Gary L. Griffiths
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Saturday I bought a new Sig P365 for evaluation as an EDC piece to replace my Springfield XDs .45. I got a "hot off the production line" 3rd generation model that had, in fact, been manufactured on June 7. It's just slightly smaller than my XDs, but is considerably lighter and more comfortable to hold.
Today, I cleaned it, applied a light coat of Slide Glide to the rails, and took it to the range. I fired a total of 62 rounds; one magazine of 115-gr Sig 365 JHPs, the second 10-rd magazine with Sig 124-gr JHPs then the 12-round magazine of Winchester White Box 115-gr FMJs. I reloaded all the magazines (with my last 10 rounds in the 12-rounder) and fired again on two targets.
The targets are nothing to brag about, but my old eyes aren't seeing the sights as sharply as they once did; however they would certainly have all been in or near center of body mass which is what a defensive pistol is all about. It will soon wear a green laser, as my XDs currently does. The Sig shoots a bit low (perhaps 2 inches at 21 feet).
Reliability: On the first shot, I felt a brief hesitation as the slide returned fully to battery (a ka-chunk) that was quick enough that it wouldn't have caused me to have to delay a second shot in a rapid fire string. After that, there were no issues whatsoever. The pistol performed perfectly.
Shootability: The recoil felt a bit lighter than my XDs .45 (duh) and was quite manageable, although the 124-gr loads were noticeably stiffer than the 115s (again, duh).
While policing up my brass, one of the range instructors picked up a couple for me, and remarked that the Sigs are still dragging the firing pin. He stated that he would never carry one for personal defense, because the firing pin might break in the middle of a gunfight. I did notice the firing pin drag on the primers, but would have thought nothing of it had he not mentioned it. I've seen similar drag marks on other autoloaders, but have never heard of firing pins breaking as a result.
I'm quite pleased with the little beast, and will begin using it as my edc, once I run a couple hundred more rounds through it and mount a laser on it.
Today, I cleaned it, applied a light coat of Slide Glide to the rails, and took it to the range. I fired a total of 62 rounds; one magazine of 115-gr Sig 365 JHPs, the second 10-rd magazine with Sig 124-gr JHPs then the 12-round magazine of Winchester White Box 115-gr FMJs. I reloaded all the magazines (with my last 10 rounds in the 12-rounder) and fired again on two targets.
The targets are nothing to brag about, but my old eyes aren't seeing the sights as sharply as they once did; however they would certainly have all been in or near center of body mass which is what a defensive pistol is all about. It will soon wear a green laser, as my XDs currently does. The Sig shoots a bit low (perhaps 2 inches at 21 feet).
Reliability: On the first shot, I felt a brief hesitation as the slide returned fully to battery (a ka-chunk) that was quick enough that it wouldn't have caused me to have to delay a second shot in a rapid fire string. After that, there were no issues whatsoever. The pistol performed perfectly.
Shootability: The recoil felt a bit lighter than my XDs .45 (duh) and was quite manageable, although the 124-gr loads were noticeably stiffer than the 115s (again, duh).
While policing up my brass, one of the range instructors picked up a couple for me, and remarked that the Sigs are still dragging the firing pin. He stated that he would never carry one for personal defense, because the firing pin might break in the middle of a gunfight. I did notice the firing pin drag on the primers, but would have thought nothing of it had he not mentioned it. I've seen similar drag marks on other autoloaders, but have never heard of firing pins breaking as a result.
I'm quite pleased with the little beast, and will begin using it as my edc, once I run a couple hundred more rounds through it and mount a laser on it.
