Swiss Miss Sphinx is moving into the U.S. market with their CZ-like pistols. Again. Still. As part of that push, the American arm has started to Tweet. (OMG!) One of the company’s first Tweets brings news that they’re finally bringing the SDP Compact 9mm into the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave (note: same place). As it’s been a long day in the Internet salt mines; I’m gonna post ye olde presser after the jump and call it good. If the SDP is as good as their race guns, and we hope to get some trigger time at SHOT and report, well-heeled CZ-lovers may have a suitably swish alternative . . .
Matten, Switzerland – Sphinx®, the Swiss reference in pistol manufacturing, introduces the Sphinx® SDP pistol, specifically designed to meet the demands of law enforcement and military operators. Sphinx pistols have long held the reputation for their exacting precision from concept to the firing range. The new Sphinx® SDP has been designed using the same strict tolerances and state-of-the-art CNC machining used for the Sphinx® competition and commercial lines.
The new Sphinx® SDP Compact 9×19 Parabellum is an all-black compact pistol in Double-Action/Single-Action with an ambidextrous decocking lever and magazine catch featuring various safeties including:
- Loaded chamber indicator (visual and tactile)
- Internal firing pin safety
- Drop safety
- Integrated slide position safety
- Hammer safety
The Sphinx® frame is unique in that the upper frame or dust cover is made from aeronautic grade, hard-anodized aluminum with Teflon® inserts to reduce wear. The integrated recoil buffer provides stabilization of the gun, getting it back on target quickly and improving accuracy. The full-length guide rails are not inserts like many other pistols, but machined in, providing additional strength and increasing accuracy levels. The integrated Picatinny rail is made from MIL-STD 1913 aluminum with 4 notches to hold a variety of accessories including lights and lasers.
The lower part of the frame or grip is made from a proprietary polymer that will not break down in either extreme hot or cold environments. The ergonomic, 3-component grip is made from soft and hard material for a comfortable, confident hold. Three interchangeable grip sizes (Small, Medium, and Large) are available.
The Sphinx® slide is fully machined from solid steel and features an advanced pyramid design that decreases weight and profile. The slide is coated with TiAIN to resist corrosion and wear. The Sphinx® SDP features the new exclusive sights from DEFIANCE®. The front sight is a fiber/Tritium day & night green sight working in conjunction with a Tritium 2-dot red rear sight. The DEFIANCE® sight system is instantly combat-ready, requiring no switching on-or-off or any external energy sources. The completely waterproof, completely maintenance-free sights provide fast and accurate targeting under all light and weather conditions.
This is one of those risk factors each person has to decide for themselves, based on their own local mores regarding gun rights.
Using myself for a case study, I live in a community where the chief of police-and most of his staff- knows me from my day job, and most potential jurors here are gun owners themselves, including the DA . I’d be alright with offering a preliminary statement- if I had a DGU here.
Were I forced to defend myself in a hotel room in Los Angeles California or New Jersey, I’m definitely gonna call my lawyer ,shut up, and brace myself for a trip to jail. No matter what I’d say , local norms on gun control mean I’d be going downtown no matter what.In anti rights areas it’s a foregone conclusion you’re going to court no matter how jusitifed the actions .
A P07 that costs around a grand. No thanks!
Okay, $650 sounds like a lot of money, but it has a molded thumb perch. A molded thumb perch, people! That’s gotta be worth a two, three hundred bucks right there. I’m sure that the instant you snuggle your stubby digit into that seductively molded thumb perch, you’ll know why you spent the extra coin.
If these gun manufacturers are supposed to be better than CZ, why do they not design and engineer their own guns? Instead, they will clone the design, add some refinements of sort, get some writers to make a review that claims, here is a gun thats better, then have people add their reviews and ask questions that will make them balk at what’s been said. I’m ordering a CZ P07.
Agree with the last poster…
SDP subcompact alpha
I wanted to love this gun but it is just NOT reliable
I gave up an HK VP9 for this and now I wish I had not.
Very disappointed
I made the same switch but love my sphinx, I’m way more accurate with the sdp. I’ve never had any problems with it. I still love my vp9, but sphinx has it beat. It is heavier though.