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Originally posted by gwmac:
IMO, the grip seems straight up and down and almost round in shape, compared to say a Shield.

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Originally posted by dwd1985:

My P365 replaced my PPS M2. I really liked the PPS M2 (which in turn had replaced an LC9s PRO), but I would accidently activate the mag release with my grip sometimes. Obviously that would be a humongous mistake in a gunfight...so I was really looking forward to the P365's release. I love mine, I went from carrying 14 (6+8) rounds of 9mm to 22 (10+12), all in the same sized package.

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Originally posted by hi-power man:
Based on my experience, I don't believe the P365 will have any effect on the competition's sales,or maybe it will help them. My experience:

I've been on the lookout for a 320X carry for weeks. All the shops have the same story, we get one and it sells right away. But, we have several Glock 19X in stock if you want to look at one. And the Glock wins unless you might be holding out for the rear sight plate.

The P365 story is the same, the one or two that show up sell, and the shelf is empty. But the shop has G43's and they are selling. One shop told me they have sold G43's to almost everyone looking for a P365.

Unless you have a safe full of Sig's and want the latest you may decide to buy what's available. I know Sig wants to sell pistols but they seem to be dragging their feet with these two.

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Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
We haven't had enough 365s to feel things out for sure, but once SIG rolls them out in massive numbers I tend to think that their subcompact competition will be in huge trouble. The few SIGs we got in yesterday vanished in hours; they all went to buyers looking specifically for the gun. To a person none were interested at all in comparing the 365 to any other gun, as I said these individuals were already fixated on the SIG. When the initial rush subsides some and dealers can actually keep them in stock more than a few days, then we'll see just how things will go when the casual, undecided shopper has a chance at them.

It's only my opinion, but I will add that before the next batch of 365s arrive, our shop would be best served to sell as many Shields, LC9-Ss, XDSs, 938s, etc. that we already have in inventory as we can. We're already OUT of G43s and have been since February (except for one G43 with a CT laser), as distributors have had extremely low to no inventory on the littlest 9mm Glock since Christmas.

We're still selling G19s like crazy, particularly the Gen5s. Maybe when the 365 arrives in large numbers even those sales might change.

EDIT: I forgot to add that we were selling ours for $549. Still below MSRP but frankly I thought that was actually too high considering what we paid for them and the usual margins we see in the gun business. But I don't have final say on things like this. And high demand does weird things. Just a tidbit to pass along...

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Refloating this to ask a related question to the same audience. Have the latest set of problems with the P365 that have been bouncing around the internet (striker breakage, trigger spring problems), cut into sales of the gun?

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Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
Doesn't seem that many are making it into local gun shops. I've been chatting with fellows who work at other LGSs and the flow of 365s have been a trickle at best. As a result we've sold out of G43s because people are tiring of waiting for the 365; now I have to figure out how many of the Glocks I want to bring back in; I'm still convinced that if the floodgates of the SIG ever breaks loose, no one will want much of anything else and it pains me to not want us to be caught out with a large back stock of G43s to unload if that happens. Yet all the other companies have to be thanking their lucky stars that SIG has been unable to flood the market with them...like S&W did last year with the cut-price Shield (which BTW whose current sales level have dropped off most significantly for us since the 365's introduction and hasn't climbed back up like the G43's has).

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Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
Doesn't seem that many are making it into local gun shops. I've been chatting with fellows who work at other LGSs and the flow of 365s have been a trickle at best. As a result we've sold out of G43s because people are tiring of waiting for the 365; now I have to figure out how many of the Glocks I want to bring back in; I'm still convinced that if the floodgates of the SIG ever breaks loose, no one will want much of anything else and it pains me to not want us to be caught out with a large back stock of G43s to unload if that happens. Yet all the other companies have to be thanking their lucky stars that SIG has been unable to flood the market with them...like S&W did last year with the cut-price Shield (which BTW whose current sales level have dropped off most significantly for us since the 365's introduction and hasn't climbed back up like the G43's has).

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Giving this a bump for any updates. Have the perceived reliability / quality issues impacted sales at all. Are you still selling every one that hits the store, and could sell more? Or are sales cooling off?

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Originally posted by BBMW:
Giving this a bump for any updates. Have the perceived reliability / quality issues impacted sales at all. Are you still selling every one that hits the store, and could sell more? Or are sales cooling off?