I spent all morning at my range shooting the crap out of my new P320 9mm subcompact. Since this is a polymer gun and robustness is a priority, I approached the first range trip to purposely see if I could sabotage it. I didnt clean it as I typically would so it went right out of the box dry to shooting.
I was also gonna throw all kinds of ammo from junk to premium at it to see what it would do. My first time ever shooting any P320 was at 10 yards with WWB. Recoil was a non issue and as soon as I held a more 6oclock aim (which I prefer) they all went right there. I was impressed with virgin out of the box accuracy for its first mag.
I then loaded the second mag up with Federal fmj and moved back to 20 yards. This gun puts them right in there. Recoil was non issue and it felt like I was shooting a LE duty pistol instead of a Subcompact. Even the second mag was surprisingly accurate right out of the gate...
I shot another 100 rounds of WWB and started to get the feel of the gun and was stacking rounds at 10 yards like a 1911. Trigger break is outstanding and reset is as good as you could ever ask for. Trigger weight is as light as I ever would want and I also carry a PPQ so its in that league. At this point I am very pleased so I grabbed some steel cased junk ammo and tried to get the gun to malfunction. I limp wristed it, I rode the slide like a rookie, shot with my left hand, etc.... I couldn't get the P320SC to jam or even be moderately inaccurate. The more I shot and the hotter the gun got the more I couldnt miss anything. I field stripped the gun down at around the 150 round mark and it was bone dry and dirty from the junk ammo. I put it back together and continued to test not cleaning it.
Next up was the premium and hotter +p ammo I like to carry in other guns. Hornady 135gr +p, Gold Dot 124 +p, Golden Saber 124+p.
Everything fed reliable and extracted all the brass in a nice neat pile regardless of ammo. Recoil was extremely mild even with the hot +p stuff. Significantly less than the S&W Shield this gun is replacing. Accuracy is stellar for a full size gun but exceptional for a subcompact, I would put it up against any full size. You dont feel like you have any disadvantage with the P320 9mm subcompact. Especially with 12+1 in a gun this size. Easily I would recommend it as a detectives gun or anyone's primary gun.
I expected alot from Sig being a hardcore Sig fan but was fully expecting to have to give the P320 a pass on feel and quality because it was a plastic gun but that is not the case. It will stand toe to toe with its legendary combat proven P series brothers. This P320 platform is gonna be a game changer and I would buy it even if it wasn't a modular platform. In my area, I have never seen local LE dept switch so fast to one platform of gun (P320) since Glock came on the scene. The P320 is gonna be huge. I am looking forward to shooting other calibers and variants of the P320.
Here is a few holsters I had on hand that fit the P320SC perfectly:
I was also gonna throw all kinds of ammo from junk to premium at it to see what it would do. My first time ever shooting any P320 was at 10 yards with WWB. Recoil was a non issue and as soon as I held a more 6oclock aim (which I prefer) they all went right there. I was impressed with virgin out of the box accuracy for its first mag.
I then loaded the second mag up with Federal fmj and moved back to 20 yards. This gun puts them right in there. Recoil was non issue and it felt like I was shooting a LE duty pistol instead of a Subcompact. Even the second mag was surprisingly accurate right out of the gate...
I shot another 100 rounds of WWB and started to get the feel of the gun and was stacking rounds at 10 yards like a 1911. Trigger break is outstanding and reset is as good as you could ever ask for. Trigger weight is as light as I ever would want and I also carry a PPQ so its in that league. At this point I am very pleased so I grabbed some steel cased junk ammo and tried to get the gun to malfunction. I limp wristed it, I rode the slide like a rookie, shot with my left hand, etc.... I couldn't get the P320SC to jam or even be moderately inaccurate. The more I shot and the hotter the gun got the more I couldnt miss anything. I field stripped the gun down at around the 150 round mark and it was bone dry and dirty from the junk ammo. I put it back together and continued to test not cleaning it.
Next up was the premium and hotter +p ammo I like to carry in other guns. Hornady 135gr +p, Gold Dot 124 +p, Golden Saber 124+p.
Everything fed reliable and extracted all the brass in a nice neat pile regardless of ammo. Recoil was extremely mild even with the hot +p stuff. Significantly less than the S&W Shield this gun is replacing. Accuracy is stellar for a full size gun but exceptional for a subcompact, I would put it up against any full size. You dont feel like you have any disadvantage with the P320 9mm subcompact. Especially with 12+1 in a gun this size. Easily I would recommend it as a detectives gun or anyone's primary gun.
I expected alot from Sig being a hardcore Sig fan but was fully expecting to have to give the P320 a pass on feel and quality because it was a plastic gun but that is not the case. It will stand toe to toe with its legendary combat proven P series brothers. This P320 platform is gonna be a game changer and I would buy it even if it wasn't a modular platform. In my area, I have never seen local LE dept switch so fast to one platform of gun (P320) since Glock came on the scene. The P320 is gonna be huge. I am looking forward to shooting other calibers and variants of the P320.
Here is a few holsters I had on hand that fit the P320SC perfectly:
