SIG SAUER Introduces Second Generation P290 RS Microcompact
OutdoorHub 05.22.12
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.”
