The SIG Pro is a series of

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s developed by

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. It became the first

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-frame handgun from SIG Sauer and one of the first pistols to feature a built-in universal accessory rail and interchangeable

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s. Offerings in the series are chambered in .40 S&W,

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, or

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. , only the SP 2022 variant is still listed on the SIG Sauer website. The SIG Pro was marketed as a lightweight and compact alternative to the "legacy" SIG Sauer handguns in an increasingly competitive and budget-oriented law enforcement market.

Variants

There have been two generations of SIG Pro offerings, with five total variants. The below are each

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s operating in

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(DA/SA), with a

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and without a manual

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, unless noted otherwise.

First generation

These offerings feature a proprietary SIG accessory rail. It was originally developed as a .40 S&W caliber service pistol and introduced in June 1998, followed shortly by a version in

. About a year later, a

variant was introduced and entered production in response to demand for the type. * SP 2340 – chambered in .357 SIG or .40 S&W. * SP 2009 – chambered in 9×19 mm. ** One model (P2009-9-BMS) features a manual safety and shortened trigger. * SPC 2009 – compact version of the SP 2009, chambered in 9×19 mm.

Second generation

These offerings feature a

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, and a trigger guard that is visibly different than the first generation variants. The design was selected in 2002 as a new service pistol for French police, intended to have a 20-year service life (until 2022), hence the model number. * SP 2022 – chambered in 9×19 mm, .357 SIG or .40 S&W. ** Some models (such as E2022-9-BSS-MS) are available with a manual safety. * SPC 2022 – compact version of the SP 2009, chambered in 9×19 mm. SIG SAUER SP 2022 with magazine and reverse

SIG SAUER SP 2022 with magazine and reverse

Users

*: SP 2022, Bulgarian military police *:

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, several thousand SP2009 and 120,890 SP2022 *: French law enforcement and internal security agencies (including the National Gendarmerie, National Police and French Customs), over 250,000 of SP 2022 (the largest single order for service handguns since

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) *:

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(some 2,000 batches of SP2022 and SPC2022 pistols chambered in 9mm purchased in year 2007) *: SP 2022,

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*: SP 2022, Republican National Guard and Public Security Police *: SPC 2009,

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(as the Pistole 03). *: Trinidad and Tobago Police Service *: Essex Police

References

External links

SIG Pro SP 2022 instruction manual
via

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