So I'm embarking on a customization campaign for my beloved P365 sub compact. I love the gun but it could benefit with some improvements. I'm actually on my second P 365. My first one ran fine for the first 1000 rounds and then began having issues, mainly the back plate on the slide falling down and preventing the slide from going fully forward into battery. I sent the gun back to SIG twice for the same issue and they finally sent me a new gun. My current SIG has run fine for about 2000 rounds, but the back plate has acted up again, but it has only happened once and has been fired subsequently without issue, so far. The issue is that the back plate is only held in place by the striker spring pressure. I suppose that once that spring becomes worn, that's when the back plate has a tendency to fall down. Most people probably don't shoot their subcompacts enough to ever get to that stage. SIG has redesigned the striker assembly a few times since the introduction of the P365, but apparently has not really fixed the issue long term. MCARBO has a fix for this issue, but the parts are on back order. I will not be sending my gun back to SIG just to get the same crappy striker assembly.
I bought my P 365 before the X, XL and X Macro variants were available. The original sub compact P 365 with a flush mount magazine does not support the pinky finger, the pinky is supported with the extended 12 round magazine, but some people have difficulty dropping a mag and doing a quick mag change due to the short grip. I have shot my P 365 in informal matches just for familiarization and really have not had much trouble doing a speed reload, so that is not a major issue for me. Of course I'm not very competitive against other shooters running full sized race guns with me shooting the sub compact, nor do I expect to be, but I wonder if my accuracy might be better with a larger grip? The modularity of these guns lend themselves to easy modification. There are replacement grip frames available from SIG and other aftermarket companies. You just pop out one pin and lift the Fire Control Unit right out and plop it into the grip frame of your choice. The FCU is the serialized part. I chose to go with the Wlison Combat XL grip module. It has a 1911 type shape with slight palm swells, a beaver tail and is relieved a bit under the trigger guard. This should allow for a higher grip and hopefully a bit more control. The WC module has raised "grip panels" like the slab grip scales of a 1911. I decided to paint just the "scales" to look like wood scales. I'm in the process of doing that now. Hopefully I won't "bubba it up" too badly!
Wilson Combat black grip module as received:
And taped off ready for painting.
I bought my P 365 before the X, XL and X Macro variants were available. The original sub compact P 365 with a flush mount magazine does not support the pinky finger, the pinky is supported with the extended 12 round magazine, but some people have difficulty dropping a mag and doing a quick mag change due to the short grip. I have shot my P 365 in informal matches just for familiarization and really have not had much trouble doing a speed reload, so that is not a major issue for me. Of course I'm not very competitive against other shooters running full sized race guns with me shooting the sub compact, nor do I expect to be, but I wonder if my accuracy might be better with a larger grip? The modularity of these guns lend themselves to easy modification. There are replacement grip frames available from SIG and other aftermarket companies. You just pop out one pin and lift the Fire Control Unit right out and plop it into the grip frame of your choice. The FCU is the serialized part. I chose to go with the Wlison Combat XL grip module. It has a 1911 type shape with slight palm swells, a beaver tail and is relieved a bit under the trigger guard. This should allow for a higher grip and hopefully a bit more control. The WC module has raised "grip panels" like the slab grip scales of a 1911. I decided to paint just the "scales" to look like wood scales. I'm in the process of doing that now. Hopefully I won't "bubba it up" too badly!
Wilson Combat black grip module as received:
And taped off ready for painting.
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