RANGE REPORT-Well... I finally New SIG P210 Standard Target

[CXM]

Every now and then you come across something you REALLY want to have... and Monday was no exception...

Yesterday I received a SIG P210 Standard Target pistol... though it doesn't look much like a target pistol from Top Gun Supply... I ordered it on Monday afternoon and received it yesterday (Friday)... not shabby work in my mind...






As you can see from this photo of my Swiss Police P210 the new 'target' is not an exact clone of the old gun... but still looks pretty good.






Here is a right hand view of the American version of the P210





The first impression I got of the P210ST out of the box was one of a solid VERY well made pistol... the fit and finish is excellent... and the workmanship is fully up to that of the Swiss made version.

Here is a close up of the pistol's controls... and the U.S. version has corrected the only two complaints I had with the Swiss gun... the nearly non functional thumb safety and the frame heel mag release... as you can see in the photo there is a new ergonomic thumb safety and a vastly improved slide release as well... and of course a frame mounted mag release which allows the mag to drop free.





Another nice feature of SIG 210s is the semi shrouded hammer which minimizes the possibility of the hammer catching on something during deployment.





The slide markings are very tasteful and to my eye attractive. The trigger pull is VERY good... probably the best I have ever encountered in an out of the box gun... just under three pounds with little creep, no grit and one of the crispest triggers I can recall...





On top of everything else I was delighted to discover the 210 fits nicely in a Beretta 92 holster that was kindly given to me by a good friend... it is a very useful holster... not only fits the 210 but also the Steyr 1912 and the Astra 600 (which in my mind always seems like a compact pistol.)

The next question is accuracy... and I hope I can find out on Monday when the range opens more about how accurate the gun is for me... I have my fingers crossed...

More to come...

V/r

Chuck

[ruber]

Wow, very nice! I love all those nice smooth curves. Hope it shoots as nice as it looks!

Congrats!

[gt40doc]

Congrats Chuck!!  Those are fine looking handguns. I will bet that you are more than pleased with the accuracy, if you are shooting quality ammo, or handloads made for this gun.

[CXM]

That isn't a problem... I always shoot high quality ammunition... I shoot my hand loads...

I'm hoping for good results tomorrow...

V/r

Chuck

Oct 14, 2019 12:37:14 GMT -5 gt40doc said:

Congrats Chuck!!  Those are fine looking handguns. I will bet that you are more than pleased with the accuracy, if you are shooting quality ammo, or handloads made for this gun.

[Bob Reed]

That's a nice pistol, Chuck.

[gt40doc]

Chuck,

If you really wanted to "guild the lily" for this target model 210, you could work up loads specifically for it, and likely squeeze all of it's accuracy out!!!  That is the beauty of handloading.......or at least it is to me.

[CXM]

You are right... the problem for me is/was that for all the rounds I load the best accuracy loads were developed before I was born... .38 SPL for example...

Still, I"m anxious to get to the range...

I'll report back then.

V/r

CHuck

Oct 15, 2019 13:48:16 GMT -5 gt40doc said:

Chuck,

If you really wanted to "guild the lily" for this target model 210, you could work up loads specifically for it, and likely squeeze all of it's accuracy out!!!  That is the beauty of handloading.......or at least it is to me.

[gt40doc]

Chuck:

When are you going to take that awesome 210 out and run it through it's paces???  I am dying to know your likes/dislikes of this handgun, and the accuracy it delivers. I could talk myself into to one of these handguns real easily......so far I have been strong!!!

[CXM]

I have been wanting to get my new SIG P210 to the range for a week or so now. Unfortunately a bout of stomach flu made sure I didn't get to the range last week... BUT ... I finally got to the range to shoot the newly acquired P210 SIG (U.S. Made) and I have to admit I am impressed... really impressed... Maybe in awe would be a better description.

In an earlier post in this I commented on my first impressions of this American made SIG 210. Honestly, I was more than a little skeptical of how this pistol would stand up when compared to a Swiss made example of the same gun. Given that the typical Swiss P210 can run four times the price of the U.S. production I really was not sure what to expect. I had heard reports the U.S. made gun is very accurate and certainly hoped those reports were accurate...

Happily the new P210 did not disappoint...

I decided to use two types of ammunition to do the initial firing of the SIG. So getting ready to head to the range I got out two boxes of my 115gr copper plated lead round nose ammo and two boxes of 147gr copper plated round nose ammunition. This ammunition was nothing out of the ordinary...it is mixed brass that I clean and polish before reloading and then polish briefly after reloading to remove the tool marks from the case.

So, once comfortably settled down at the range I hung some targets (10x10" size) and moved the target carrier to 15 yards... the max distance the range offers. I started out with the 115gr loads.

The 210 digested the 115gr load flawlessly... and it proved a very accurate load indeed... I had rather expected the 115gr to be the more accurate of the two loads (and this proved to be the case) given most European 9x19 is 115gr and given the 210 was designed in Europe.

Here is the first target....





This target is five rounds of 115gr PLRN range ammo. This was about par for the performance of the 115gr handload. A few targets had some called flyers but the 210 delivered consistently excellent results with this ammo.

After finishing up a box of 115gr 9x19 I switched to 147gr PLRN to see how it worked in the SIG.

Here is the first target using 147gr ammo:




This target is five rounds of 147gr PLRN again at 15yds.

Groups using 147gr ammo were fractionally larger than the 115gr, but the differences were so small as to be negligible.

So, I have to say I am very pleased with the results. I really didn't expect a 9mm pistol by any maker to deliver accuracy of such a high level (particularly with my old eyes.)

I guess the bottom line is "Highly Recommended."

V/r

[gt40doc]

Sounds/looks like you have yourself a WINNER!!!!  Congrats, and that is some good shooting.