cybergun Sig Sauer SP2022

welcome to our review on the cybergun sig sauer sp2022. Theres a few variants available for this model including all plastic builds of both the dual tone gun and the single tone pistol, but you can also get those same two colour variants but with a metal slide. For this review we'll be looking at the metal slided dual tone variant.

The pistol comes in a high quality cardboard box with a polystyrene insert and gives a fairly good first impression. The first thing you'll notice is the fact that the box follows a similar format as the other cybergun packaging showing all the basic information and features of the gun and also a large image of the gun itself. As you may not be able to make out all the spec's on the box in the circles i'll list them here:

Velocity: 100 m/s (roughly 320 fps)

Power range: 60m

Magazine capacity: 23 rds

Weight: 770g

length: 186mm

semi automatic

Uses the B.A.X shooting system

 Also mentioned on the box are a few things that you may already know but this pistol fires the .177 (4.5mm) metal bb's, the gun comes with a few that are included but i'll go on to talk about that in the next section.

Included in the box

so before we get on to the pistol itself i thought it was worth while just doing a quick mention of what else is included in the box itself. The first thing you'll notice when you open the box is the safety manual which covers all the normal safety points that you would expect from a pellet gun safety manual, it also covers a few points relating to the maintenance of the pistol. On the inside of the manual theres a section on how to load BB's into the magazine, something thats fairly basic and easy to understand but its still a nice feature to have included. Also included in the manual is a section on how to load the co2 into the magazine, this section, like the BB loading bit if explained through both writing and pictures, the pictures were a nice addition and made the manual fool proof.

To load the co2 easily there is a Allen key included to help remove the cap in the bottom of the magazine, it also helps when piercing the co2 correctly as it makes turning the cap a lot easier.

Also included in the box is a small amount of steel bb's, as you may have guessed they're .177 (4.5mm). The BB's are 0.35 g and much to my surprise were fairly good quality. There weren't any deformed pellets and there weren't any imperfections in any of them either and even better there were a fair few of them too, cybergun certainly hadn't been tight about how many you got. these pellets were a nice addition to the package and are easily good enough to be used without fear of destroying your gun. anyway, on to the main attraction of the review, the gun itself. 

 The pistol

So now for the pistol itself. As stated previously this is the metal slide version, this apparent as soon as you pick up the pistol, taking into account that half of this weapon is made out of plastic it has a fair amount of weight to it, even with the magazine removed. on closer inspection of the slide itself there are no imperfections or mould lines along the top of the slide. When it comes to the markings on the slide these are spot on too, you have the Sig Sauer logo and SP2022 etched into the slide, this is apparent when you run your finger across the text and it is clear that it is not a transfer or painted on but indeed etched. One thing it is worth mentioning before i move away from the slide is the fact that it is fixxed, you can't move it or cock the weapon using the slide, this i thought was a shame but it is just a minor detail that thankfully doesn't ruin the gun as a whole.
Moving down to the lower half of the gun we leave the metal external parts and come to the plastic section. Although its plastic i must admit that its high quality plastic and that there is no flex or play at all, the construction is very good. There isn't too much shine on the plastic either so it still remains fairly authentic in appearance which is a bonus.

As far as features are concerned there are only two working features on this pistol and they are the safety catch and the magazine release catch, Both of these features can be found exactly where they would be on the real steel version of this weapon. The magazine release catch is fairly standard so i won't spend much time going into it, its just a simple push in to release the magazine, nothing special it just drops out, no spring load system, just pure gravity.
The safety catch is placed perfectly and is easily reached using your thumb without adjusting your hand postion at all. Something that i thought was a nice feature was the fact that when the safety catch is in the fire position you have a very clear red dot, this acts as a great visual reminder that the safety is in the live position. likewise, when the safety is in the safe position there is a small "S" that becomes visible, however there is no coloured dot, i can't help but think a small white dot might have looked better however this would have been out of keeping with the real steel version of this weapon. 

Overall this is a great pistol and a very welcomed member into my collection, as someone that collects Sig Sauer's i was very pleased with this gun and the quality of it. Seeing as its in what i would call the Budget end of the air pistol market, retailing for roughly £70 (GBP), I wasn't expecting a great deal from it. That said it’s a great pistol to shoot, it is perfectly balanced and there is no kick from it at all s it is very accurate, allowing you to get some very nice groupings. I must say I brought this gun, like most of my others, to be part of a collection and not due to their shooting properties but this gun covers both of those aspects very well, it looks great and fires great, and for a fairly low RRP what more could you ask? it is a great addition for both a collector and shooters alike and its available in several different variants to suit virtually anyone’s preference, it’s so good we're even planning on getting the single tone model as well.

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