Sig P210 clone

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With everyone and their brother manufacturing a 1911, why hasn't any manufacturer made a Sig P210 clone? I would love to see a manufacturer make a 210 variation with a normal mag release, better placed safety, and perhaps higher capacity. Something like a Browning Hi Power grip frame with a P210 upper would be great. Gun manufacturers need to start producing more all steel, slim, single action pistols, besides 1911s. There is nothing wrong with 1911s, but there should be more variety within the this category of weapon.
 
Cost which is the same reason why Sig no longer makes it. It is a very expensive pistol to produce.
 
The key to the P210 was not the design, which was fairly conventional, but the incredible craftsmanship used to make it. Cloning that would be the hard part.
 
Thanks a lot for the link on SIG's reintroduction of the P210. I thought I was all done buying guns and could actually try to save some money for other things like retirement!
 
Oh geez, now you've done it. I thought I'd never get a chance to own a new production Sig 210 and now they're doing it?!! I hate to ask, but how much is that going to cost and are we in the US going to be able to buy one?
 
course now everyone is going to try and convince you the Swiss versions are the one's to get and not the new German made models...:D
...by the way...I think they look great...
Bill
 
That will depend on whether the new version is as well made as the old. There are a number of ways a gun manufacturer can maximize profits. The use of castings, cheap steel, increase in tolerances, etc. The X5, for example, is no P210. If the new P210 is like the X5, I don't want it.
 
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That will depend on whether the new version is as well made as the old. There are a number of ways a gun manufacturer can maximize profits. The use of castings, cheap steel, increase in tolerances, etc. The X5, for example, is no P210. If the new P210 is like the X5, I don't want it.
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Like the X-5?! I own one and it's an amazing pistol! What's your issue with them?
 
They are not as tight as P210's. They are made from castings and all the small parts are MIM.
 
Greetings gents, first post here. They're making P210's again, in no way is this bad for enthusiasts. Though parts machined from steel forgings and heat treatment to the highest performance that metallurgy will allow really does it for ME, the animal is not extinct! If anything, those Germans should flood the market with cheaper magazines and accessories for this pistol.
 
Interesting. I will buy a 228 before I ever get a 210 but it would be nice to add to my SIG collection

ETA- Im surprised any SIG has issues, even the X5 though Ive heard a lot of negativity about them
 
I've always thought the safety on that looked potentially 'great'-or 'awful'. I'd like to shoot one and decide!

Larry
 
I am glad I have 2 of the originals. I would like to get a 210-6 heavy adjustable though.

The thought of having to buy new types of mags is a drag.
 
I would like to get a 210-6 heavy with fixed sight.
I never actually own a SIG P210.
I merely take care of it for the next generation.
 
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Interesting. I will buy a 228 before I ever get a 210 but it would be nice to add to my SIG collection

ETA- Im surprised any SIG has issues, even the X5 though Ive heard a lot of negativity about them
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I went through a Sig phase in the late 90's. I had several German P226's, some P220 ST's, a P226 ST and a P226 Sport Stock. I thought I was trading up when I sold the German guns. I was actually trading down. The ST's had soft slides and peened at the firing pin hole from the hammer impact. You could see the metal start to ripple as you looked at the 45 degree angle from the firing pin hole to the inner slide. The Sport Stock had a completely different alloy. It was hard as tool steel and did not peen, but it was alsom made in Germany. My second P220 ST had evidence of spot heat treatment at the firing pin hole and did not peen. But I decided just to sell them and get some P210's.

My P210's are from the 1950-1970 era. They are all forged and perfectly fitted, kinda like a Starrett dial caliper. It is truly amazing these were production firearms intended for the military. If anyone proposed a similar endevor today, they would be immediately institutionalized.

Given the decline in quality I observed since the late 90's, I do not anticipate anything great out of this resurrection.
 
does anyone else remember when Cooper Arms...before Wilson bought them...was looking at setting up production of an American 210 in Ohio?
 
it an expensive to manufacture target pistol. not much of a market for such things.
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Last year, I was watching the Discovery/Military Channel and the show "Top Sniper" was on. During the episode (forgot which one), the sniper competitors were shooting a pistol course and the Swiss snipers were using SIG P210s. I was suprised to see they were still being used in service.
 
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