong ammo. I know me - I'm a screw-up. ;D
Now I've given you all the things I like and dislike. Am I happy I bought this? Are you crazy? I'm ecstatic!!!
I'll post pictures and a range report after I've had a chance to fire this thing, but I have to get my gardening done first, or my wife will shoot me, and it will be justifiable homicide.
So why do people ask me stupid questions like that?The first thing I noticed when opening the box was the empty hole that normally would have been occupied by a second magazine. (It is now, but it cost me an extra $24).
Picking the gun up, I was very pleased with the feel and the weight. I've never been too big a fan of guns that have been converted to be .22's. What comes to mind is the Kimber 1911. That is very light and because of the weight it doesn't feel like you are holding a 1911. I would much prefer a gun that was designed to be a .22.
I also liked the fact that it came with the little red plastic gizmo, which allows you to dry fire it, which I did. According to the manufacturer, it is supposed to be breaking at 4.2lbs. Unfortunately, mine is breaking at 6lbs 14oz. This is in single-action mode.
I don't plan on carrying this for defense, so I won't be making much use of the decocker, but I like the fact that it has one so it is like the other Sigs. (Well, except for the X-Five).
Although the manufacturer states that the rear sight is adjustable, what they mean is: the rear sight is adjustable for windage only. For elevation it ships with two other front sights.
The opening between the two rear white dots is also wider than I'd like. With a wide opening you have to pay more attention to the amount of space to the right and left of the front sight. I shoot better with a smaller opening.
In the box was the range report that showed 5 shots and a 2 inch group. Interestingly, it was shot at 15 meters not 25 meters.
The manual is quite good too. Not quite as good as the X-Five, but a decent 24 pages that does tell you something. ( I hate thick manuals that don't tell you anything, but don't tell it to you in 15 different languages. 300 million Chinese are learning English, everyone else should too). However, reading the manual, you quickly discover that it was written and edited by people that have English as a second language. For example: "Pushing down the slide stop lever and the slide forward leave in closed position." I mean how much would it have cost them to have someone in Exeter, NH edit the manual. (English is my wife's 3rd language, and she writes better than I do.)
Included in the little plastic bag with the two front sights is the tool for the Integral safety lock, and an extra recoil spring in case you are using high velocity ammunition, which I'll be using.
Like many other recent purchases this gun comes with an integral lock. I don't recall there being one on the X-Five, but it isn't a dangerous caliber like the .22LR. ;D Let some law enforcement officer get killed because of failure of an integral safety lock; then watch the law suits, and maybe then we will be through with this foolishness. If I'm not going to use the regular lock that came with the gun, I'm going to use the Integral lock? Come-on!!! I digress.
Another little surprise when opening the box was a little 25 ml bottle of Sig Sauer Oil in a clear light blue bottle. This stuff has the viscosity of water. I know better than to use Wilson's grease on the rails of a .22, but Sig doesn't want 90 W rear-axle oil either. Pretty smart.
The pistol is a pretty much standard blow-back design with a ramped barrel, as you would expect on a .22, and field stripping is standard too for the blow-back design. With a little gotcha compared to other Sigs.
Normally on a Sig you push the take down lever down 90 degrees. Not on this puppy - it goes 180 degrees. The other gotcha is that when you get it back together, the trigger doesn't work. Whoops, dang magazine disconnect got me again. Where would we be without these safety devices? (Actually, I am rather in favor of the magazine disconnect. It is just not having it on most pistols, that when I do encounter it on occasion it gets me.)
The magazine appears to be well made, and made out of metal like God intended magazines to be made out of. Also, unlike the Kimber .22LR, this one locks the gun open after the last round has been fired.
Okay, given where I was at this point with the Walther P22, there is no comparison. I think I paid around the same price for the P22, and it is not in the same league as the Sig. The P22 may, with its changeable back-strap, fit your hand better, but the gun is a toy compared to the Sig. The Mosquito is no light-weight, and personally, I think it is a stupid name for a gun.
I've covered the magazine disconnect, and the take down lever, both of which I know will get me in the future. There is one other problem I know I'll run into. I am going to get this and my P228 mixed up and arrive at the range with the wrong ammo. I know me - I'm a screw-up. ;D
Now I've given you all the things I like and dislike. Am I happy I bought this? Are you crazy? I'm ecstatic!!!
I'll post pictures and a range report after I've had a chance to fire this thing, but I have to get my gardening done first, or my wife will shoot me, and it will be justifiable homicide.
