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Here is my updated CC:


P290RS two tone with laser. The "First Ed" plates come from my original P290 purchase last year. The P290 First Edition has significant flaws...so, Sig exchanged it for this second genereation.

schufflerbot wrote:does the P90 come with night sites already installed from the factory?

great looking Sigs, by the way. love the first edition.

Yup, standard. The only option is whether you want the laser or not...of course, you can get black or silver. For me, i have no love for lasers and think that it is a waste (and partly bling). However, all my previous guns (Glocks, PM9, Sig P239, etc.) have been black...so, i want the Stainless finish this time for a try. As for the "First Edition", i debated about buying this or just the regular edition. Again, i wanted something special as a "keeper" gun. Sig only makes 2000 of them. Obviously, with the out-of-spec part, i paid for the price of being an owner of a an early edition!

But, with it being seemingly reliable (so far), i am a happy camper!

The Annoyed Man wrote:I took a look at the P290 before buying a used Kahr PM9. The Sig is a nice little pistol, but I was looking for something truly pocketable and bought the Kahr instead. My carry rotation includes full-sized, compact, and sub-compact semi-autos, and J-Frame revolvers, but nothing so far has disappeared into a pocket for summer carry the way the PM9 does—not even my slightly lighter scandium J-Frame .357 snubbie.

I had a PM9 about 2 years ago. Unfortunately, it malfunctioned badly! Failure to feed constantly. Once, the magazine dropped out WHILE shooting! I sent it back to kahr FOUR times...never was fixed properly. I loved how the gun handled and how it is sized. But, the constant issues and the fact that i was paying $35-40 each time to send it in were draining. It shot very accurately, but never got past 25-50 rounds before malfunctioning.

This was why i went with Sig P239...and it has been flawless since day one. I have waited these years for a good subcompact to come out that was not "trigger happy" (aka SA or Glock trigger)...in other words, i wanted a DA-only trigger. (I am not a professional gun handler...so, i need the extra protection of DA keeping me from doing something stupid during tense moments! But, at the same time, i did not want a safety on my gun.) P239 is a great gun, but it is big for conceal carry...it shows easily and weighs a bit.

So, this is why i ended up with the P290. It satisfied all my needs. Unfortunately, it did have to go back to the factory because of firing pin failure. Sig explained to me that the early batches had a part that was out of spec. I got it back 2 days ago...and now, with over 250 rounds yesterday, it is flawless. So, i will shoot it again this coming tuesday...if it remains flawless, then it goes on my hip permanently. I plan to shoot another 250-350 rounds on Tuesday.

Pictures of past and current conceal carry:
Sig P239 9mm (past carry)
Sig P290 9mm "First Edition" (current carry) with 8-rd extended magazine



Ammo: gold dot 124 gr +P in P239; gold dot 124 gr in P290.
Holster: Blackhawk Nylon IWB (Size #8) for P290; Size #6 for P239