Sig P365 Range Review (MFG 9/2018) UPDATE 9/26/18
I’ve been eyeballing the Sig P365 since I saw the announcement featuring the physics defying magazine and diminutive size of the firearm. I haven’t, however, seen it in person till today. The first thing that came to mind was “its itty bitty”. It looks like a toy. There’s something about it that’s almost comical. I asked the salesman to view a sample, fondled it, appreciating the texture of the grip, and found it fit my hand well. With the flush magazine inserted, I can fit my entire hand on the grip. Though, I find I prefer the 10 round magazine with extension over the 12 rounder. The X-Ray sight picture is quite nice, imo. I don’t have any experience with the P320 series, so didn’t know what to expect with the trigger and was pleasantly surprised by its break/reset. I asked for the date of MFG., knowing full well the struggle bus is real with this upstart. The sample that I walked away with is from September 2018, as recent as one could hope for. Off to the range I went with a friend in tow. Another interested party waiting to see if the gun would explode or fall apart when the fire began. Today, two people shot the P365, myself included obviously. We used 100 rounds of Winchester “Military Service Grade” 115g, 100 rounds of Blazer Brass 124g, 20 rounds of 147g target ammo(assorted/misc), 18 rounds of Winchester 147g JHP, 50 rounds of 115g competition loaded ammo which barely makes power factor in USPSA. I shot the firearm straight out-of-the-box. I did not clean it or the magazines prior. I found it to be a bit tight initially, so I graced it with the 124g ammo first to loosen it up. Shooting at a USPSA target at 7 yards, just to get a sight picture, we both found it easy to group with all Alphas on the torso and no issues grouping on the head. I set two plate racks up at 10 yards and went 10/10 easily the first go. I replicated this and moved out to 20 yards finding similar results, 10/10. We also had a 10” steel plate set up. Furthest shots were at 36 yards, consistently granting 7/10 hits with both shooters. At, 30 yards 9/10. At 25, it was back to 10/10. We blazed though all ammo in the span of ~30 minutes with some rapid fire. With my grip, the gun locked back every time. However, it never locked back for my compatriot. We used two 10 round magazines and a 12 round. In all, ZERO MALFUNCTIONS to report. The above report is not to sway you that I’m a Grand Master shooter or anything. Please understand I am attempting to relay just how shootable this ridiculous little pistol is. This pistol left me confident I could strike any target I placed the green orb over. In my hand, recoil is entirely manageable if not soft. Perhaps foolishly, I boasted I would be bringing this to the next USPSA match. It's absolutely what I intend to do though. My Pivothead batteries died at the match today so I was unable to record this first session, but there will be more. I plan on bringing this nonsense to you fine folk. On a secondary note, I can see this gun smashing all competition in IDPA BUG division. Looking at the internals, it’s dirty. Otherwise, I cannot detect any significant wear. I’ll keep you all updated. Based on my data, it appears to be a good firearm. . .thus far. . .
I’ve been eyeballing the Sig P365 since I saw the announcement featuring the physics defying magazine and diminutive size of the firearm. I haven’t, however, seen it in person till today. The first thing that came to mind was “its itty bitty”. It looks like a toy. There’s something about it that’s almost comical. I asked the salesman to view a sample, fondled it, appreciating the texture of the grip, and found it fit my hand well. With the flush magazine inserted, I can fit my entire hand on the grip. Though, I find I prefer the 10 round magazine with extension over the 12 rounder. The X-Ray sight picture is quite nice, imo. I don’t have any experience with the P320 series, so didn’t know what to expect with the trigger and was pleasantly surprised by its break/reset. I asked for the date of MFG., knowing full well the struggle bus is real with this upstart. The sample that I walked away with is from September 2018, as recent as one could hope for. Off to the range I went with a friend in tow. Another interested party waiting to see if the gun would explode or fall apart when the fire began. Today, two people shot the P365, myself included obviously. We used 100 rounds of Winchester “Military Service Grade” 115g, 100 rounds of Blazer Brass 124g, 20 rounds of 147g target ammo(assorted/misc), 18 rounds of Winchester 147g JHP, 50 rounds of 115g competition loaded ammo which barely makes power factor in USPSA. I shot the firearm straight out-of-the-box. I did not clean it or the magazines prior. I found it to be a bit tight initially, so I graced it with the 124g ammo first to loosen it up. Shooting at a USPSA target at 7 yards, just to get a sight picture, we both found it easy to group with all Alphas on the torso and no issues grouping on the head. I set two plate racks up at 10 yards and went 10/10 easily the first go. I replicated this and moved out to 20 yards finding similar results, 10/10. We also had a 10” steel plate set up. Furthest shots were at 36 yards, consistently granting 7/10 hits with both shooters. At, 30 yards 9/10. At 25, it was back to 10/10. We blazed though all ammo in the span of ~30 minutes with some rapid fire. With my grip, the gun locked back every time. However, it never locked back for my compatriot. We used two 10 round magazines and a 12 round. In all, ZERO MALFUNCTIONS to report. The above report is not to sway you that I’m a Grand Master shooter or anything. Please understand I am attempting to relay just how shootable this ridiculous little pistol is. This pistol left me confident I could strike any target I placed the green orb over. In my hand, recoil is entirely manageable if not soft. Perhaps foolishly, I boasted I would be bringing this to the next USPSA match. It's absolutely what I intend to do though. My Pivothead batteries died at the match today so I was unable to record this first session, but there will be more. I plan on bringing this nonsense to you fine folk. On a secondary note, I can see this gun smashing all competition in IDPA BUG division. Looking at the internals, it’s dirty. Otherwise, I cannot detect any significant wear. I’ll keep you all updated. Based on my data, it appears to be a good firearm. . .thus far. . .
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) I grab my revolver mostly, like I've always done. I did learn to trust my Shield 9: never an issue.
