Thanks Robb,
I thought that mine looked like it was as well. I will take a pic of mine when I get home. I hope that it is!!!
Is that a metal guide rod?
I hate reflecting on nostalgia but it seems to me the best Sig Sauer Pistols come from the days when you had a a choice of 5 basic handguns, the P220, P225, P226, P228, P229, and the P230. Similarly your choice in upgrades were Siglite night sights, wooden grips, and nickel finish or two tone. That’s it! And with the exception of the P229 they all said made in West Germany, and by the mid 90’s made in Germany.
I’m no gunsmith by any means, and I know Bruce Grey says that the current production Sigs are superior to all of the German folded Sigs, but I absolutely would not buy a Sig Sauer handgun made after 2001.
Back in the 90’s when I hated Glock my primary two gun battery was a P220 purchased in 91 that by 1999 had the better part of 10,000 rounds through it, no problems, and it’s back up in 9mm a P225. Sadly sold both of them.
Just seems to me on another forum dedicated to Sig Sauer handguns, that I didn’t start reading about quality control issues with Sig, and poor customers service, until I’d say about 6, maybe 7 years ago.
I remember talking to one of their reps one day a few years ago. He stated to me that the direction Sig would like to go in is to become a company that makes rifles, but also sells handguns, as if the latter was an afterthought.
I don’t know much about business, I teach school, and I do private firearms instruction over the weekends, but to me if their was ever a company that really needed to go and reconnect with its roots, and go back to basics it is Sig Sauer/Sigarms.
Best,
Dave
These guys make a new gun every week, and the holster thing is a sore spot for sure. My take on Sig is this, if I’m carrying or shooting a big heavy gun, it gonna be a 1911.
I do like their short reset triggers, from dry firing in shop, I should say.
Still its a no go for me still. They don’t seem to excel to the top in any area of concern. They cost as much as an HK, and weigh more. They do pretty good marketing, cause they keep me looking. Credit where credit is due. And its a decent gun for sure, just doesn’t check enough boxes at the top.
How can you tell if the barrel is chrome lined? What is different about it in a pistol? Would it look like my M4? That sure is shiny. Is that it, just the shiny surface?
Barrel has bright silver bore, black phosphate exterior…
If its the EXACT SAME pistol that’s issued to NSW it should be good to go.
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I had several SIGs and really liked them. For a variety of reasons I got rid of them, but the only issue I had was a 229 that just could not produce a decent group. I will say that my ‘best’ SIGs were made 1987-1995. I even had a lot of success with the much-maligned 1911 and shot the hell out of it in some classes. I do think that the proliferation of the models and branching out into all sorts of weirdness has hurt the QC and the rep. As for the Mk25, no thanks. Another money-grubbing attempt by producing something ‘new.’
My boss bought one of these a while ago and absolutely loves it.
It reminds me of my old P226R. His had the full size trigger, metal guide rod, and night sights.
As Robb has shown in pictures it definitely has a chrome lined barrel which is interesting.
This pistol makes me miss my old P226R. It appears to be well made.
Do they donate any money to NSW still when they sell these ?
They only donated to the SWOF from the sales of a limited production run with NSW serial numbers. I have a non railed version they released after the NSW serial numbered run that I like. I believe the Navy specified rails after that.