sip62
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Up to now still one of my favorite pistols.
SIG P210 (P49) is one of the best ever made military pistols.
SIG P210 (P49) is one of the best ever made military pistols.
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SIG P210 (P49)
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Aircrewman
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Yep, a real good one. Very expensive now though. Have always been pricey" but after the company decided to discontinue them, the prices have gone up. They are very well made and are considered "old school" manufacture (ordnance steel and wood). Can still be purchased. I consider them a better buy than the Python for now comparable prices....
For an in-line straight 8 round 9mm, they are tops. Great ergonomics, point well and exceptional accuracy. Won't ever be made like that again!
For an in-line straight 8 round 9mm, they are tops. Great ergonomics, point well and exceptional accuracy. Won't ever be made like that again!
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The SIG 210. . . a military pistol that is totally reliable and yet it shoots like a finely tuned target pistol. Two inch groups at 50 meters is not particularly uncommon. By any standard, one of the finest 9mm pistols ever made.
Factory specs were a maximum 10 shot group at 50 meters (55 yds.)not to exceed 5 cm (2 inches).
A lot of them will do better, especially the target versions 210-5 and 210-6. They will also hold that accuracy standard for years of constant use, not loosening up like most other service autos.
Jim
A lot of them will do better, especially the target versions 210-5 and 210-6. They will also hold that accuracy standard for years of constant use, not loosening up like most other service autos.
Jim
Really pretty set of stocks on your gun. Very nice! 
I have a P210-4 that is every bit as accurate as my P210-6. The -6 has an even better trigger than the -4 and the trigger is differently contoured. The -5 and -6 have slightly tighter tolerances than the military versions and the hammer unit is fixed to the frame by a screw, eliminating any possible movement.
In my about 40 years as an active shooter, it took me a long time to own my first SIG P210. I had lusted for them, shot many that were owned by affluent friends and always loved the P210.
Since I did not want to own two guns as alike as the P210-4 and 210-6, I gave the P210-4 to my oldest son when he entered med school. I am pretty sure that he will hold on to it. His brother is displaying a dangerous interest in my Colt Python and OMM.
fat tom
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I agree with all of the above comments regarding the qualities of the Sig 210. I had a Swiss military issued example with the parkerized finish once upon a time. Traded it for something I don't even remember. 
Only gripe I had was with the mag release. TERRIBLE!
f.t.
Only gripe I had was with the mag release. TERRIBLE!f.t.
The CMP recently expanded their list of approved service pistols for their EIC (excellence in competition) matches. These are the matches for earning the Distnguished Pistol Medal. Anyhow, the SIG P210 is on the new list. I anticipate it proving to be a leading choice, especially given the difficult 50 yd slow fire stage of the match.
In Switzerland and Germany the P210 is one of the top choices for competitive shooting, especially the CISM service pistol matches. There is an interesting array of competitive accessories and parts, all appropriately expensive but nice!
Jim
In Switzerland and Germany the P210 is one of the top choices for competitive shooting, especially the CISM service pistol matches. There is an interesting array of competitive accessories and parts, all appropriately expensive but nice!
Jim
Jim,
And the SIG p210 will more than hold it's own
against todays "wonder nines".
Dang it !!! This thread has me itching real bad
to replace the one i foolishly traded away "for who knows what", way back in the mid 80's
Thanks, You bunch of gun nuts !!
Chuck
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Jim,
And the SIG p210 will more than hold it's own
against todays "wonder nines".
Dang it !!! This thread has me itching real bad
to replace the one i foolishly traded away "for who knows what", way back in the mid 80's
Thanks, You bunch of gun nuts !!
Chuck
Chuck,
let me help you decide how to spend your money. I smuggled the perfect rimfire companion to the P210 into the array, the Hämmerli 212 Jägerschaftspistole.
My P210 has been converted to a push button mag release by the previous owner but I personally can live very well with the standard mag release.
Therefore I shortened the trigger spurs on both my P210s to reduce hammer bite.
Chuck,
let me help you decide how to spend your money. I smuggled the perfect rimfire companion to the P210 into the array, the Hämmerli 212 Jägerschaftspistole.
My P210 has been converted to a push button mag release by the previous owner but I personally can live very well with the standard mag release.
Therefore I shortened the trigger spurs on both my P210s to reduce hammer bite.
AndyD,
Nice brace of semi-autos there my friend.
Did'nt SIG make a P210 variant on the .22 rimfire?
I believe it was the 210-7
PRETTY salty if you can find one unmolested.
Chuck
Chuck,
SIG also produced a rimfire conversion upper for the P210 but they have the reputation to be finicky and not having match grade accuracy. I had owned a KPS conversion for my P210-4 that was reliable and accurate. After getting the Hämmerli 212 / Jägerschaftspistole I never used the conversion anymore and eventually sold it since KPS, Kurt Peters Stahl, closed doors and no more spare parts were available. I had bought a replacement extractor from them about ten years ago and feared that something would break again.
The Hämmerlis can go the extra mile and I never had a problem with eiither the 212, or the 208/ International.
SIG also produced a rimfire conversion upper for the P210 but they have the reputation to be finicky and not having match grade accuracy. I had owned a KPS conversion for my P210-4 that was reliable and accurate. After getting the Hämmerli 212 / Jägerschaftspistole I never used the conversion anymore and eventually sold it since KPS, Kurt Peters Stahl, closed doors and no more spare parts were available. I had bought a replacement extractor from them about ten years ago and feared that something would break again.
The Hämmerlis can go the extra mile and I never had a problem with eiither the 212, or the 208/ International.
ragman
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About 15 years ago,my best friend got a 210-6 and brought it to my house for some play time. I picked it up and racked the slide and from that moment on I new I had to have one. Well time goes by and I now have 5. Here are 4 of them. I have a 210-6 side mag release that is not shown. Sorry for the bad pic but it is the only one I have at present.
rburg
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My experiences with P210s differ from those offered above. The add on 22 cal kits often don't work all that well, but the older ones and the ones serialed to the guns (mostly P210-6) guns seem to be pretty good. My "first line gun" is a -2 gun from way back in the 1969-70 time frame. The 22, the .30 and the 9mm all function as one would expect from a premium handgun. That 22 cal kit doesn't serial to the gun but the 9mm and the .30 barrel do.
22 cal kits have taken a roller coaster ride over the years. Maybe 10 or 15 years ago they were cheap if you call $500 cheap. To me that was a real bargain because you couldn't find a magazine for love or money. We used to joke that the cheapest and best, maybe the only way to get a spare mag was to buy the kit and throw away the barrel and slide, keeping only the mag. Luckily they're well made and last nearly forever, just like the gun frames.
I do have a -7 gun, new in the box. Its serial is right in the middle of the original range. There were about 400 of them in that run. Who knows how many made it to the US, but I'd bet it wasn't many. Mine was imported by Bennett Arms. It even came with a spare mag, in the white.
I saw one that was well worn at a gunshow being sold by Simmonds of Chicago, and they wanted $4995 for it. Made me feel really good, but I'm not selling my gun, the extra mag, or the cute little green box. I can't really say if it functions or not, it appears to be unfired since the factory. It also seems to have a polished finish, much better than the military grade guns or the -6 guns we were seeing a few years back. Those were mostly a brushed blue, kind of like early post war Smiths.
22 cal kits have taken a roller coaster ride over the years. Maybe 10 or 15 years ago they were cheap if you call $500 cheap. To me that was a real bargain because you couldn't find a magazine for love or money. We used to joke that the cheapest and best, maybe the only way to get a spare mag was to buy the kit and throw away the barrel and slide, keeping only the mag. Luckily they're well made and last nearly forever, just like the gun frames.
I do have a -7 gun, new in the box. Its serial is right in the middle of the original range. There were about 400 of them in that run. Who knows how many made it to the US, but I'd bet it wasn't many. Mine was imported by Bennett Arms. It even came with a spare mag, in the white.
I saw one that was well worn at a gunshow being sold by Simmonds of Chicago, and they wanted $4995 for it. Made me feel really good, but I'm not selling my gun, the extra mag, or the cute little green box. I can't really say if it functions or not, it appears to be unfired since the factory. It also seems to have a polished finish, much better than the military grade guns or the -6 guns we were seeing a few years back. Those were mostly a brushed blue, kind of like early post war Smiths.
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