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PhilOhio · 10-14-2009, 01:07 PM

Michael,

You say: "Avoid LPA sights for the SIG P210. The factory parts are correctly priced in line with their quality. Please refer to my account of the available sighting options."

FYI, I am reliably informed that the LPA sights are sold as SIG sights, so I agree with you on their quality. I am quite familiar with LPA sights, and own some. LPA has a non-competition contract with SIG, which resells the LPA sight for approximately 800% of what the normal retail U.S. price would be, for a similar pistol. I assume that the LPA variant has a male dovetail to fit the female cut on a P210 slide. Or perhaps the slide cut is widened. And I am not aware of whether a new front sight must be installed to match.

So LPA has the correct sight, but is not contractually permitted to market it in the U.S....or anyplace else, I imagine.

General P210 parts (un)availability also appears to be fiddled in the U.S. The gun is still widely used competitively in Europe, where prices for pistols and parts are reliably reported to be much lower than here. American owners have known this for some time. Manipulation is evident. Granted, SIG quality is outstanding, but U.S. prices are absurd. We need a one-man importer to cater to our small owner market. Might be fun.

It appears that the European SIG company owners prefer that this situation does not change, and that European parts distribution is tightly controlled to exclude resale on the U.S. market; or else they would change it. It is difficult to understand the motivation, but product liability insurance costs might be a factor, given such a small market.

The P210 is a wonderful pistol, but not quite as wonderful as U.S. prices.

10-14-2009, 01:07 PM	#10
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Michael, You say: "Avoid LPA sights for the SIG P210. The factory parts are correctly priced in line with their quality. Please refer to my account of the available sighting options." FYI, I am reliably informed that the LPA sights are sold as SIG sights, so I agree with you on their quality. I am quite familiar with LPA sights, and own some. LPA has a non-competition contract with SIG, which resells the LPA sight for approximately 800% of what the normal retail U.S. price would be, for a similar pistol. I assume that the LPA variant has a male dovetail to fit the female cut on a P210 slide. Or perhaps the slide cut is widened. And I am not aware of whether a new front sight must be installed to match. So LPA has the correct sight, but is not contractually permitted to market it in the U.S....or anyplace else, I imagine. General P210 parts (un)availability also appears to be fiddled in the U.S. The gun is still widely used competitively in Europe, where prices for pistols and parts are reliably reported to be much lower than here. American owners have known this for some time. Manipulation is evident. Granted, SIG quality is outstanding, but U.S. prices are absurd. We need a one-man importer to cater to our small owner market. Might be fun. It appears that the European SIG company owners prefer that this situation does not change, and that European parts distribution is tightly controlled to exclude resale on the U.S. market; or else they would change it. It is difficult to understand the motivation, but product liability insurance costs might be a factor, given such a small market. The P210 is a wonderful pistol, but not quite as wonderful as U.S. prices.