https://youtu.be/pDRsgKKzTuY
one small edit from the video above. The failure to return to battery in the shooting portion of the video I realized my grip was much too high and my left hand thumb created enough friction to slow the rearward travel of the slide resulting in a stovepipe and a resulting double feed. I have shot this great pistol quite a few times before and never had this issue.
The History of Sig Sauer:
Three gentlemen, Friedrich Peyer im Hof, Heinrich Moser and Conrad Neher began a wagon factory near the Rhine Falls in Switzerland in 1853. Little did they know at the time, the company would become one of the world's finest makers of firearms. Beginning with wagons and railway cars, the three men decided to venture into the small arms industry. resulting from from Switzerland's Federal Ministry of Defense. The company entered a competition to create a rifle for the Swiss military. Four years later, the award went to the S.W.F. (Swiss Wagon Factory) for its Prelaz-Burnand rifle. An order for 30,000 muzzle loading Prelaz-Burnand rifles resulted.At this time the three men decided to change the name of the company to the Swiss Industrial Company - Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, A.KA. SIG.
The SIG P49, the parent to the SIG P210, was created for the Swiss Army. Next, the P220 made its appearance as the new pistol for the army,and followed up by the compact P230 for the Swiss police. These pistols offered design and reliability not seen in the industry. By 1970 SIG's small arms division had expanded to include Hämmerli Target Arms from Lenzburg, Switzerland, and J.P. Sauer & Sohn, GmbH, of Eckernförde, West Germany, known worldwide for their hunting rifles.
Personally, the Sig p230 does what it is designed for well and for the lefty it is exceptional. my one major detractor is the fact that the mag release is at the bottom of the grip and does not drop the mags free. But with practice it may not be an issue for those who decide to carry it. 380 ACP is also a tough choice in caliber for me. Even with modern technology in bullet manufacture the hollow point rounds do not pass the F.B.I. ballistic parameters for penetration, which happens to be 12-18 inches into ballistic gel. Though some have stated running ball ammo does meet that requirement of penetration depth.
current pricing for the P230 as of this post runs about $599.00
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