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| SIG Sauer P210: Most Accurate 9mm Pistol Ever? I Went To The Range To Find Out |
| 2022-09-06 |
| [1945] Back when I wrote my slightly controversial and proverbial pot-stirring article rating the Top 5 9mm Pistols, I gave Honorable Mention to three particular pistols, among them the legendary SIG Sauer P210. Although many consider the SIG Sauer 210 the most accurate 9mm pistol ever, I rationalized my mere Honorable Mention ranking because I hadn’t yet been able to fire and adequately evaluate the 210. For a long time, it was so goshdarn expensive that none of the gun ranges I frequented throughout the US of A over the past three decades made one available for rental. The pistol took on an aura of Unobtainium, and the Holy Grail all rolled into one. A Brief History of the SIG Sauer P210 The SIG Sauer P210 has been likened to a Swiss watch of handguns, and that’s not just because Switzerland is the country of origin, though that certainly helps. As noted by Sean Murphy of Outdoor Life, "While the Swiss aren’t known for a large military force, their arms are known to be high-quality for soldiers that know how to use them. Originally adopted in 1949, the SIG P49 (later renamed P210), featured a steel frame and slide that have full length contact, with a high-quality barrel and superb trigger. With match-grade ammunition, the specification for the original SIG P210 was a five-shot group measuring two-inches or less at 50 meters. Most pistols would struggle to offer this level of precision at half the distance." (emphasis added) Eventually, the SIG Sauer P220 replaced the P210 as the Swiss Army pistol. Remarkably, the pistol remains standard issue for Danish Defence (the unified armed forces for the Kingdom of Denmark), despite the overwhelming prevalence of higher-capacity double-action and striker-fired 9mm auto pistols; the P210 is a single-action autoloader with a modest 8-round magazine and an old-school European-style butt-heel magazine release that has long since fallen out of favor for the far faster push-button mag releases located behind the trigger guard. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I love my 226. They can keep the 210. Probably a great gun, but accuracy at this level of a weapon in all in the shooter, not necessarily the gun. BTW my times keeps just as good a time as any swiss watch, its just not as sexy... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-09-06 10:16 |
| #1 Thumbing a worn rental? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-06 07:23 |