by Randygmn on Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:59 am
THIS IS A WAIT AND SEE FIREARM:
A few things- the mag design is extraordinary. The gun is slightly smaller than a Glock 43. Much smaller than a shield. It’s 10+1 as said, (and I will buy one when the problems are fixed)
There have been many public instances so far of a few major problems:
Barrel hoods have been peening/mushrooming. That’s a fitment issue and a metallurgy problem. Sig is aware of this. There are YouTube videos about this. This has been the most common and serious problem. There have been a few broken firing pins, too. And lastly, lots of complaints about failure to go into battery. They’ve had some night sight problems, too.
I’m concerned about the barrel hood and firing pins, fwiw. I was all set to try to get one (with a street price of $499, and a market soon to be flooded with aftermarket accessories), it was a no brainer. The pistol comes with night sights at that price, but some pistols were delivered with “dead” tritium. Sig has already addressed this problem by saying all new pistols will come with their top of the line X night sights. In the meantime, SIG has stopped ALL production and deliveries of the P365 until all the other issues are fixed. I’d warn everyone to stay away until the new batches are delivered and to stay away from the current generation. No word yet on when the next release will be and if they will be labeled gen 2 or not.