$1195. That’s the price of admission for Sphinx’s SDP Subcompact 9mm due in your LGS this summer. When I asked the rep the riddle of the Sphinx—what could possibly justify spending the better part of a grand for a subcompact pistol—he didn’t hesitate: durability. My Schweizerdeutsch isn’t as good as it used to be, but I think the Sales Manager said the bitzeli handgun would last longer than Uranian 235. Which you’d kinda hope for a firearm made from unobtanium that feels as solid as my alibi for Kennedy assassination. The gunsmith next to me at the stand couldn’t praise Sphinx highly enough (though God knows he tried). I’m not a big fan of DA to SA triggers but the gunmaker’s Communications Manager assures me the Sphinx will be a baby in the morning, a man in the day and an old man at night. Or something like that.
I would think that a professional response to a bad review would be to correct the problems, send an improved specimen for a second review, and thank the reviewer for his product-improving evaluation.
I know this is a few years late.. I own two Sphinx pistols, both Swiss made, the Compact and the Subcompact, thankfully street price is about 30% less than MSRP. Only have to handle one of these to see why you’re paying more. I hear that they have begun US production. Switzerland has pretty tight export rules regarding guns, main reason why Sig merged with Sauer. That explains why it’s so hard to find these, hopefully the US made models will have the same quality as the Swiss made. If you have the cash you won’t be sorry, on the other hand if your pockets aren’t bulging stick with CZ and don’t worry about it, you’ll still have one of the best made guns available.