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SHOT A SIG-SAUER P210 TARGET PISTOL YESTERDAY
I have heard of the Sig-Sauer P210 Target Pistol but up until yesterday I had not seen one, handled one, or shot one. My friend purchased one last week and I got the opportunity to shoot it a bunch.
The Pistol was extremely well made, had great ergonomic grips, fit and finish was excellent, the target sights were also excellent and accuracy was terrific as well. What blew my mind was the trigger! I did not have my trigger weight gauge with me, but from experience and feel I doubt it was more than two pounds! It actually felt lighter than my M41 which is about 2 1/4 lbs. It was crisp, light and a pleasure to shoot and I was impressed!
I still think my Colt Gold Cup in .45 acp is slightly more accurate however it might be due to the fact that I shoot it so much and this was the first time for the Sig P210.
The one thing I did not care for was the 8 round Magazine! 8 rounds? It seems to me that in the full sized Pistol they could have made the Magazine hold 10!
All in all the Sig P210 is a HUGE winner! A little pricey, but not too bad and I would certainly love to see it come with a 10 round Magazine.
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I remember the originals. They were a sight to behold and shoot. Very pricey and didn't sell well as buyers didn't see the value of a well made accurate pistol.Sad but true.Price point makes or breaks many products. I'll check out one of the new ones once I come across one. Accurate weapons are always interesting..
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01-03-2019, 06:20 AM
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At one point I owned most all of the different Sig models except the 210. It just never interested me. That said, I’d buy a 210 before an HK P7 squeeze cock of any flavor.
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I have one and like it though purists don't seem to consider them real 210s. I don't think that there was ever any effort to import and market the originals.
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The SIG Sauer P210 Target is without doubt a well performing pistol that was built for the purpose of target shooting in the classic bulls eye / ISSF tradition. While performing well in that role, it is one step down from the German SIG Sauer P210, which is quality-wise in no way equal to the Neuhausen SIG P210. While it is a common misnomer to term SIG Sauer products SIGs, it is nevertheless wrong.
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I believe the main reason the original issue was a flop was the $3,000 they sold for! Today, the list is $1,699 and can actually be bought for below $1,500 from what I am told.
While I think the P210 is a marvelous Target Pistol, I'm staying with my coveted Gold Cups as they seem like they are part of my arm now. Just wanted to post in case someone was looking for an out of the box 9mm that is a true Target Pistol.
My pet peeve with some of the Gun Makers is they advertise, sell and tout their guns as "Target Pistols" with gritty, sloppy and heavy triggers! If they want to sell lower liability guns - then so be it, JUST DON'T call them Target Pistols! Sig has done the opposite and I applaud them for that! The P210 is a TRUE target Pistol!
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01-03-2019, 02:58 PM
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When they developed the P210, one of the prototypes was the SIG Neuhausen 44/16 ( EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SIG NEUHAUSEN PROTOTYPE MODEL P44/16 SEMI-AUTO PISTOL.), which had a capacity of 16 rounds. They found that shooters were more accurate with the single stack version. While the P210A has wood grips with a built in mag funnel and an American style mag release that would definitely accommodate a 10 round single stack magazine, the original version with the heal release does not have the room for any more than its 8 rounds.
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01-03-2019, 05:18 PM
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The P210 is a classic.. but the P226 X5/X6 series rival the P210, hold 19.. and they are magic to shoot.
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I believe the main reason the original issue was a flop was the $3,000 they sold for! Today, the list is $1,699 and can actually be bought for below $1,500 from what I am told.
While I think the P210 is a marvelous Target Pistol, I'm staying with my coveted Gold Cups as they seem like they are part of my arm now. Just wanted to post in case someone was looking for an out of the box 9mm that is a true Target Pistol.
My pet peeve with some of the Gun Makers is they advertise, sell and tout their guns as "Target Pistols" with gritty, sloppy and heavy triggers! If they want to sell lower liability guns - then so be it, JUST DON'T call them Target Pistols! Sig has done the opposite and I applaud them for that! The P210 is a TRUE target Pistol!
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The originals from the 50s, 60s, etc. still go for ~$3K and up. Purists feel they are better made than the new ones recently reintroduced.
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Got a p210a. While a different locking mechainism than the M49 owned, it is as accurate with better sights and trigger. Just be careful shooting it with cold fingers.
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chief38, Glad you enjoyed shooting the 'Merican 210, and thanks for the report. I was very dubious, but took a chance and bought one a year or so ago. Thus far, it has not disappointed.
BTW, the trigger on mine is not quite as light as your M-41. It is ~3 1/4#, close as I can measure with the Lyman digital gauge.
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Glad to hear that the new SIG Sauer is here, and is fully appreciated by the right buyers.
But, some of the comments concerning the original are a bit confusing...
The originals were "a flop" and "didn't sell well"? Hmm, they sell readily on the used market for much, much more than when new! (Maybe there is confusion concerning the Swiss made originals with the later German made versions?)
In fact, they have a loyal following of knowledgeable and affluent collectors.
Both high capacity magazine versions, and ones having a 1911 mag release were built during the prototype stages, but were rejected. We can debate this, and more, but if you investigate the history, the qualifications of those involved, and the stringent test requirements you'll discover that it was no accident. The originals were built for professionals, not a consumer market, where a strict and unprecedented performance and endurance standard, not price point, was established.
Just as with the Mauser reissue Luger (style!) pistols made in the 1970s, I hope that these new SIG Sauers will inspire a new generation of shooters to investigate the original Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft pistol.
Jim
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Actually Korth revolvers and Swiss SIG P210 pistols were not much more expensive in the 1960s than comparable American products. Korth priced his guns a little below Colts in order to be competitive until his name was well known and the lock-work of his revolvers completed.
Among serious competitors in Europe, especially Switzerland and Germany, the Neuhausen P210 is still commonly seen and it does not matter that the SIG Sauer X series perform as well at the firing line: an Ikea table serves the same purpose as my handcarved antique table but I have chosen my table - and well as my guns - not purely for function.
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While it is a common misnomer to term SIG Sauer products SIGs, it is nevertheless wrong.
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Contractions aren't "wrong." People on this forum speak of "Smiths."
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Thank you for the review, as I am considering purchasing one of these.
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Contractions aren't "wrong." People on this forum speak of "Smiths."
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When SIG, SIG Sauer GmbH and SIG Sauer, Exeter are three companies with very different business philosophies and in the case of SIG Neuhausen with completely different ownership and history it is just wrong and ignorant to confuse them.
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I believe the main reason the original issue was a flop was the $3,000 they sold for! Today, the list is $1,699 and can actually be bought for below $1,500 from what I am told.
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How was it a “flop”?
It was a military pistol that was built for 50+ years, which also had many target shooting variations.
Also, there’s a reason the new models cost a lot less.
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The originals from the 50s, 60s, etc. still go for ~$3K and up. Purists feel they are better made than the new ones recently reintroduced.
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Some go for a hell of a lot more than that. Many Swiss variations can bring 5-figures.
And, yes, the Swiss model from the 60’s and 70’s were built much better than mass produced, MIM filled, American Sig Sauer P210’s.
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When SIG, SIG Sauer GmbH and SIG Sauer, Exeter are three companies with very different business philosophies and in the case of SIG Neuhausen with completely different ownership and history it is just wrong and ignorant to confuse them.
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