Swiss SIG 553 pistols have hit the US market

[JoshNC]

Holy empty bank account batman! When did this happen and does anyone know anything about the 551's he is referring too?

It just happened. Give Mike a call re: the 551s. This is a GREAT time for SIG collectors.

[STG77]

With the 551's how neutered are they going to be? I assume the "SP" refers to sporter, etc.

[JoshNC]

With the 551's how neutered are they going to be? I assume the "SP" refers to sporter, etc.

Not sure how they will be configured. Give Mike Otte a call or email him; he will tell you how they are to be configured.

[Sigmax]

Fascinating. I had always heard rumors that another run of Swiss guns was being planned by someone but after Roger sold thru his PD trade-in's nothing ever appeared on the market, until now.

And unlike the LE trade-in 552's Josh and I have these are all new imports. Considering the used 552's were 4k, five thousand seems almost reasonable.

Going to have to check with Mike on the 551's.

Swiss SIG, it is the only gun who's price can make HK look reasonable.....

[SteyrAUG]

I was thinking about one as a 553 conversion kit for my 552, but for 5k it's going to have to stay a 552.

Also never warmed up to the new SIGs with the diopter sights removed. Add in the new strange looking lower and I'm gonna pass.

Of course I already have a PE90, 551 and 552 so it's easy to do so.

[JoshNC]

I was thinking about one as a 553 conversion kit for my 552, but for 5k it's going to have to stay a 552.

Also never warmed up to the new SIGs with the diopter sights removed. Add in the new strange looking lower and I'm gonna pass.

Of course I already have a PE90, 551 and 552 so it's easy to do so.

Ah my fellow SIG aficionado, you are stuck in nostalgia. The rail is the way to go on the 55x. Much better optic mounting options. And more rare in the US than diopters. The 553 piston in these is not compatible with your 552 anyway; you need the dedicated 552-553 conversion piston and gas tube.

The aluminum lower is well done and fully keeps the lines of the original Swiss steel lower (unlike the US 551A1). I personally view this as a logical step for SIG. Much easier to produce.

$5k is not that terrible all things considered.

[Larry Vickers]

I just got one of these and filmed a segment with it for TacTV- it is a very easy SBR build, which is what I did with mine, biggest challenge is finding someone to thread the barrel for a suitable flash suppressor

The buttstock end cap removal is a piece of cake

Overall quality is excellent- I had been tipped off about this importation while back by a SIG 550 collector buddy of mine and sure enough here they are

Here is my .02 cents; if you ever wanted a Swiss made 550 series weapon and could never get one you need to buy one of these ASAP- plain and simple. This needs to be viewed as a true last call for this weapon from the original manufacturer - in addition to being the only 553 series weapons imported thus far into the US it is a no brainer

Guaranteed in the not too distant future these guns will be approaching 10k when you find one for sale

I'm glad I got mine and added it to the 550 series collection

Cheers

LAV

[SteyrAUG]

Ah my fellow SIG aficionado, you are stuck in nostalgia. The rail is the way to go on the 55x. Much better optic mounting options. And more rare in the US than diopters. The 553 piston in these is not compatible with your 552 anyway; you need the dedicated 552-553 conversion piston and gas tube.

The aluminum lower is well done and fully keeps the lines of the original Swiss steel lower (unlike the US 551A1). I personally view this as a logical step for SIG. Much easier to produce.

$5k is not that terrible all things considered.

I have rails on ALL my SIG guns, B&T makes them.

Good to know about the dedicated 552-553 conversion kit, really helps reinforce my decision.

Just not crazy about the new Swiss SIG. I'm glad the option exists, but I'm glad I don't need it. So I'm happy in nostalgia land, after all the SIGs I have were the ones I was drooling over when I was 12 reading about them.

[Bret]

That would make it a machine gun. They've been banned from manufacture for civilians since 1986. So, unfortunately there will be no fun switches.