I’ve been outspoken against this pistol since it became available a couple years back. My reasons were mainly it’s lesser quality and the design changes geared at making it less costly to produce. Being a P210 “veteran”, I felt Sig Sauer USA was doing it injustice. However, one thing I always maintained is that it was a great shooter for the money. I shot one shortly after they debuted.
With the German models no longer produced and prices exceeding $5000 in many cases, I decided I’d buy one of these American made Target models as a shooter and “retire” my German Super Targets or shoot them much more sparingly. I love the way the P210 shoots, but heavy shooting of discontinued pistols from a closed factory of that value isn’t something I generally do.
I picked up the P210A Target this past Thursday and shot it on Friday. Here are my thoughts. It shoots lights out, it handles extremely well in typical P210 fashion, and I find the ergonomics to be superb. I even like the big palm swell grips that come as standard on the German Super Targets and these P210A Target models. They fit my hands perfectly. Is the P210A built to the quality of the Swiss models or fit as finely as the German models? Well, no and no. Will it shoot 10 shot groups of 1.5” at 50 meters like the Swiss guns? Probably not. Can it match the German P210 Super Targets for accuracy? I’m really not sure and unlike the German or Swiss models, these don’t come with test targets either. However, all that being said, this is by far the finest thing I’ve ever seen come out of Sig USA and I’m extremely impressed by the way it performs. While I haven’t bench tested them together, off hand shooting seemed every bit as good as my German models.
The slide and frame are machined out of solid stainless steel and precision fit. The trigger is outstanding and I find the placement of all the controls exactly correct for my hands, which is identical to the German Super Target models. I don’t like the locking block. I think it looks wrong on a P210. However, its easier to manufacture and doesn’t affect the accuracy of the pistol. The checkering on the front strap and trigger guard are very nicely done, but not quite as fine as the German Mastershop models. In the real world, that doesn’t matter at all. The slide to frame fit rivals the German models, albeit not quite as smooth. Finally, the Nitron finish on the P210A does not look quite as nice as the Nitron on the Super Target. Why I’m not sure, but there’s a definite difference between them. That's not saying that the finish on the P210A isn't very nice, because it certainly is.
I’m perfectly fine with all that and I never expected the P210A to be everything the German or especially the Swiss P210’s are. Having said that, there are actually a couple things I prefer about the P210A Target over the German Super Target models. The first thing is the standard green fiber optic front sight. It just shows up better on target than the Super Target’s black post. Also, Sig USA used a fiber optic sight that looks like a black post in the profile picture, enabling the P210 to maintain its classy look. Speaking of classy, the P210A keeps the controls the same color as the frame and slide and I much p[refer that over the Super Target’s color scheme.
So there you have my thoughts on this very capable and high performing pistol. I haven’t owned an American Sig in many years and I’m generally not a big fan of them. However, I think they did good work here. No its not quite the equal of the Swiss or German models in every single aspect, but it performs extremely well and despite my past feelings, I genuinely think Sig USA did a good job giving shooting enthusiasts a fine P210 at a very affordable price. The Target model generally sells for $1600 or so and the Standard model a few hundred less. These are a lot of gun for the money and they give the shooter that P210 feel and performance for a relative bargain. I certainly know this one will come with me to the range on nearly every trip, while my Swiss and German models sit at home appreciating in value.
Who here owns a Sig Sauer P210A Target or Standard? What do you think of it?
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts. I think its a beautiful handgun.
Thanks!
Here is the P210A Target in the miiddle flanked on the left my two Swiss P210-6 pistols and on the right by two German Super Targets. I don’t care for the front serrations on the P210A Target, but this is Sig USA after all and they probably couldn’t help themselves.
With the German models no longer produced and prices exceeding $5000 in many cases, I decided I’d buy one of these American made Target models as a shooter and “retire” my German Super Targets or shoot them much more sparingly. I love the way the P210 shoots, but heavy shooting of discontinued pistols from a closed factory of that value isn’t something I generally do.
I picked up the P210A Target this past Thursday and shot it on Friday. Here are my thoughts. It shoots lights out, it handles extremely well in typical P210 fashion, and I find the ergonomics to be superb. I even like the big palm swell grips that come as standard on the German Super Targets and these P210A Target models. They fit my hands perfectly. Is the P210A built to the quality of the Swiss models or fit as finely as the German models? Well, no and no. Will it shoot 10 shot groups of 1.5” at 50 meters like the Swiss guns? Probably not. Can it match the German P210 Super Targets for accuracy? I’m really not sure and unlike the German or Swiss models, these don’t come with test targets either. However, all that being said, this is by far the finest thing I’ve ever seen come out of Sig USA and I’m extremely impressed by the way it performs. While I haven’t bench tested them together, off hand shooting seemed every bit as good as my German models.
The slide and frame are machined out of solid stainless steel and precision fit. The trigger is outstanding and I find the placement of all the controls exactly correct for my hands, which is identical to the German Super Target models. I don’t like the locking block. I think it looks wrong on a P210. However, its easier to manufacture and doesn’t affect the accuracy of the pistol. The checkering on the front strap and trigger guard are very nicely done, but not quite as fine as the German Mastershop models. In the real world, that doesn’t matter at all. The slide to frame fit rivals the German models, albeit not quite as smooth. Finally, the Nitron finish on the P210A does not look quite as nice as the Nitron on the Super Target. Why I’m not sure, but there’s a definite difference between them. That's not saying that the finish on the P210A isn't very nice, because it certainly is.
I’m perfectly fine with all that and I never expected the P210A to be everything the German or especially the Swiss P210’s are. Having said that, there are actually a couple things I prefer about the P210A Target over the German Super Target models. The first thing is the standard green fiber optic front sight. It just shows up better on target than the Super Target’s black post. Also, Sig USA used a fiber optic sight that looks like a black post in the profile picture, enabling the P210 to maintain its classy look. Speaking of classy, the P210A keeps the controls the same color as the frame and slide and I much p[refer that over the Super Target’s color scheme.
So there you have my thoughts on this very capable and high performing pistol. I haven’t owned an American Sig in many years and I’m generally not a big fan of them. However, I think they did good work here. No its not quite the equal of the Swiss or German models in every single aspect, but it performs extremely well and despite my past feelings, I genuinely think Sig USA did a good job giving shooting enthusiasts a fine P210 at a very affordable price. The Target model generally sells for $1600 or so and the Standard model a few hundred less. These are a lot of gun for the money and they give the shooter that P210 feel and performance for a relative bargain. I certainly know this one will come with me to the range on nearly every trip, while my Swiss and German models sit at home appreciating in value.
Who here owns a Sig Sauer P210A Target or Standard? What do you think of it?
As always, please enjoy the pics and share your thoughts. I think its a beautiful handgun.
Thanks!
Here is the P210A Target in the miiddle flanked on the left my two Swiss P210-6 pistols and on the right by two German Super Targets. I don’t care for the front serrations on the P210A Target, but this is Sig USA after all and they probably couldn’t help themselves.
