The P365XL Spectre boasts several deviations from the base-level P365s as well as its fellow X-series models.Īside from the distressed finish, the most notable distinction is the slide profile. That is the kind of treatment you might anticipate from a custom shop, which, by the way, is exactly where the Spectre originates-Sig’s internal Custom Works operation.īeing a Custom Works production, you would expect the Spectre to sport more than a special finish on the slide, and you’d be correct. This means that each slide has its own unique character and no two are the same.

Sig explains that the stainless-steel slide is media-tumbled after receiving the finish coat to give it that broken-in look. There’s visual comfort that comes with “saddle worn” firearms, and the Spectre’s distressed slide finish certainly delivers the charm. We all probably have a few guns that have survived the years and exhibit a patina that we wouldn’t change for anything. Yes, that slide certainly looked battle tested but in a most endearing way. The cool factor ramped up a few more notches once I pulled the Spectre out of the box. “I’ll be right over to pick it up,” I told James and out the door I went, my all-too-leisurely German Shepherd scrambling to get out of my way. And from the looks of the Sig factory photos, I couldn’t wait to see the Spectre first-hand. While we’re all used to the pop-up trends of off-the-shelf faded jeans and worn ball caps, the rugged look of stonewashed blade steel or grundged-out AR furniture, a distressed factory pistol slide finish was a new one on me. “It has a distressed finish on the slide. “Aaaah…it’s supposed to look that way,” I said as I examined the beauty shot on the product page.

“That doesn’t make any sense,” I told him while I hopped online, phone cradled on my shoulder, and called up the P365XL Spectre 9mm. I knew that Sig Sauer’s new variant of its popular P365 micro-compact 9mm was on its way for a test and eval, but I admit I had not paid much attention to the details before having it shipped to my FFL cousin for the transfer. “I think they sent you the wrong gun,” he added hastily. “Your Sig is here,” my cousin said with a half-laugh over the phone. Sig’s Custom Works puts an intriguing spin on its new, highly capable micro-compact 9mm

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