How would you carry a Sig P210? (Not a holster question.)
The Sig P210 in thought by many to be the finest production autopistol made. It certainly is startingly accurate, and very reliable. It was the Swiss and Danish service pistol for 40 years. It is a single stack, single action (usually) in 9mm. If I could only own one gun, this would be on the short list.
Here's what a typical military one looks like: http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976510210.htm
It is not identical to other SA guns, like the 1911 in design or layout of controls. Here's the quandry:
Condition 1 carry: The safety is located forward, toward the front of the grip panel. It is not easy to reach for normal hands, and is stiff with a long travel. Mechanically, it simply blocks the trigger without doing anything to safe the sear or hammer. The sear and hammer hooks are rather robust, though.
Condition 2: The gun is equipped with an inertial firing pin, making it safe for hammer down carry. Of course, there is the worry about the act of lowering the hammer when the gun is first loaded, but if two hands are used this can be executed safety. Pros: The hammer is easier to reach than the safety, and is ambidextrous. Still allows the gun to be drawn, cocked and fired with only one hand (which is a very good thing.)
Condition 3: Certainly the safest way to carry that doesn't involve leaving the bullets at home. But, with external frame rails and a low profile slide, racking the slide under stress is not as simple as a 1911 or Sig 220. Plus, you now have to use both hands, one of which might not be available in a fight.
What would you do, and why? How do you combat the problems inherent in each carry mode?
The Sig P210 in thought by many to be the finest production autopistol made. It certainly is startingly accurate, and very reliable. It was the Swiss and Danish service pistol for 40 years. It is a single stack, single action (usually) in 9mm. If I could only own one gun, this would be on the short list.
Here's what a typical military one looks like: http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976510210.htm
It is not identical to other SA guns, like the 1911 in design or layout of controls. Here's the quandry:
Condition 1 carry: The safety is located forward, toward the front of the grip panel. It is not easy to reach for normal hands, and is stiff with a long travel. Mechanically, it simply blocks the trigger without doing anything to safe the sear or hammer. The sear and hammer hooks are rather robust, though.
Condition 2: The gun is equipped with an inertial firing pin, making it safe for hammer down carry. Of course, there is the worry about the act of lowering the hammer when the gun is first loaded, but if two hands are used this can be executed safety. Pros: The hammer is easier to reach than the safety, and is ambidextrous. Still allows the gun to be drawn, cocked and fired with only one hand (which is a very good thing.)
Condition 3: Certainly the safest way to carry that doesn't involve leaving the bullets at home. But, with external frame rails and a low profile slide, racking the slide under stress is not as simple as a 1911 or Sig 220. Plus, you now have to use both hands, one of which might not be available in a fight.
What would you do, and why? How do you combat the problems inherent in each carry mode?
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