Zaydok Allen
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Last summer the trigger blade safety on my XDs broke and I had to send it back to the factory for repair. That left me devoid of a small carry gun in the middle of summer. I didn’t like that because I don’t care to open carry unless in the woods. Printing is undesirable in my book also.
So over winter I resolved to buy a backup summer time carry gun. The natural pick would’ve been an XDs in 9mm or 45 but I’m gravitating more toward the need for capacity than diameter and weight for social encounters. Not really looking to debate that here.
I’d been eyeing up the P938 for awhile and when the Legion version came out I liked the features.
Yesterday I went to a gun show with a friend as is our tradition and afterwards went and got lunch, and then went to our LGS since gunshows seldom yield anything good here. I saw a few nice old Smiths that were way over priced. But seriously how many Winchester 94s can I look at.
At the LGS I spotted my heart’s desire, fondled it briefly, and pulled out my credit card. Came home with the Sig pictured here.
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It’s a bit smaller and several ounces lighter than my XDs also pictured here. I guess I’ve been carrying polymer guns long enough now that I just wanted something a bit different. And I’ve been shooting a 1911 for years so it feels natural.
It has excellent night sights, nice checkering to enhance your grip, the finish is very nice, it has a flat blade metal trigger, and a magazine funnel that gives me a full grip. It’s also a 7+1 capacity in 9mm over a 5+1 design in my XDs 45. All in all it’s a bit more comfortable in the hand than my Springfield also. I wear XL gloves for reference.
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This gun is tight. In fact I took it apart briefly and had trouble getting it back together because it was lacking lubrication obviously, and the barrel wasn’t unlocking when I tried to put the slide stop back in. However once it was stripped, cleaned, lubed and the rails greased as Sigs like, everything was now smooth and reassembly was uneventful. When you shake the gun there is no rattle what so ever.
The slide cycles very smoothly now and the gun points pretty naturally for me. I’m going to have to get used to swiping the safety on the draw, but like I said I shoot a 1911 and also a SAO P220, so it’s not unnatural for me. The trigger is also on par with an acceptable 1911 and breaks very cleanly. The safety has a very positive and audible click.
This version comes with three magazines and they are not the standard P938 magazines. They have a different floor plate to accommodate the mag funnel.
I haven’t shot it yet but I’m guessing I’m going to really like it based on reports. I’ll share impressions after I do if anyone wants to know.
Last Black Friday Stealth Gear had a big sale so I took advantage and got myself a nice IWB holster. So once I test it out and feel good about reliability I’ll start carrying it regularly.
The only concern I have is about the am I safety. I have managed to pinch my hand on the right side lever while disengagement two or three times. I need to practice extensively to make sure that doesn’t happen in a bad situation or replace it with a single sided safety. I’m reluctant to do the later though incase shooting week handed is needed. Practice will likely cure that situation.
I can’t seem to find any commentary about +p ammo in the manual. Does anyone know about that? I carry it but don’t shoot much of it in my guns. Why beat them up?
I need to also register with the Legion Sig page and see what all the hub bub is about.
The XDs isn’t going anywhere but it’ll likely be my “heavily used recreation trail” woods gun. There’s a lot of tourists in the warmer months and I like to hike. I don’t care to open carry in those situations. Too much headache. I only carry openly off the beaten path. Dangerous animals are more likely to need a bit more thump anyway so I like a 45 or 357 for open carry in the woods.
So all in all I have a nice little pair of compact carry guns to fill my needs now, assuming the Sig pans out.
I know the P365 is about the same size and holds more ammo. I’m just not ready to commit to one yet as I’m still hearing headache stories. But at some point I will. It’s apples and oranges really. The P938 is just a more established gun.
I need to find out how often to replace the recoil spring also.
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So over winter I resolved to buy a backup summer time carry gun. The natural pick would’ve been an XDs in 9mm or 45 but I’m gravitating more toward the need for capacity than diameter and weight for social encounters. Not really looking to debate that here.
I’d been eyeing up the P938 for awhile and when the Legion version came out I liked the features.
Yesterday I went to a gun show with a friend as is our tradition and afterwards went and got lunch, and then went to our LGS since gunshows seldom yield anything good here. I saw a few nice old Smiths that were way over priced. But seriously how many Winchester 94s can I look at.
At the LGS I spotted my heart’s desire, fondled it briefly, and pulled out my credit card. Came home with the Sig pictured here.
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It’s a bit smaller and several ounces lighter than my XDs also pictured here. I guess I’ve been carrying polymer guns long enough now that I just wanted something a bit different. And I’ve been shooting a 1911 for years so it feels natural.
It has excellent night sights, nice checkering to enhance your grip, the finish is very nice, it has a flat blade metal trigger, and a magazine funnel that gives me a full grip. It’s also a 7+1 capacity in 9mm over a 5+1 design in my XDs 45. All in all it’s a bit more comfortable in the hand than my Springfield also. I wear XL gloves for reference.
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This gun is tight. In fact I took it apart briefly and had trouble getting it back together because it was lacking lubrication obviously, and the barrel wasn’t unlocking when I tried to put the slide stop back in. However once it was stripped, cleaned, lubed and the rails greased as Sigs like, everything was now smooth and reassembly was uneventful. When you shake the gun there is no rattle what so ever.
The slide cycles very smoothly now and the gun points pretty naturally for me. I’m going to have to get used to swiping the safety on the draw, but like I said I shoot a 1911 and also a SAO P220, so it’s not unnatural for me. The trigger is also on par with an acceptable 1911 and breaks very cleanly. The safety has a very positive and audible click.
This version comes with three magazines and they are not the standard P938 magazines. They have a different floor plate to accommodate the mag funnel.
I haven’t shot it yet but I’m guessing I’m going to really like it based on reports. I’ll share impressions after I do if anyone wants to know.
Last Black Friday Stealth Gear had a big sale so I took advantage and got myself a nice IWB holster. So once I test it out and feel good about reliability I’ll start carrying it regularly.
The only concern I have is about the am I safety. I have managed to pinch my hand on the right side lever while disengagement two or three times. I need to practice extensively to make sure that doesn’t happen in a bad situation or replace it with a single sided safety. I’m reluctant to do the later though incase shooting week handed is needed. Practice will likely cure that situation.
I can’t seem to find any commentary about +p ammo in the manual. Does anyone know about that? I carry it but don’t shoot much of it in my guns. Why beat them up?
I need to also register with the Legion Sig page and see what all the hub bub is about.
The XDs isn’t going anywhere but it’ll likely be my “heavily used recreation trail” woods gun. There’s a lot of tourists in the warmer months and I like to hike. I don’t care to open carry in those situations. Too much headache. I only carry openly off the beaten path. Dangerous animals are more likely to need a bit more thump anyway so I like a 45 or 357 for open carry in the woods.
So all in all I have a nice little pair of compact carry guns to fill my needs now, assuming the Sig pans out.
I know the P365 is about the same size and holds more ammo. I’m just not ready to commit to one yet as I’m still hearing headache stories. But at some point I will. It’s apples and oranges really. The P938 is just a more established gun.
I need to find out how often to replace the recoil spring also.
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