The SIG Sauer P210 Carry After 1K Rounds :: Weapons.com

Intro 

SIG’s design idea behind the P210 Carry was to “mix the historic lineage of its iconic Swiss predecessor with the perfect traits and requirements the fashionable shopper expects in a carry pistol.” In a quick explainer, the unique M1911-sized P210 first hit the scenes round 1948 and was adopted by the Swiss Military (and others), quickly turning into a landmark pistol prized for its accuracy, reliability, and easy magnificence. Out of manufacturing in Europe by 2006, SIG began making Americanized P210 Goal and P210 Commonplace fashions in 2017, full with metal frames, some updates to the internals corresponding to in barrel lug profile, and a full-length 5-inch barrel. 

The place the P210 Carry switches gears is that it’s smaller– utilizing a 4.1-inch barrel and likewise trimmed slide– whereas retaining the identical top. It sheds weight attributable to an alloy body, coming in at 29 ounces (unloaded) in comparison with the 36.9 ounces of the P210 Goal mannequin. It additionally runs SIG night time sights, has entrance and rear cocking serrations on the slide, and slim Houge G10 grips to enhance the ergonomics added by the checkered entrance strap. 

Additionally retained is the P210’s signature reverse rail design, with the slide using supported contained in the rails of the body quite than the alternative as in most different semi-auto pistols. This helps with accuracy and some different trendy pistols, save for the CZ75, make the most of reverse rails. 

The grips and magazines for the P210 Goal, Commonplace, and Carry can be utilized throughout any of the three fashions, which implies you will get that additional magazine or swap out the G10 panels for one thing else, say, if wooden is extra your factor. Additionally, the P210 Carry makes use of commonplace P sequence sight dovetails, which opens a world of choices there. 

In terms of holster compatibility, there aren’t a ton of firms that publicize matches apart from Mitch Rosen, however we did discover that it really works properly with a number of completely different M1911 Commander-sized holsters, so that may be a blissful coincidence. 

Specs 

Operate 

 

After an preliminary tear-down and inspection, we reassembled our P210 Carry and headed to the vary. We discovered that SIG closely coated the hammer mechanism with a thick grease that type of oozed out of the body a bit however left it in place as we wish to run these weapons as-is proper out of the field. 

 

 

My solely grievance was that, initially, the slide wouldn’t go totally into battery at first whenever you racked it, stopping a few quarter inch from being closed.

 

 

When it got here to vary work, we ran the primary 500 rounds with out subject together with Blazer Brass and Federal American Eagle 115-grain goal masses, Speer Gold Dot 124-grain GDHPs, and Federal Hydra Shok Deep 135-grain JHPs. Then we cleaned it, added a little bit of lube, and did it once more. We had no stoppages in dwell fireplace. 

 

 

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The P210 Carry has a well-designed journal launch button, slide launch, and nearly artwork deco-styled handbook security, the latter important on an SAO pistol. Of observe in terms of the protection, it doesn’t double as a slide lock– you may run the slide with it on– and the handgun will fireplace with out a journal inserted and the protection lever within the off place. 

Capturing & Accuracy 

 

The stuff that made the P210 sequence a stud on the vary remains to be there within the P210 Carry. This consists of the full-length reversed slide rails, a good sight radius and sights, a low bore axis, a very good manufacturing facility set off, and an all-metal body with a little bit of heft (33 ounces when loaded), which translate to quicker follow-up pictures and a capability to “stick” heading in the right direction. 

In terms of the single-action set off, we discovered it proper out of the field to interrupt easily at between 3.5 and 4 kilos with a brief reset. The rocking journey is beneath a half-inch. Evaluating it to a good M1911, the take-up and break are about the identical whereas the reset is only a bit longer.

Test it out: 

 

 

The P210 Carry may be very controllable with a light recoil: 

 

 

On accuracy, the gun is fast to spoil as, after taking pictures it, you type of hate to select up anything. Whereas the Siglite night time sights are good and thick, designed to present you a giant Tritium vial to work with in low-light circumstances, they work properly at the whole lot 25 yards and fewer. Jogging again to the 50, the sights cowl the goal, however we may nonetheless hit the metal as a rule. With a set of skinny target-style sights like on different P210s, this could possibly be a 75-yard+ gun with no downside even with the shorter barrel.

 

 

Anecdotes 

A retired Marine good friend of mine who spent his profession cut up between Power Recon and the MSG program, the latter defending American embassies across the globe together with in Trinidad in the course of the Abu Bakr coup, repeatedly instructed me in his expertise that the P210 was essentially the most correct handgun ever made– and this from a man who would arrange common pleasant taking pictures competitions with embassy workers and native commando sorts. He additionally walked the stroll and beloved to carry his well-used ex-German Border Guard P210-4 to the vary to point out off by making dime-sized teams with bulk pack ball ammo. In spite of everything, it’s a high-end service gun that performs like a match pistol. 

There’s most likely a purpose that quite a few Western and Central European navy and police forces held on to their P210s for decade after decade even whereas nominally “higher” and extra trendy handguns have been out there. A superb portion of the old-school European-made P210s that make it to this side of the pond are purchased second-hand from the households of late former Swiss Military officers that have been capable of purchase their pistols after their time in service ended. These previous weapons are often beautifully maintained– one thing you simply do not see on firearms that individuals do not treasure. 

Earlier this yr, whereas at SIG’s inaugural Freedom Days occasion in Arizona, the GDC sales space had the great fortune to be subsequent to that of bestselling novelist (and Navy SEAL) Jack Carr, creator of “True Believer,” “The Terminal Listing,” and different best-sellers. A gregarious man, I ended up speaking to Mr. Carr on and off about weapons throughout downtimes and the topic of the P210 Carry got here up because the creator had lately taken the pistol for a spin. He had nothing however good issues to say about it and the pistol even wound up in a message on a duplicate of “Savage Son” he made out to me.

Professionals & Cons 

Remaining Ideas 

 

The SIG P210 Carry is a special tackle a pistol that’s really legendary in terms of Previous World high quality and efficiency. By way of watches, automobiles, or liquors, a P210 is in the identical class as a Rolex, classic Mercedes, or a 15-year-old single-malt Scotch. Whereas the P210 Carry is a special breed of pistol than the remainder of its household tree– smaller and with new options corresponding to G10 grips and night time sights– it carries the identical lineage and panache albeit in a recent method. 

 

 

In terms of efficiency, it has all of it day. The P210 by no means as soon as did not ship in our testing. Additional, to shrug and say that you simply can not depend upon an SAO carry gun with an 8+1 magazine otherwise you’ll get “kilt in da streets” is to gloss over the truth that hundreds (hundreds of thousands?) of parents have relied on an M1911 over the previous century for private safety.

Positive, you might get a less expensive EDC-oriented 9mm that brings with it a bigger journal capability and extra trendy options like a Pic rail and optics plate– the SIG P365 XMacro involves thoughts at about half the value because the P210 Carry– however those that select to holster this lovely single-stack with Swiss DNA as an alternative doubtless will not remorse it.