 SIG-Sauer P228 (Academy)
by BrownThe Academy P228 is a spring powered Airsoft replica of the Sig Sauer handgun of the same name. I have owned three Academy spring pistols, and this is by far the nicest looking and most accurate. As far as looks go, the P228 has a number of great features. First of all, when the slide is pulled, you can see the inside workings of the gun through the ejection port; this also can help you remove jams without taking it apart. Secondly, the hammer, though single action and cosmetic only, is cocked as the slide is pulled, and may also be worked separately for dry firing. Unfortunately, even though the slide trigger and hammer have an excellent gunmetal finish on them, the rest of the gun has a rather plastic shine. The grips are also a rather ugly brown, even though the box picture shows them to be black. I'm going to paint mine. The gun is quite good in function as well. The slide is very easy to cock for the amount of power that goes into the BB. The action has the feel of being reliable (I know that sounds a little silly, but you know how it is with some guns that just feel like they're going to break?), and works flawlessly when not abused. The clip as well suffers no noticeable defects, except that if you let the spring plunger go to quickly after reloading, you can send one or two BBs flying out the top. The gun will tend to jamb or double-feed (put more than two pellets in the chamber) it you try to put more than Ten BBs in it. The clip release is smooth, and the safety, though a bit stiff when new, works perfectly. In matters of accuracy, the gun is nothing special, as would be expected from any low-end Airsoft. The sights are fixed, and unfortunately, the two guns I tested both seem to shoot about one inch to the left at ten feet. If you compensate, though, it is capable of hitting a pop can at about 15 feet.
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