Situation at SIG

29 Nov 08

SIG's situation:

Friends at SIG tell me they are currently backlogged twelve weeks on their excellent 556 Rifle. The tilted-rotating-barrel sight, for which the 550/551 were famous are now available for the 556. Front sight needs to be installed. Rear sight just plunks on the rail. My copy is already so equipped!

The rifle is also available with SIG's version of the Micro/Aimpoint non-magnifying optic, called the "Red Dot" sight. When next to each other, I can't tell them apart!

SIG's P250 Pistol is starting to claim market share, with much interest from the Federal System. The ingenious, modular 250 System is destined to displace most of SIG's current pistol lineup, in all calibers, withthe possible exception of 380Auto. With different frame sizes, grip thickness, caliber, and slide length, hundreds of combinations are possible, making it possible to custom-fit nearly everyone within an organization with essentially the same pistol!

Like SIG's current DAK, the 250's trigger is smooth and short. The pistol has no manual decocking lever, as the universal conclusion among all pistol manufacturers is that manual decocking levers are slowly fading away. Most law-enforcement consumers no longer have any interest in them.

SIG's long-standing reputation for quality continues to insure their prominent place in the minds of serious consumers, like me.

/John