The King has returned

[ez bake]

http://www.sigsauer.de/index.php?id=1024&lang=en

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Except for the American-style mag-release, its friggin bad-ass (and I honestly don't know how I feel about the mag-release - I like the American-style better, but not necessarily on the P210).

 

[redmax51]

iirc,this was a very expensive handgun.

 

[Perplexed]

Weight incl. magazine: 1.060 g

Better not put it down on a windy day

 

[ldp4570]

iirc,this "is" a very expensive handgun.

Fixed it for ya!

Don't know the price, but it won't be cheap!!

 

[NikatKimber]

Don't know how they executed the "internal drop safety" but I like it! I really prefer the American mag release location.

 

[ez bake]

Early price-point rumors are $2400-$2600.

It ain't gonna be cheap, that's for sure.

 

[cjjtulsa]

I guess I don't get it.....what's the draw? I'd rather just have a P220 in .45 and be done with it, for 1/3 the price.

 

[redmax51]

I guess I don't get it.....what's the draw? I'd rather just have a P220 in .45 and be done with it, for 1/3 the price.

Or,if I wanted to spend $2600 on a 1911 style gun,I'd buy a Wilson or Nighthawk.

 

[inactive]

The Legend resurected...


INDEED!

I handled a "vintage" one at Cabela's in Kansas City and was one of the most ergonomic and balanced handguns I have ever held... and I am not a huge SIG fan. I believe the price on it was in the 2,500 range, give or take a couple hundred. Once I saw a "2" followed by comma, I quickly put the gun down and didn't take exact note of the price.

 

[ez bake]

I guess I don't get it.....what's the draw? I'd rather just have a P220 in .45 and be done with it, for 1/3 the price.

Even the German-made P220 is nowhere near the gun that the P210 is. Part of the appeal is the engineering/design, part is the craftsmanship/quality, part is the legendary status it has achieved as being uber-reliable and uber-accurate while in the hands of the Swiss Army (also the design was in 1935, so its almost as old as the 1911, which was revised in 1924 as the A1). Even though the P210 didn't enter service-life until 1949, its based on one of those old engineering marvel-style designs that makes you wonder how they did that back then (and in my book, places it along side the Luger, the 1911, the BHP, and the S&W 39)

The fact that this gun will be made in Germany is also good, but means that since it has to be imported (and I doubt very many dealers will have the new guns), the price will probably not settle and get into average-joe budgets.

Still, its one more gun to add to the "if I hit the lottery" list.