Thoughts on the SIG P365 SAS

[whatnickname]

Saw one of these in my LGS the other day. I have to say that SIG’s SAS (SIG Anti-snag) is pretty darn interesting with regard to the rear sight and the fact that there’s no front sight. What I don’t get is the thought process behind porting a pocket pistol. In fact, this option comes under the category of “What the hell were they thinking” IMO.

The entire concept of pocket pistols is one where the end user is 1) going to carry concealed...often deep concealment and 2) has a high probability of being used in extremely close quarters...LEO & military excepted. So likely scenarios would be where the pistol was fired while being held close to one’s chest while either sitting in a vehicle or trying to keep an assailant at arms length on the street. At those distances we’re taught to keep the pistol close to the body. Stick it out at arms length and you’re inviting your opponent to take it away from you. With this shooting posture in mind, firing a ported pistol where my face and neck are directly North of those barrel ports seems like a decidedly bad idea IMO. Those ports are going to direct hot gas and burning gunpowder right up towards your face. I just don’t get it. What am I missing here?

 

[Madcap_Magician]

Saw one of these in my LGS the other day. I have to say that SIG’s SAS (SIG Anti-snag) is pretty darn interesting with regard to the rear sight and the fact that there’s no front sight. What I don’t get is the thought process behind porting a pocket pistol. In fact, this option comes under the category of “What the hell were they thinking” IMO.

The entire concept of pocket pistols is one where the end user is 1) going to carry concealed...often deep concealment and 2) has a high probability of being used in extremely close quarters...LEO & military excepted. So likely scenarios would be where the pistol was fired while being held close to one’s chest while either sitting in a vehicle or trying to keep an assailant at arms length on the street. At those distances we’re taught to keep the pistol close to the body. Stick it out at arms length and you’re inviting your opponent to take it away from you. With this shooting posture in mind, firing a ported pistol where my face and neck are directly North of those barrel ports seems like a decidedly bad idea IMO. Those ports are going to direct hot gas and burning gunpowder right up towards your face. I just don’t get it. What am I missing here?

I've shot ported pistols from retention ready, and I didn't really experience a problem. I think this is more a theoretical problem than an actual one, and also one that can be reduced further by using flash-suppressed ammo and ammo chosen for the barrel length of your gun.