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Originally posted by MikeF:
Beautiful example, thanks for sharing. I am continually surprised by all the variations of the 210 that Sig produced over the years. I assumed that Sig only produced heavy frame models in the late 90s.

Do you plan to shoot it, or is it a safe queen?

Would you mind telling where you got it? Given its rarity, I would be curious how you found such a gem.

Thanks again
Mike

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Originally posted by 12131:
Another superb pistol, worthy of 3 keyboards. I'm on the 4th keyboard, now.

I clearly know very little of the various P210s. So, a few questions to the master.

1- Are all the heavy frames forged?
2- If not, which model heavy frames are not forged?
3- I see that some P210-5 and P210-6 have the heavy frame. Is the heavy frame made on some other variants, also?
4- What do you think about the German made P210 Legend compared to the Swiss made P210? I've read elsewhere another rather well known P210 expert trashing the German one. When asked for reasons why it is trash, all we heard was cricket.

Thanks, bac.

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Originally posted by soggy_spinout:

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4- What do you think about the German made P210 Legend compared to the Swiss made P210? I've read elsewhere another rather well known P210 expert trashing the German one. When asked for reasons why it is trash, all we heard was cricket.

I can't speak for bac1023 on this but I will say that my SIG Sauer Legend isn't made with the same kind of precision and tolerances that SIG made the original Swiss P210 guns with. Does it truly affect a shooter's abilities and results? Probably no more than a Wilson Combat 1911 is truly a better shooter than a Dan Wesson iteration of the same platform. But to me the newer P210 Legend just feels like a pale second to the original. Can't hardly wait (yes I can) to see how the American version will fare in this heady company. Not so great among the aficionados, I suspect.

A great quartet you've got, bac1023. A P210-6 heavy frame has been on my wantlist for a long time. A few years ago I came across one in luscious condition but I thought at the time its owner was asking a fair bit too much for it. In hindsight he wasn't given how the market has gone. Another one I let get away because I thought I knew better...(sigh)...

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Originally posted by 12131:
^^^ Thanks, bac. Very helpful.
So, my P210-5 Target HF has CNC HF.

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Originally posted by 12131:
To many of us, just a plain P210 is a dream, you know.

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Originally posted by OTD:
All frames are made of forged steel. The difference between frames of the first series is the blank that had been used. For the first series, cast and forged billets have been used, frames of the second series have been cut out cast and forged bar stock.

CNC manufacturing is notithing but conventional drilling and cutting done on one or two machines. Previously the processes had been done on series of various machines. Which was very intensive on labour.

If alternative manufacturing methods where used, they where chosen for the hammer assembly not for the slide nor the frame.

Nothing had been had fittet on any P210. All these pistols where industrially manufactured. It was a mandatory in order to sell to the Swiss, German and Danish government. The most expensive part to make was the slide, not the frame.