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SIG SAUER Gen 2 P290 RS Microcompact Pistol

SIG SAUER Gen 2 P290 RS Microcompact Pistol

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EXETER, NH --(Ammoland.com)- SIG SAUER introduces the next generation of the P290 9mm microcompact pistol.

The P290 RS includes several features based on consumer feedback. The next-gen P290 RS is shipping to dealers now.

The most noticeable change in the double-action-only P290 RS is a redesigned trigger that now offers restrike (RS) capability. In event of an ammo failure, the operator now has the option to press the trigger a second time, or manually cycle the slide.

“The most common thing we heard about the P290 was a request for restrike capability,” said Jeff Creamer, Director of Product Management. “With this second-generation pistol, we delivered on these requests as well as other feedback.”

In addition to the new restrike trigger, a recountoured beavertail minimizes hammer-bite for shooters with larger hands.

All P290 RS pistols will ship with a 6-round magazine featuring a new finger groove baseplate improving control. An additional flush magazine baseplate will be included, as well as an extended 8-round magazine.

Finally, two control levers have been reshaped. The magazine release has been reduced and contoured to reduce any chance of an inadvertent disengagement. A new slide stop has been recontoured to enhance the comfort of shooters with larger hands.

“Microcompact 9mm pistols can be a challenge to shoot,” Creamer said. “But from the beginning, the P290 offered a greater degree of shootability. With the next generation P290 RS, we’ve made an already user-friendly handgun even better.”

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About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is the largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes SIG SAUER GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and SIG SAUER AG in Switzerland. This global network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military, law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company with over 600 employees. For more information on SIG SAUER, any of its products, or the SIG SAUER AcademySM, log on to www.sigsauer.com.

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  • 2 User comments to “SIG SAUER Introduces Second Generation P290 RS Microcompact Pistol”

    1. So far on your website I am unable to find the weight,height and length of your P290RS

      please help

    2. alex pocs on March 26, 2013 at 8:26 PM said:

      Sig made a perfect small 9 m/m in the first gen P290. I am the proud owner of a Sig that only allows one hammer strike. Police killings have shown errors in double and multiple strikes on an empty chamber. I am really happy with my P290-1st ability to prevent double strikes. As a pistol instructor I always caution my students to avoid any semi-auto that allows multiple hammer strikes on the failed cartridge/empty chamber. Why do police sales gravitate to a handgun that does not allow multiple strikes….well a FIGHTING GUN IS A FIGHTING GUN. Thank you SIG for the p290-1st, shame shame for the P290Really-Stupid.

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