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I've been on the fence about buying an Sig P365 3.1" 10 rounder OR in 9mm. What's holding me back is some unreliability issues I've read online. Not everyone has had the best experience with Sig. Now, I know some of that is from the recalls they have had and some is from haters, but it's hard to weed those out.
I would like to get feedback from peeps who have owned the micro compact P365 or any of the P365's.
Some back story to know where I'm coming from if you're interested. (Warning, long read below.)
I carried a Shield 9mm for a long time, have owned three, two of the 1.0 with apex trigger kits and a Shield plus. I still have the original Shield I bought in 2017 and the Shield Plus I bought over a year ago. All have run 100% reliable. Seriously, I have not had a single malfunction that I can recall. And I shoot the Shield very well. I also had a MP 2.0 Subcompact and have an M69, both had zero issues. I absolutely trust my life to Smith and Wesson with their modern line of guns.
My only issue with the Shield is that it's not a pocket gun, at least not for me. I don't think it was meant to be. But sometimes I need a pocket gun. So a few years ago I picked up an LCP. We don't need to get into a caliber debate, I know some people think 380 is too weak and your entitled to your opinion, that's not what this thread is about because I'm willing to sacrifice caliber for comfort and concealment.
My issue with the LCP is that two weeks ago I a few failure to eject issues. It only happened twice in the range session but it seemed consistent, I only shot about 60 rounds that day because the gun started FTE. Now, the gun was dirty so that might have been the issue but I started doing some research online and am finding a good number of people having extraction issues for different reasons. Looking at the ejector I see that as a weak link in the gun. IMO, the spring is too soft and the ejector shape is not optimal: there is a lot of play on the rim when the bullet is seated in the ejector claw, the tip of the claw should be beefier or the whole claw need to be farther back about half a millimeter. I don't know exactly how to explain it but the Walther P22 suffers the same issue, but with the P22 there are aftermarket ejector that solve the issue.
None the less, I cleaned the LCP and I plan to run about 400 rounds, cleaning every 40 or 50 rounds, and if it doesn't run flawless I won't carry it. Or if I see a pattern where it doesn't run dirty I will know I just need to clean it regularly.
So I might be in the market for a new pocket gun and from lots of research the P365 3.1" 10rd looks like a good bet.
Thanks.
I would like to get feedback from peeps who have owned the micro compact P365 or any of the P365's.
Some back story to know where I'm coming from if you're interested. (Warning, long read below.)
I carried a Shield 9mm for a long time, have owned three, two of the 1.0 with apex trigger kits and a Shield plus. I still have the original Shield I bought in 2017 and the Shield Plus I bought over a year ago. All have run 100% reliable. Seriously, I have not had a single malfunction that I can recall. And I shoot the Shield very well. I also had a MP 2.0 Subcompact and have an M69, both had zero issues. I absolutely trust my life to Smith and Wesson with their modern line of guns.
My only issue with the Shield is that it's not a pocket gun, at least not for me. I don't think it was meant to be. But sometimes I need a pocket gun. So a few years ago I picked up an LCP. We don't need to get into a caliber debate, I know some people think 380 is too weak and your entitled to your opinion, that's not what this thread is about because I'm willing to sacrifice caliber for comfort and concealment.
My issue with the LCP is that two weeks ago I a few failure to eject issues. It only happened twice in the range session but it seemed consistent, I only shot about 60 rounds that day because the gun started FTE. Now, the gun was dirty so that might have been the issue but I started doing some research online and am finding a good number of people having extraction issues for different reasons. Looking at the ejector I see that as a weak link in the gun. IMO, the spring is too soft and the ejector shape is not optimal: there is a lot of play on the rim when the bullet is seated in the ejector claw, the tip of the claw should be beefier or the whole claw need to be farther back about half a millimeter. I don't know exactly how to explain it but the Walther P22 suffers the same issue, but with the P22 there are aftermarket ejector that solve the issue.
None the less, I cleaned the LCP and I plan to run about 400 rounds, cleaning every 40 or 50 rounds, and if it doesn't run flawless I won't carry it. Or if I see a pattern where it doesn't run dirty I will know I just need to clean it regularly.
So I might be in the market for a new pocket gun and from lots of research the P365 3.1" 10rd looks like a good bet.
Thanks.