After reading TTAG’s post James Yeager: .40’s suck, the Connecticut State Police are trading in their .40 caliber SIG SAUER P229 semi-automatic pistols for .45 caliber P220 SIGs. Just kidding. Although we received official confirmation of the sale from SIG yesterday, news of the switch hit the net back in July. Both the po-po and the gunmaker are [still] Mum on the reason for the caliber switch. SIG’s presser credits the P220’s “ergonomic design, accuracy and proven reliability.” Here’s the deal [via stamfordadvocate.com]: “State police are getting the new guns at $554 apiece, as well as 1,200 new holsters at $75 apiece and 1,200 bullet magazine pouches at $24 apiece, according to the contract with Sig Sauer. The company is buying back nearly 1,460 .40-caliber pistols from state police at $364 apiece, offsetting the overall cost.” [h/t Steve(CT)]
