SIG P365 SAS

[zachomega]

All of you that are nay saying this different sighting system better not put a red dot on your rifle or pistol. Can*t try new things and see if it works for you with that attitude.

I'm sorry, but that is flawed logic.

Kudos to SIG for trying something new. That doesn't mean it is good.

Red dots had a lot of growing pains. It wasn't until relatively recently that they were reliable enough to put them on a self defense weapon without some sort of backup sights. Without this feedback, nothing improves.

If we can't speak honestly about something, good or bad, then how are we supposed to expect things to improve?

Shutting down conversation about a topic because you disagree with the opinion leads to a chilling effect.

Imagine if everybody came in and said how great the SAS model is for fear of expressing how they really feel. Now pretend you get the thing home and it is nothing like you expected or some circumstance you hadn't thought about hadn't been discussed because of that.

I've personally bought things where every review was glowing only to get the item and find out it is a flawed piece of crap. I'm the kind of guy who reads the negative reviews first and then balances that against the promises of the product.

If you like the SAS model, great. If it works for you, cool. But there are legitimate concerns with the gun beyond just the sighting system such as the ported barrel causing blinding muzzle flash at night or even putting hot debris on you in close quarters.

-Zach

[85MikeTPI]

If you like the SAS model, great. If it works for you, cool. But there are legitimate concerns with the gun beyond just the sighting system such as the ported barrel causing blinding muzzle flash at night or even putting hot debris on you in close quarters.

-Zach

Likewise reading negative reviews only leads folks down the road of seeing early or bad released models that have no relevance in
the conversation. The ported barrel was removed from the P365 very early after concerning feedback like you mention. Does that
pay justice to someone looking for a pocket gun to see that and dismiss it when it hasn't been a "thing" for several years..

[zachomega]

Likewise reading negative reviews only leads folks down the road of seeing early or bad released models that have no relevance in
the conversation. The ported barrel was removed from the P365 very early after concerning feedback like you mention. Does that
pay justice to someone looking for a pocket gun to see that and dismiss it when it hasn't been a "thing" for several years..

I think it is still relevant. Especially since the used gun market is a thing.

If you don't know to look for it, you could inadvertantly end up with features which may or may not be what you want.

-Zach

[Bang]

I bought a SAA clone marketed from Florida based on a glowing report in the American Rifleman. Nice looking, but tolerances are really bad. A final inspection with a range rod should have put it in the reject pile. Company gone. The thing still brings in over $500 used. Guess there are some good ones, but getting a good one might be a crapshoot.

[Ronin]

All of you that are nay saying this different sighting system better not put a red dot on your rifle or pistol. Can*t try new things and see if it works for you with that attitude.

A red dot sight is adjustable. The sights on the SAS are not. SIG continues to have problems with these sights not being aligned properly from the factory.

[85MikeTPI]

A red dot sight is adjustable. The sights on the SAS are not. SIG continues to have problems with these sights not being aligned properly from the factory.

Link ?

[Spaceballs]

A red dot sight is adjustable. The sights on the SAS are not. SIG continues to have problems with these sights not being aligned properly from the factory.

You can do minor adjustments on the SAS sights

There is a TINY bit of play in the mounting holes for the screws. If you back the screws out a tad there is a tiny little wiggle room to reposition the sight.

It's a trial and error process though. Not like adjusting a rifle scope where you come up 2 and left 1.

And the mounting screws are REALLY in there and need to be remounted with lock tite.

There are a couple tutorials on YouTube for it

[ShooterInPA1]

All of you that are nay saying this different sighting system better not put a red dot on your rifle or pistol. Can*t try new things and see if it works for you with that attitude.

Red Dots can be viewed at different angles. I have them on some of my guns.

Trench sites require one specific spot to see down the sights.

Not even close for a comparison.

[ShooterInPA1]

Likewise reading negative reviews only leads folks down the road of seeing early or bad released models that have no relevance in
the conversation. The ported barrel was removed from the P365 very early after concerning feedback like you mention. Does that
pay justice to someone looking for a pocket gun to see that and dismiss it when it hasn't been a "thing" for several years..

Read the reviews on Sigs own website for the SAS. They mirror what is being said here.....and many are admitted fanbois.

[zachomega]

Read the reviews on Sigs own website for the SAS. They mirror what is being said here.....and many are admitted fanbois.

For giggles, i went to SIG and read the reviews. I can confirm that what is being quoted here is correct. I sorted by newest.

Even the positive reviews weren't all great.

And there are a bunch of nonsense reviews for other sig products in there that are irrelevant. I read multiple about the romeo sight or just traditional p365.

A lot of the reviews that specifically call out the SAS model are not doing so in a positive way.

I got about 10 pages in.

-Zach