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plus. With small pistols such as the P938, they are often used
in the role of back up guns for law enforcement and well-
prepared citizens alike. Having the ability to disengage the
safety from the weak side as well as strong side could mean
the difference between life and death to someone having to
deploy it. I often incorporate weak hand shooting drills into
to my regular shooting routine and really appreciated SIG’s
consideration for adding this feature.
The more I inspected the pistol after unboxing it, the more
anxious I was to get started on the range. As I scheduled my
first range day for testing, I field stripped the P938 and wiped
the excess packing oil out of the barrel and from the action
to protect against any factory obstructions or debris. After
reassembly and function testing the pistol, I gathered a few
boxes of Winchester, Remington, Hornady and SIG branded
ammo as I prepared for my trip.
LEGION P938 SPECS
CALIBRE:
ACTION TYPE:
FRAME SIZE:
GRIP TYPE:
FRAME FINISH:
FRAME MATERIAL:
SLIDE FINISH:
SLIDE MATERIAL:
BARREL MATERIAL:
MAGAZINE CAPACITY
TRIGGER:
TRIGGER TYPE:
BARREL LENGTH:
OVERALL LENGTH:
OVERALL WIDTH:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
RANGE TIME
9mm Luger
Semi-Auto
Micro-Compact
Custom
Legion Gray
Alloy
Legion Gray
Stainless Steel
Carbon Steel
7 Rounds
SAO
Flat
3 in
5.9 in
1.1 in
4.3 in
17oz
During my first range session, I had fellow SMG writer, Jerry
Moody and his wife, Stephanie join me in the test session. Jerry
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being a firearms instructor and often training with his wife
as well as her own extensive background would offer more
unbiased thoughts on the P938. As I loaded up the magazines,
we each took turns shooting a series of three magazines
equally 21 rounds before switching shooters. Since having
recently completed testing on the Legion 238 in .380 ACP, our
combined learning curve for the P938’s trigger pull and trigger
reset was very minimal.
The three of us commented on a couple of different
occasions throughout the day about how visible the sights
were despite how bright the Florida sun light was. The gun
naturally pointed on target for a very quick sight alignment
and sight picture. The gun was comfortable to shoot despite
the recoil being noticeably increased from its .380 counterpart
in the P238. Stephanie was the first of many to comment how
easy the slide racked a live round into chamber. This is a huge
selling point for a lot of women on the market today giving
them the confidence needed to keep the gun up and running
under duress.
The pistol experienced two stoppages during the first day’s