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Is the world ready for a P225 A-2?

2.1K views 39 replies 19 participants last post by  Bauer  
#1 ·
Sure wish SIG would build a polymer framed P225 A-1 and jam a P365 15 shot mag into it. They already blew the deal on one of my favorite handguns by making it a 9 shot.
An "A-2" would be a few ounces lighter, but still offer recoil resistant weight and a somewhat hand filling grip. Seriously, just duplicate the A-1 but for the polymer frame and larger cap magazine. Some of us still love DA/SA for safety and the use of a SA trigger for follow up shots.
 
#23 · (Edited)
Springfield Armory came out with the thin XD-E external hammer fired poly frame DA/SA pistol and it did poorly and was discontinued. SA could have reformatted it to be higher capacity but didn't bother. Due to to mechanism of the DA/SA external hammer fired system it can never be as compact as striker fired and as much as I love DA/SA external hammer fired pistols they have become more of a niche these days as shooters love the simplicity of the striker fired pistols. HK came out with the VP9 series (outstanding pistol) and it outsells their hammer fired stuff by a mile. I do have a hammer fired carry option for myself the HK P30SK LEM and it is superb but not a thin pistol like the P365/Shield Plus/etc.

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#25 ·
Well, I would buy any of the classic P series with polymer frames if they made them. I don't really care about capacity. Single stack is fine. Obviously it will never happen. Instead of poly DA/SA guns the market has moved the other way and they are making steel framed striker guns(!). The world has gone mad.

As for the "Why polymer" questions, don't be intentionally obtuse. Polymer framed guns are lighter, cheaper, (and I hate to say it) more durable than aluminum alloy. Steel guide rails in a polymer frame are going to have a longer service life than the alloy rails on our Sigs. The rails are one of the first things a Sig guy checks when looking at a used pistol.
Yes, I know that a classic Sig has a certain character and feel to it. But hell, most of what you are holding is plastic grip anyway.