Nutnfancy at SHOT Show 2010: SIG SAUER

A Nutnfancy style of visit to the Sig Sauer booth at the Las Vegas 210 SHOT show! Sig Product Manager Eric Vonbosse is our escort as we talk about many guns in the 2010 SIg product line. And like my other booth visits, I don't just provide a product promotion opportunity for Sig (boring) but instead keep it REAL with product feedback, tie-ins with previous Nutnfancy reviews and testing, kudos where appropriate (lots of places!), and interjecting my own improvement advice at times. First up: we check out the Sig P226 "E2" Enhanced Ergonomics pistol which accommodates hands of smaller shooters. It seems to have a very CZ-75 style of grip that these shooters will love. Add in a short reset trigger, screwless one piece grip (that can also accept regular P226 grips as well...nice!), upgraded grip texture, and updated slide profile for the E2 as well. Despite the large crowd at the booth and the noise, we wind our way through and check out and discuss many other Sig Sauer guns including the Sig P238, Sig556, the Sig716, the Sig522, and P250. The P238 continues to be a hot seller with the "Rainbow" titanium, "Equinox" (with excellent tritium fiber optic sights), dehorned "SAS" model, and "Heavy Duty" steel models now being offered (subject to change). The Sig556 has lost its goofy and bulbous forend and now wears either a alloy quad rail or the slim and very ergonomic classic Sig forend (my favorite). Weights are decent at about 7.5 lbs but both wear thin profile barrels. A new "DMR" Sig556 version emerges for 2010 with a 21" heavy hammer forged barrel, a light two-stage factory trigger, Mapul PRS® stock, and Harris bipod. This DMR rifle seems to offer the same factory capabilities to the overpriced and overhyped H&K PSG-1 at a lower price point. The Sig516 is Sig's entry into the hyped AR-piston gun market and shows promise. Using a M4-profile (ie thin!) barrel, quad rail, and SPOMOD stock, the Sig516 achieves a weight of 7.3 lbs. The also new Sig716 (7.62x51mm) is intriguing and uses the Sig516 style of adjustable gas piston design. Weight is unremarkable however at 9.3 lbs (naked) and the choice of M14 mags remains to be proven (I recommed use of DPMS/Larue/CProducts 7.62mm magazine design instead). It is still being refined and both guns will be in short supply for awhile as Sig services their law enforcement markets. The SigP522 is the most reliable .22 tactical rifle I've tested to date and possesses outstanding lightweight, cool looks, good trigger, threaded barrel, and great ergonomics. It seems to be a dominating design in the Tactical .22 (Nutnfancy term) market...watch for TNP review! The Sig P250 "2Sum" package is a cool idea and includes a full size and compact frame with one easily interchanged fire control assembly (same caliber). The Sig P250 possesses a smooth and controllable DAO trigger and has excellent ergos. Time was short as always as Eric and I had to press on to other obligations but we manage to cover many of the highlights of Sig's superb quality firearms. Thank you Eric! ////////// Music from TNP friend and talented artist ElDudio (youtube.com/user/eldudio). Song is Samurai Dance. Great job Dudio!