Thernlund
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My birthday was last week. My lovely wife wanted to get me a P6 that I've been talking about for months. However, not being gun-buying-savvy, she opted to give me four crisp $100 bills with which I could buy my own pistol.
After a bit of perusing I determined that I would buy my P6 from J&G Sales in Prescott, AZ. I took the day off work and my wife and I drove up to Prescott. Seeing as how my wife drives a hybrid, it was only about $5 in gas round trip. Far cheaper than $29 to ship it. And it's a nice drive anyway.
J&G was great. The salesman brought out several P6's for me to look at and choose from. They have two different grades of P6's, "Good" and "Very Good", with the VG grade being $20 more. I examined several pistols in both grades and saw little to no difference between the two. So I opted for a pistol rated as "Good".
Then something came over me. Why buy one when you can have two for twice the price? So I picked out a second one rated "Good" and said, "I'll take 'em both!"
For an extra $20 each I picked up a couple Sig factory P6 mags. Final price out the door: $606.
They both have holster wear and have obviously been carried. But for 25+ year old service guns, they're in pretty good shape I think.
Much of the wear is nothing that couldn't be remedied with a nice refinish, or even a home blueing kit (which I might do).
Today I finally got these pistols to the range and I must say, I was not disappointed. These pistols shot great. Both were very accurate and shot exactly how one would expect a Sig to shoot.
First, a couple targets at 10 yards. These were the very first rounds through these pistols.
Both of these targets were shot from 10 yards, about one round every two seconds. And they both do have eight hits. These pistols were accurate enough that I was putting rounds in the same holes! I was rather pleased with myself.
The following targets were shot at 25 yards off the bench.
The second target was actually shot first. It took me a few shots to get on target. The three in the rings were the last three in the mag, so I don't think it was the pistol but rather it was me getting a feel for the distance. I rarely if ever shoot pistols at this distance. Once I got a feel for it though they seemed to shoot as accurate as ever, as seen in the first target. Later groups were similarly tight for both pistols.
These pistols are simply awesome, and I highly recommend picking one a more up if you have the means. Surplus P6's are the best deal going today. Everyone should take advantage before they either go up in price or they're gone all together.
I can recommend J&G Sales without hesitation. Also, all the pistols I got to inspect were in pretty good shape regardless of grade. I don't want to take money from their pockets or anything, but my recommendation is to forgo the $20 fee for VG grade and just go with Good. Of course your mileage may vary, but based on what I saw, I see no reason to pay the fee. One of mine even came with a white-dotted rear sight, which isn't typical in my experience.
Finally, as a last little note, these pistols are rollmarked "Made in W. Germany". Being a history buff, I think that's kinda cool as it marks a point in our history. Of course, post-cold war Sigs are rollmarked "Made in Germany". Just one of those cool little things.
So there's that. Carry on.
-T.
After a bit of perusing I determined that I would buy my P6 from J&G Sales in Prescott, AZ. I took the day off work and my wife and I drove up to Prescott. Seeing as how my wife drives a hybrid, it was only about $5 in gas round trip. Far cheaper than $29 to ship it. And it's a nice drive anyway.
J&G was great. The salesman brought out several P6's for me to look at and choose from. They have two different grades of P6's, "Good" and "Very Good", with the VG grade being $20 more. I examined several pistols in both grades and saw little to no difference between the two. So I opted for a pistol rated as "Good".
Then something came over me. Why buy one when you can have two for twice the price? So I picked out a second one rated "Good" and said, "I'll take 'em both!"
For an extra $20 each I picked up a couple Sig factory P6 mags. Final price out the door: $606.
They both have holster wear and have obviously been carried. But for 25+ year old service guns, they're in pretty good shape I think.
Much of the wear is nothing that couldn't be remedied with a nice refinish, or even a home blueing kit (which I might do).
Today I finally got these pistols to the range and I must say, I was not disappointed. These pistols shot great. Both were very accurate and shot exactly how one would expect a Sig to shoot.
First, a couple targets at 10 yards. These were the very first rounds through these pistols.
Both of these targets were shot from 10 yards, about one round every two seconds. And they both do have eight hits. These pistols were accurate enough that I was putting rounds in the same holes! I was rather pleased with myself.
The following targets were shot at 25 yards off the bench.
The second target was actually shot first. It took me a few shots to get on target. The three in the rings were the last three in the mag, so I don't think it was the pistol but rather it was me getting a feel for the distance. I rarely if ever shoot pistols at this distance. Once I got a feel for it though they seemed to shoot as accurate as ever, as seen in the first target. Later groups were similarly tight for both pistols.
These pistols are simply awesome, and I highly recommend picking one a more up if you have the means. Surplus P6's are the best deal going today. Everyone should take advantage before they either go up in price or they're gone all together.
I can recommend J&G Sales without hesitation. Also, all the pistols I got to inspect were in pretty good shape regardless of grade. I don't want to take money from their pockets or anything, but my recommendation is to forgo the $20 fee for VG grade and just go with Good. Of course your mileage may vary, but based on what I saw, I see no reason to pay the fee. One of mine even came with a white-dotted rear sight, which isn't typical in my experience.
Finally, as a last little note, these pistols are rollmarked "Made in W. Germany". Being a history buff, I think that's kinda cool as it marks a point in our history. Of course, post-cold war Sigs are rollmarked "Made in Germany". Just one of those cool little things.
So there's that. Carry on.
-T.
