NEW PISTOL: Sig Sauer Announces The P365
Sig Sauer has just announced the new P365 – a compact 9mm pistol designed to be the ultimate everyday carry handgun. A quick look at the specifications put in about the same size class as the G43, with a 10+1 round capacity. Magazine extensions are also available as well as a ‘slim rail’ for soon to be released lights and lasers.
Honestly, as big of a fan as I am of Austrian polymer, this new Sig looks to have a lot of potential. Stay tuned for updates leading up to SHOT 2018.
Newington, NH (January 8, 2018) – SIG SAUER, Inc. introduces the new High-Capacity Micro-Compact P365 – the ultimate concealed carry pistol. This revolutionary striker-fired 9mm pistol offers the perfect balance of capacity and concealment with unrivaled shootability and ergonomics. The P365’s patent-pending, narrow-neck, modified double-stack magazine holds 10 rounds in both the flush-fit and extended versions, plus one in the chamber, for a full capacity of 11 rounds – nearly a 50 percent capacity increase over pistols in its class. An optional 12-round extended magazine equips this micro-compact pistol with full-size 13-round capacity, allowing you to carry more, everyday – 365 days a year. The P365 is also smaller and lighter than most other pistols in its class, measuring 1-inch wide, 5.8-inches long, and 4.3-inches tall with a barrel length of 3.1-inches. It weighs just 17.8 ounces with an empty magazine.
The unique grip design and higher grip to bore axis reduces perceived recoil and makes the P365 as comfortable to shoot as many mid-sized pistols. The grip is fully-textured polymer with a slim-line rail that will accommodate SIG light or laser accessories. The stainless-steel slide comes standard with front and rear serrations for easier slide manipulation, as well as SIGLITE® night sights for faster sight acquisition under all lighting conditions.
“As a company, we are relentless in our quest to be better – to constantly improve upon our existing products and to design and build superior products than those currently on the market,” said Ron Cohen, CEO and President of SIG SAUER. “The P365 is a result of this push. We built this pistol around our new, proprietary magazine for maximum concealability, capacity and shootability. The P365 is a pistol for professionals and civilians alike who want a smaller, high-performance pistol that does it all. This is the ultimate, everyday concealed carry pistol.”
Disassembly is safe and easy with a three-point takedown that does not require the trigger to be pulled. A generous trigger guard undercut also allows for a higher hand position and better retention. The narrowing magazine design allows the upper part of the grip to be perfectly contoured to fit the shooter’s thumb when fired.
In continued partnership with Blackpoint Tactical, one of the nation’s premier holster manufacturers, SIG SAUER is offering a series of concealment holsters specifically designed for the P365. Immediately available for order are the Blackpoint APX and IWB holster variants.
As a complete systems provider, SIG SAUER will be launching several new products specifically designed to complement the P365. Products will include ammunition optimized for everyday carry, a high-performance weapon light, a laser sight, a P365 compatible suppressor and a P365 air pistol. Announcements and press releases will be forthcoming on each of these exciting and new P365 products.
MSRP:
- P365 $599.00
- 12-Round Extended Magazine $55.00
- 10-Round Flush Mag / 10-Round Base-Extension $49.00
- 365 APX Holster $79.95
- 365 IWB Holster $79.95
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Well at THAT price I'll just take the 5-6mm width hit and try out an M&P subcompact.
Was tempted to say I'll just buy an SCCY and put night sights on it. Or a Kel-Tec. Not sure there's a meaningful difference between them. But the Kel-Tec I once had was quite reliable and quite inaccurate. Those M&Ps though, have tested well at a full 25 yards from those reviewers with the skill to actually test a handgun for more than reliability. There's just something magical for me about 10 rounds, and the old S&W 59 mag design is well-proven and priced down here on earth.
The P365 is part of SIG's brilliant plan to ease the financial disaster of their military contract.
Seems there may be some tweaking to do to the design...
http://soldiersystems.net/2...
"Unfortunately, with at least one round in every magazine on that first day, the pistol failed to completely go into battery. Initially, SIG employees told me I was limp wristing the pistol. As I was wearing gloves and it was very cold, I figured we’d see if that was actually the problem once we were inside on the second day. However, it turned out that all of the press, and a couple of SIG personnel shooting the pistol that day, experienced the same issue."
To be fair after disassembly and lubing them up the following shooting sessions produced no more issues. The reviewer chalked up the failures to the unknown lube that had been in use the previous sessions. Still seems a bit weird. Otherwise looks like a significant game changer to the mini-pistol CC family. I personally dislike Sig for their uppity attitude but find myself itching to try this one out.