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Unread 09-26-2009, 01:00 PM   #1
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Default SIG P210 9mm Barrel/spring needed

Fellow Luger collectors, I need some help, probably possible only from outside the U.S.

In this country, there is virtually no parts or service support for the wonderful SIG P210 pistols. I have recently acquired one, in .30 Luger caliber (aka 7.65 mm Parabellum).

I would like to acquire the 9 mm Parabellum barrel and captive recoil spring assemblies. One party in the U.S. has been trying to sell one for about 1/3 the cost of my entire pistol, purchased in mint condition. He has had no luck finding a buyer so foolish or wealthy, nor am I.

Since the P210 is still widely owned and used in Europe and the Scandinavian countries, it seems to me that parts must be available over there. And I believe it is still a standard service arm in either Sweden or Denmark. Is this correct?

Can anybody help me acquire a 9 mm SIG P210 barrel and recoil spring assembly? ...and possibly an adjustable rear sight?

I believe Vlim said he had heard that new barrels may be available soon in Europe.

SIG-Sauer, in the U.S., told me they offer no parts help at all and only possibly some service help, if you ask them nicely. The manufacturer, different from SIG-Sauer, seems to have no interest in supporting its product in the U.S., which seems strange to me, since the pistol is a virtual icon of quality.

This unavailability of parts appears not to be accidental, but largely "rigged" intentionally by...well...you can guess. Just this week, I learned that the European manufacturer has a formal non-competition contract with LPA of Italy, which makes a wide range of top quality, low cost adjustable sights for popular handguns. So the sight can only be purchased through SIG parts channels. A virtually identical LPA rear sight, for most other pistols, costs just over US$40 here, and I have bought several. But for the SIG P210, the LPA sight can only be purchased outside the U.S., through SIG distribution channels, and it costs over $400, or about ten times the average U.S. retail price for virtually the same thing, with a slightly different male dovetail.

Anyway, I would appreciate any member's thoughts or suggestions on this...including the sight. I would hate to modify my SIG rear sight dovetail for other fine and inexpensive rear sights readily available for a reasonable price. SIG quality is wonderful, but my opinion is that fair business practices should also enter into marketing plans.

Any help would be appreciated.
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