FINAL THOUGHTS
As this review winds down, my finial thoughts offer full
disclosure. My initial concerns based on appearances alone
about the P938 were it would possibly be too heavy, too small
and not very controllable thus affecting accuracy on the range
due to its size and calibre. Much to my delight, I was wrong on
all points. Shooting the P938 wasn’t even remotely close to the
experience of shooting most guns in the pocket pistol category.
Usually, the frames are undersized even for medium to small
hands which causes unwanted movement and constant re-
gripping. This pistol felt more like shooting a compact frame
pistol with just the overhanging grip and the last inch of its
barrel shortened. As with all the SIG products I have tested in
the past, the P928 proved to live up to company’s reputation
for top notch accuracy.
With a MSRP of around US$900, this may seem steep for a
small pistol, but consider several factors first. Most micro-sized
9 mm pistols on the market retail for around the US$400 - $500
price point, before shooters commonly spend another US$500
on average to enhance their gun. Common upgrades include
smoothing out the trigger, add better sights (if applicable),
purchase a third magazine, add a magwell and change out
from the boring factory black finish at only end up with still
just a US$400 - $500 gun. After spending quality time with
the Legion 938 pistol, customers may initially spend a couple
hundred dollars more than the base model but end up with
custom shop quality for far less than custom prices. Right out of
the box, the Legion pistol is the complete package. Other than
even more magazines, I could not think how SIG could further
improve the gun.
As I’ve often said, pistols specifically designed for CCW are
typically built to be carried often but not shot regularly due
to heavy recoil, but this is not the case for the
P938. It is a true shooter and proven performer.
For this shooter, the SIG Legion P938 is a highly
capable and recommended handgun for everyday
personal defence carry. To find out more about
the Legion P938 and other great products from
SIG SAUER, go to www.1800GunsAndAmmo.com
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testing. It appeared the slide would not lock back after the last
shot in the magazine was fired each time Stephanie shot. Upon
further inspection, it was discovered to be user error by having
the thumb of her support hand under the slide stop when
shooting. This accidently pushed up on stop and caused it to
stop the slide in place. By changing her grip and placing her
support thump on top of the slide stop, the gun continued to run
flawlessly without any further trouble. This is a very common
mistake due to the hands being much larger in proportion to
the smaller frame gun than compared to a full-size pistol like
Stephanie’s daily carry 1911 chambered in 10 mm.
The next range session would come later in the week as
my wife, Candace and I would teach a class for The Well Armed
Woman Shooting Chapters group we volunteer as certified
NRA and USCCA instructors to lead each month. The night was
broken into two educational parts. The first being an hour in
the classroom discussing the history and function of both the
P238 and P938 models before moving on the second part of
the evening on the range running drills with both pistols. As the
ladies moved from one shooting lane running rounds through
the P238 and then on to the P938, I surveyed their opinions
on the guns. Firearm experience among the ladies varied from
relatively new shooters to weekend competition shooters with
the average age of the group being around 50 years old.
Some of the initial comments focused on two features, the
first being the crisp, clear X-ray day / night sights and how
easy they were to acquire quickly for follow up shots. Most
shooters in the group wore some sort of glasses for corrected
vision and everyone had only positive things to say about the
sights overall. The second common remark regarded the ease
in which the slide was to rack a round into the chamber. During
our time as instructors, Candace and I have often seen new
shooters with either a lack of overall strength or some medical
issue such as arthritis prevent them from being able to charge
their brand-new firearm into battery. Everyone in the class could
cycle the slide with no problems at all and post impressive shot
groups afterwards.
Later in the test period, I returned to the range with another
fellow writer, Clint Steele, and we’ll bring you his finding in
the next issue of PMCI. Upon our meeting at the range though,
Clint introduced me to a neat little multi-purpose Kydex holster
from a local company named Panther Concealment (www.
pantherconcealment.com) built specifically for the P938 pistol
with a reversible belt clip. The holster was constructed to allow
the clip to be switched for right- or left-handed use for inside
the waistband carry with a straight drop / zero cant. Due to
the short 3 inch barrel, the P938 allowed for comfortable carry
practically 360 degrees around the body. What separates this
combo from others on the market is the size allows for the gun to
almost disappear from detection while still being large enough
to provide a full master grip and speedy draw onto target. From
the draw to shots fired, the gun and holster covered all three
“must haves” in a carry gun package. It was very controllable,
accurate and comfortable carrying in all positions for extended
periods of time. Both Clint and I agreed the Legion P938 was
a formidable consideration for the dedicated concealed carry
enthusiast.
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