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Originally Posted by HexHead
That's a pretty strong statement. How so?
Other than it's available of course.  |
Well, it's been a long time since I owned a Colt Mustang though the last one I shot was only a year or so back, so the opinion I give is from memory but, for one thing Sig has undercut the back of the trigger guard to allow for a much more comfortable fit in the hand than the Mustang ever had. Also the grip angle is better and it is a bit wider (front strap to back strap), again allowing for a better fit.
Secondly, the Sig P238 is lighter weight than the Mustang. 15.2 oz. (unloaded) for the P238 and 18.5 oz., also unloaded for the Mustang. These are both pocket pistols and nearly 4 oz makes a difference.
Thirdly, the Colts were notorious for having feed problems. So much so that many gun shops refused to carry them after a while because they had near 100% return rates that were either traded back or returned to the factory and they had large numbers of disgruntled customers. Colt discontinued the line not because of lack of sales but because they couldn't get the pistols to work right without investing more in the guns than they were willing to do for the profit margins involved. Again, it's been my experience that generally speaking,unless one has done a tremendous amount of work on their Mustang they are hard to run reliably.
Oh, and there is that availability thing you mentioned.
The Sig P238 is still a new gun and there may be some problems lurking out there but as a rule, Sig Sauer doesn't release a pistol without lots of testing for reliability. The ones that I have shot have had no issues whatsoever, been spot on accurate and been extremely comfortable to shoot.
The Colt Mustang is now a keeper due to it's collectability. The Sig Sauer is a keeper due to it's reliability and accuracy.
That's my
. That and a buck-eighteen'll get you a cup of coffee unless you come by the shop and then I'll give you one for free.
