A few years back I bought a US-made P210 Target. I enjoy shooting that pistol so much I am now thinking about buying either a Swiss or German made P210. I am wondering if the fixed sight versions of these pistols require a combat hold as most SIGs do, or if the sights are set up for a six o'clock hold (my preference). If six o'clock, at what range would the pistol shoot center target.

Is there advantage of the Swiss-made guns over the German, or vice versa?

I have Swiss and German fixed sight 210s. You'll need to shoot the guns to determine POI with your particular ammo, at your chosen distance, with your particular stance, trigger press, eyesight, etc.

All the Swiss, German and US 210s I've owned have been very accurate, reliable pistols. But, I much prefer the adjustable sighted versions so these very accurate pistols can easily be sighted in to account for the variables I mentioned...YMMV

Once upon a time, FLD said he could get me a P210-6 for a price low even at the time. Of course I took it. But I was surprised to see it come in with fixed sights. I don't recall the necessary sight picture because I soon saw an advertisement for the proper adjustable sights.

I talked to the guy selling them and he provided a story of how they were bought by the Venezuelan army which got the -6 for its lighter trigger pull appropriate to the refinement of their officers. But with fixed sights for holster carry.
After a while, they sold or exchanged them back to SIG, who recycled them for commercial sales. A lot of them were unissued, the used ones were refurbished and refinished.

True story? I don't see the Sig listed among the small arms of Venezuela or any South American country. But I am just glad to have the pistol configured the way I first saw it in Gun Digest.

The P210 with fixed sights are shot in such a way that at 50m the group is approx. 120mm above the point of aim. I started with a fixed sight, but then installed an adjustable sight because it makes a lot of things easier when shooting at different distances, at targets without contrast or when participating in ISSF or CISM programs.

The German P210 comes with a firing pin safety. This shortens the distance of the 1 stage. However, the influence on the trigger behavior is homeopathic. It is safer.
Apart from the firing pin safety, there is no reason in my opinion to prefer one version over the other.

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Originally posted by kas9412:
A few years back I bought a US-made P210 Target. I enjoy shooting that pistol so much I am now thinking about buying either a Swiss or German made P210. I am wondering if the fixed sight versions of these pistols require a combat hold as most SIGs do, or if the sights are set up for a six o'clock hold (my preference). If six o'clock, at what range would the pistol shoot center target.

Is there advantage of the Swiss-made guns over the German, or vice versa?

The P210 is completely different from most Sigs. You can’t equate an Sig Sauer P Series to a Sig P210. They are completely different designs.

As for Swiss vs German, I own several of each. I prefer to shoot the German Super Targets, but they all have adjustable sights. A couple of my Swiss P210-6 models have fixed sights

Thanks guys! The truth is I would rather buy a Swiss or German pistol with adjustable sights, but the difference in $ is quite high, typically $500 to $900 more for an adjustable sight version vs one with fixed sights. And it seems to be difficult, if not impossible, to replace the fixed sights with adjustable ones. I guess I should save up more money, but frankly I think the difference in price is really hard to justify...

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Originally posted by kas9412:
Thanks guys! The truth is I would rather buy a Swiss or German pistol with adjustable sights, but the difference in $ is quite high, typically $500 to $900 more for an adjustable sight version vs one with fixed sights. And it seems to be difficult, if not impossible, to replace the fixed sights with adjustable ones. I guess I should save up more money, but frankly I think the difference in price is really hard to justify...

The sights alone don’t have a ton of bearing on the value of the Swiss models. The variant does. The -6 and -5 models bring more money than a -1 or -2, all else being equal. That being said, not all -6 models have adjustable sights, yet value remains basically the same. In fact, my most valuable P210 is a 1975 Swiss forged Heavy Frame. It has fixed sights.

As for the German models, the adjustable sights are on the Legend Target and Super Target. They are more expensive because the specs are different.