Comments on: I had a dream — about a Sig Sauer pistol

By: Ralph Barton

Ralph Barton — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:32:24 +0000

Wow ! Thats pricey !

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:56:47 +0000

So do you guys think that the fact they are not saying “assault rifle” before “high capacity magazines” means that they are quietly trying to get ALL magazines that hold more than 10 bullets deemed illegal? I do.

By: Other John

Other John — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:58:11 +0000

We have a Sig and a Glock, and they have been fantastic.

By: tom miller

tom miller — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:20:20 +0000

Mark, I liked your honest articule on PROMOTER PAYS PRICE FOR OPTING NOT TO HOST SALES OF ASSAULT RIFLES . What seems to be missing in most recent hupla is that modern sporting rifles have out sold all other rifle sales for the past three years and this is what the young hunter, like my son wants. I am 60 years old and did not own one until I started varmit hunting and they are just great for that purpuse. I now have an upper in 50 baywolf, great for wild boar and 6.5 grendal, great for deer, why dont you wright about this versality, that IS why people are buying them Tom MILLER

By: Bubba Greene

Bubba Greene — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 19:07:40 +0000

WOW! You think the show being cancelled was news, consider this story.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/14322-gun-owners-refuse-to-register-under-new-york-law

By: Bubba Greene

Bubba Greene — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:48:24 +0000

Thinking about CZ’s got my juices flowing so I just checked out the shop in Damascus which is the place mine (well it’s sort of mine)came from. The web site lists 40 different models. When mine was purchased they probably had some of almost every model available. That was in maybe Aug. 2012. Today, of the 40 models they show 37 being out of stock with a comment that they have no inventory of spare 19 round CZ magazines. What also seems odd is that the retail prices of most guns, even though availability is apparently slim, does not reflect the same increases as ammunition. That of course does not apply to the evil “AR’s”.

By: Bubba Greene

Bubba Greene — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:34:49 +0000

Chuck: Yes, the XD-M 5.25 as well as the CZ are “plastic” guns and even though I have them they are still ugly. Clearly the widespread popularity of these and others similarily constructed is a very strong indication of the durability and quality but all I’m saying is they don’t fit my model of what a gun should be since I am at heart a wheel gun guy.
I won’t claim any great knowledge about the black guns nor semi’s in general but any jamming problems don’t typically seem to be common and when they do it appears to be easy to ID and fix. In the time I have had the two noted and the Kimber, I have never had a jam. I also sort of feel that there is a general quality threshold and all the more common and popular makers surpass it with problems mostly in the very low off brands and very cheap guns ?? BTW, the CZ-75 P01 is “Nato Approved” for what that’s worth. (There are several quality tests it must pass.) The US Army MRBF rate for a 9mm is 495. The CZ fired 15,000 rounds with only 7 failures for a MRBF of 2142 While CZ makes the MRBF an open issue, other makers don’t seem to be quite as open about it. Maybe the rate is not so good?

And on another matter, someone out there in gun land is going to make a fortune with a patten of a simple device that can be used to “plug” a 19 round magazine so it will only hold the soon to be required 9 or 10 rounds. The new device will be similar to those used to plug shorguns.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:59:16 +0000

Mark,
I did own a Sig PRO several years ago in a 9mm. I loved the gun but it’s only drawback was that it wsa full sized. Not exactly the ideal carry weapon. Should I ever strike another deal on one as I did on that gun I’ll jump all over that provided it’s a compact.

By: Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:32:23 +0000

SEALs carry Sig pistols. I’d say that’s a pretty strong endorsement for reliability.

In shooting my friends’ I’ve never had any jamming issues. The same can’t be said for pistols from other makers.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:09:55 +0000

Bubba, if you are not fond of black plastic guns, what exactly do you think the Springfield XD is? Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great gun, as is the Glock – there’s a reason everyone either has or wants one. The polymer framed guns with slightly looser tolerances are probably the most rugged, reliable guns ever made. Perfect weapons for trail/field use, or military/police issue when you have to equip tons of people who may or may not maintain a weapon properly. Glock is the only handgun I’ve ever seen that will go 5000 rounds without cleaning and shoot just as well at the end as it did at the beginning.

I’ve owned several Sigs and never had reliability issues, though the .380s you reference are a different operating system and may not be as good. Personally I don’t bother with .380 because it is marginal (and that’s being generous) as a defensive round, especially when you can get a 9mm Para in the same size platform these days.