Sig Sauer P938 Assessment

I have to say this gun is definitely an absolute work of art. Think child 1911 in 9mm. This is a true pocket pistol that you just can in fact feel comfy carrying and shooting Michigan.

It started going back to Oct of 2012. If an work to garner assistance at property for my time in the range an attempt was made to encourage my wife to shoot. These of you who know me personally will know my wife is often a pretty petite woman. She stands 5ft even and beneath 100 lbs. She has some of the tiniest hands I've ever noticed on an adult. She has shied away from shooting due to most pistols being to large for her to hold and on account of her worry on the recoil.

She has tried my Glock and it truly is so significant that she can not even reach the trigger. The LC9 she can grip however the trigger is so far forward that she is unable to pull it. So we went for the Novi Gunshow to determine what we could uncover for her. Now maintain in mind my wife knows absolutely nothing about guns but almost everything about highly-priced taste. She tried out 30 or so guns that day never as soon as taking a look at the price. The whole target was for match and really feel so she may be comfortable.

After selecting up the p938 Equinox she went from someone who tolerated my high-priced hobby to someone who was usually enthusiastic about shooting. The fit was fantastic even devoid of the pinky extension her hand fit on the gun. The trigger had been firm close and simple to pull for her brief fingers. The grip was comfortable and adequately fashionable. We had a winner. The gun price $680 which following the panic was a steel but when when compared with my $325 LC9 was a little of a challenging pill to swallow. Inside the interest of her defense and my continued enjoyment around the line we bought it. She has due to the fact taken her CPL class employing this weapon and enjoys it tremendously.

Fast forward to January. Immediately after having fed up using the trigger on the LC9 I take her P938 towards the range with some friends. I do not shoot well having a hammer fired DOA handgun. The challenge is me and not the gun I know and practice will aid but in a Life or Death scenario I want my striker fired Glock or a strong SA SRT trigger. I was so impressed with the trigger from the p938 it was a clean crisp with a brief reset and light pull compared to the other pocket pistols I've fired. For a gun so small I expected a bit much more recoil nevertheless it was quite easy to get back on target and fire comply with up shots. Thinking of I had in no way fired this pistol plus the two.25 inch barrel size I was shocked when the groupings on my targets had been so tight. I'm no marksman so I’m not going to share but it is enough to say that I practiced with all the LC9 for months and my initial six shots with all the p938 had better groupings then any I had done on my LC9 ever.

I knew I had to have a single. Regrettably these guns had been tough to come by prior to the panic. Following they had been practically impossible. NY was acquiring them because of the new mag limits so locations like MI discovered them hard to obtain. I went on GunBroker to find out if I would have any luck there. I found many selling over $900 all inside the same finish as my wife’s. Given that we share a secure this would not operate and I would must get one more configuration. Soon after some weeks of hunting around I was lastly capable to procure the Nightmare for $685 which came out to become closer to $750 right after CC fee’s, shipping and regional FFL price.

Making use of the same Galco pocket holster I had for the LC9 I have been in a position to carry this gun extremely effortlessly concealed within a pocket with restricted to no printing. I am using the extended 7rd magazine with all the pinky extension resulting from my full sized hands. As a 6ft tall man there is certainly no challenge with holding this gun when you use the pinky extension. Two of my close friends are capable to shoot it comfortably devoid of the extension so attempt it for oneself and see. Even using the extension concealment is just not a problem.

The trigger out with the box was a bit gritty and tight. There has been complaints about issues with the initial model extractors. Supposedly these difficulties had been corrected by Oct of 2012 and I have not seen them in my P938 Nightmare. After cleaning degreasing the weapon and then correctly lubricating it I began to operate the trigger. Using a snap cap and firing the gun about 150 occasions the grittiness inside the trigger was gone and it had an extremely good smooth pull.

A typical complaint for this gun could be the serrated trigger and also the sharp tip of your plastic trigger. Inside a self defense circumstance it will not be an issue but immediately after putting a number of hundred rounds downrange devoid of gloves most of the people report a sore finger and a few have even had blisters. There is certainly two ways to resolve this. The initial is SS replacement triggers. They are normally preferred by high finish shooter over the plastic trigger that is shipped together with the P938. It is possible to make use of the same precise trigger replacements as these designed for the P238 as they have been around longer and supply much more options. The second is what I did and which is to take a Dremmel tool along with a incredibly fine sanding wheel and sand down the serration’s and sharp trigger tip. Considering that this can be plastic it really is pretty easy to do and can result inside a quite comfortable trigger that you can mold to your shooting style. The plastic is black each of the way through so sanding this down won't leave you having a 2 tone trigger. There are many videos on YouTube about this if you're interested.

In short that is my new ultra concealment EDC for times when carrying my Glock is just not a viable alternative. It gets a lot of use and has handled the wear nicely Sig Sauer. The trigger keeps obtaining superior as does my accuracy. The Sig Websites are many of the best night websites I have ever had the privilege of using. All in all it was worth each penny IMHO