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The SIG 365 looks like a home run for Sig but this video shows what I feared would happen with the first releases. This happens a lot with new guns and designs but I have yet to see anything that would make me put my Glock 43 or my M&p shield away. I’m not a Sig guy so I was never interested. There are a few other videos with the gun doing this and then there are a few with it running great. I bet Sig will catch wind of this and make it right. I know of a guy who has already sent his back to SIG twice because of these issues and they have already replaced things on the gun.

Demonstrates some important things about new handguns and 9mm in particular.

Small guns are a trickier to get right.

124 grain works better than 115. This doesn't mean that 115 can't work perfectly fine in some guns. But 124gr will often work better in a handgun than the lightweight stuff. If you are having troubles with 115 gr range ammo, try some of the heavier stuff.

Grip makes a difference.

Buy a newly released gun for EDC and you're taking your chances. I won't buy a gun until it's been around for a couple of years and lots of reviews to understand its weaknesses. Somebody has got to be a guinea pig, but it's not gonna be with my money.

ETA: Whats with the fluorescent orange holster?

Liberty wrote:Demonstrates some important things about new handguns and 9mm in particular.

Small guns are a trickier to get right.

124 grain works better than 115. This doesn't mean that 115 can't work perfectly fine in some guns. But 124gr will often work better in a handgun than the lightweight stuff. If you are having troubles with 115 gr range ammo, try some of the heavier stuff.

Grip makes a difference.

Buy a newly released gun for EDC and you're taking your chances. I won't buy a gun until it's been around for a couple of years and lots of reviews to understand its weaknesses. Somebody has got to be a guinea pig, but it's not gonna be with my money.

ETA: Whats with the fluorescent orange holster?

Idk why the holsters orange. That guy makes them and from what I hear why are pretty good. But to me I want my gun to work with 115-124-135-147 gr ect. My G43 does. My shield is in 45 so I can’t speak on 115’s with it lol

Either way, I hope they get the problems worked out. I like that they are pushing the boundaries by trying to put more capacity into a small package. I hope they try to do a similar package with 45 even if it won't be the same size.

Well, part of their problem may be thumbing the slide release rather than pulling back the slide. That slight reduction in travel may be enough to cause OOB when the full length and force of the spring would put it in battery. I won't be buying one in 2018 as my allocations are already committed to other things and I don't want a new gun until at least a year goes by anyway. It's certainly on the 2019 suspect list though at this point.

cmgee67 wrote: Idk why the holsters orange. That guy makes them and from what I hear why are pretty good. But to me I want my gun to work with 115-124-135-147 gr ect. My G43 does. My shield is in 45 so I can’t speak on 115’s with it lol

All my guns seem to run fine on 115s but aren't as accurate. I just never found a reason to revert back to what I consider inferior ammo. Others might find that 115 runs as good if not better than 124, but it hasn't been my experiance.

My experience with magtech was bad... so bad that I wouldn't shoot it again if it were given to me. All those FTRB could have been a simple OAL issue with the ammo.

It would have been nice to see them try it with different ammo... or at least mix in a box of anything else since the one guy said it was 50% failure. The fact that they didn't change ammo makes their test a waste of time and money for me. It only proves that the gun won't run with that variety of magtech ammo.

I’ve never had one issue with mag tech ammo. Always works for me

Liberty wrote:
ETA: Whats with the fluorescent orange holster?

Some people enjoy a pop of color in things.

As far as the slide release, I won't keep a gun I can't run the slide release on. Fortunately all of my S&Ws don't have that problem neither did my Glock when I owned it. I dumped my Kahr for that reason.

If that is truly an issue with the Sig, all the more reason not to look at one.

I'll stick with my G43, thanks anyway.

SpringerFan wrote:I'll stick with my G43, thanks anyway.

SpringerFan wrote:I'll stick with my G43, thanks anyway.

I feel the same way about my PX4 subcompact. All the same it would be nice if there were a reasonably priced competitor.