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NEW LOOK, NEW PERFORMANCE?
Alright, let’s get back to the review. I first saw a sample of P938
Legion at the 2018 SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas. I was immediately
impressed with its new look. The Legion grey Cerakote finish
and striking G-10 grips with the inlaid signature chevron
emblem of the Legion line made for a striking and professional
looking package. I was interested in seeing firsthand if this new
edition to the P938 line had upgraded the gun’s performance as
well as its looks. Our team arranged to have a sample sent for
testing once production began. Finally, in January, the Legion
P938 arrived at our FFL holder, Legion Defense Industries for review.
When I took the delivery of the P938, I was immediately
reminded of the difference between an all metal constructed
firearm such as the SIG versus my current daily driver the
polymer framed Glock 43. While this little pistol was heavy it
knew that weight would help to ease the recoil of the 9mm
cartridge. My next thought was could it be? Had SIG really
thought about the 15% of the world’s population that was
wrong handed as my Grandmother use to say and had added
an ambidextrous safety. Yep there it was! I was holding a left-
handed friendly SIG.
Because of my initial fears of not liking this pistol due to past
disappoints with SIG from a left hand shooter’s perspective, I
was hesitant to follow the industry writer trend of rushing to
publication with my first thoughts sans real experience living
with the gun as a daily carry option. Instead, I spoke with
Trampas about extending the loan period from SIG and devote
the next ten months to carrying the 938 extensively both
personally and professionally while offering the gun ample
opportunity to let it grow on me and find out just why they are
so popular. For anyone who knows me, rushing to opinion isn’t
my character to begin with, so why should my review?
After getting the green light from the editors and a miriad
of support from the folks at SIG Sauer, I continued with my “get
to know each other” session with the little 9mm, I was pleased
to see that SIG had also included their X-ray day/nights sights
on this version of the P938. Comparing them to the white
plastic “U” shaped sights that come standard on a Glock model
43 or the notch cut into the frame of a Colt Mustang along with
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the small bump meant to be a front sight and the P938 sights
win hands down straight out of the box. The more I inspected
the pistol after unboxing it, the more excited I was to get to the
range and put it through its paces.
Once at the range, I loaded up the three seven round
magazines that come standard with the Legion P938 package
with an odd assortment of 9mm ammo. Including some
of SIG’s new, high-performance SIG 365 Elite Performance
Ammunition in 115gr 9mm FMJ (More on this product at a later
date.) As I took to the range, I slowly worked through the
first magazine focusing on the feel of the trigger and trying
to find its reset point. Due to regularly shooting my Glock 19X
with its stock trigger and short reset, my first couple of shots
with the heavier trigger felt a bit jerky. On the third shot, I
noticed the reset “click” and adjusted my trigger pull tension.
Afterwards, shooting the P938 started to feel comfortable and
relaxed. At 7 yards, I was hitting 6 out of 7 shots onto a 2” by 3”
orange reflective bullseye plastered on a make shift yard sign
target. After about 30 rounds or so, I started working through
controlled double taps and then came a few mag dumps fast