New Sig release P290 sub compact 9mm. Looks nice.
http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=70&productid=307
http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=70&productid=307
If you're referring to the hump in the middle of it, it's to prevent the material from a pair of gloves from getting caught underneath the trigger. HK and Walther do that on all of their polymer guns.Wow! That looks interesting!
Why did they shape the trigger guard like that for?
JQP said:The all German older models were the all steel ones, IIRC.
The Ruger SR9c is 1.27" wide at the safeties, the P290 specs at 1.1", virtually identical to the width of the G-26....Not to nitpick, but P239s and, in fact, most Sigs made in the U.S. have alloy frames.
The all German older models were the all steel ones, IIRC.
Sig hasn't been too successful deviating from the path of producing alloy frame, milled slide, decocker equipped, hammer fired handguns.
The Sig 1911 wasn't exactly a winner in terms of volume or profitability, and the Sig 250 suffered from light primer strikes and other issues.
Glock, HK and Sig-Sauer/SigArms are all probably credibly deserving of Tier 1 in terms of their core weapons' reliability.
It's only when they deviate from their core principles that they seem to fall down.
This P290 looks like a chunky monkey the kind of thing Ruger or Beretta would put out.
I wouldn't mind trying it out, though.
The Ruger SR9c is 1.27" wide at the safeties, the P290 specs at 1.1", virtually identical to the width of the G-26....
Sig Sauer site said:FEATURES
- Lightweight sub-compact
- Available in 9mm
- Optional integrated laser
- DAO Trigger
- Removable grip plates
9mmepiphany said:
Extrapolating from the shape of the slide stop and mag release, it looks like this is based on the SigPro 2022. The idiot mark on the frame would also hint that we are looking at the take-down lever2) Why is the slide stop so elongated and relatively large?
If you are referring to the lack of rails in polymer frames, they aren't needed...they really aren't need in metal frames either...it is just the evolution of modern design and engineering3) I'd like to see a lot of metal inside the polymer frame where the slide rides the rails. I have been very taken aback by how little metal there are in some other polymer frames at these critical points, especially near the rear of the frame. This unnerves me and gives me the feeling of a disposable and expendable tool.
I don't think it looks chunky at all. I think your sense of proportion is thrown off by how short the grip frame is4) Why did they make the grip so chunky as this is a single stack 9mm?
If you look at the competition in that market share, I think you'll find that most of the market is DAO...it is just the demand of the market. Much of the market, they'd like to attract, is populated by users of the S&W J-frame and the Ruger LCR...for them the DAK trigger is a very valid option5) Why did they take away at least the option of having DA/SA, especially since this has a hammer? I don't understand the thinking here. I do not like DAO and I am not alone.