Sig Sauer P210: A "Legend" Reborn
The Sig P210 is without a doubt an iconic handgun, highly respected for being an incredibly accurate firearm. However, the design didn’t lend itself to rapid and easy production, and as I was told by various sources in Europe, quality varied with the mood of the workforce.
The “new” P210s have a number of design changes, of which I was initially suspicious. After speaking with several Sig engineers, though I truly believe that each one is intended to increase either durability or ease of use.
CNC processes allow the number of milling operations for the frame to be reduced from 9 to 3, but don’t think that this is just a slapped-together production pistol like any other – each and every P210 is hand-fitted by the Sig Mastershop in Eckernforde, Germany, alongside the X-Five and X-Six competition handguns (which you’ll see video of soon).
Here, I give a quick overview of one model at IWA.
Andrew Tuohy was a Navy Corpsman with the 5th Marine Regiment. He makes a living by producing written and visual content within the firearm industry, and he also teaches carbine courses. He prefers elegant weapons for a more civilized age, and regularly posts at Vuurwapen Blog.
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I just bought one of the new p-210 legends. I love it. I own Wilson's, Sigs, H&K's, Ed Browns, and a few safe queens but this is a pistol I will definitely shoot. I don't care whether it is made in Germany versus Switzerland. I heard the same bull **** arguments about German versus Swiss Watches. Have you ever seen a German made " A Lang & Sohne" watch? They are exquisite to the extreme. Have you ever put your hands on a Arkansas made Wilson Combat Tactical Supergrade Professional? you will wait 18 months for one of these and for good reason. There is NO quality control better than Wilson Combat so the location of manufacturer doesn't mean **** . It's the companies commitment to quality control that matters. I held the old p-210 in my hand at the time I bought my 210 legend and I preferred the newer one. All the chatter about new versus old reminds me of when I was in the Marine Corps 40 years ago. New Corps versus Old Corps. When you are down range with your ass on the line new Marines are just as good as the old. End of story.......
A while back, I was trying to find out whether or not the major construction was stainless or not and if the grips on the Legend are from Nil. Nobody seemed to know so, I put a small amount of cold blue on the barrel and over some of the engraving (bare metal). Both reacted to the cold blue-ergo, not stainless. SIG finally did confirm that the legend has Nil grips.
My copy of the legend is very reliable and accurate though it is probably slightly behind my Les Baer TR special both in absolute accuracy and ease of use.