I thought I’d only get one magazine (the ad said only one was included), but I ended up with two! That’s a huge deal, as they are expensive. And I just got two new mags for this gun, too! Now, if I’d paid attention to the ad pictures, I’d have seen that there were two mags in the pictures (one in the gun and one in a clear plastic bag). What else? It has the round-in-chamber indicator on top of the gun, which is pretty damned cool (I’ll keep visually checking the chamber, though). I also swapped out the installed backstrap for the bigger one…it feels much better. The grips are difficult to remove (needs a big screwdriver and some leverage). I wonder if I should lube the mount area…
I cleaned it (surprisingly, it was filthy…like it had been shot a few times and not cleaned…it’s supposed to be new…WTF) and found that this example has a metal recoil spring guide. There are many videos stating that this was plastic and people were replacing them with aftermarket metal guides. I’ve no idea how this affects the limited warranty that covers new Sig products. Based on the fact that the gun had obviously been fired and because it has a metal recoil spring guide, the gun is more than likely not new. It’s not a huge deal, but it was misrepresented nonetheless.
I bought 100 rounds of American Eagle FMJ 9mm rounds ($17 a box at the gun shop). I also bought a box of 20 Federal HST JHP 9mm ($28??!). 9mm is cheaper than .45ACP, that’s for sure! 🙂
I loaded up two magazines to begin the break-in period…they’re stiff as hell. The other two mags are empty. I’ll rotate the rounds from one to the other…I don’t want all my ammo in the mags. They hold 15 rounds apiece, so that would be a significant amount of my ammo.
This gun is sweet! It’s different than my Equinox. The Equinox looks and feels (and IS) expensive. The SP feels more…practical. It actually fits my hands better…the grip is fantastic, even if it’s plastic (yes, this is a polymer gun). The trigger even feels a bit better, although I haven’t compared reset between the two. My wife prefers the feel of the Equinox (the feel of money…LOL) over the SP. I like both of them in different ways.
I plan to visit the range tomorrow and maybe even Sunday and Monday, just to get some practice in.