Sig FB Scorpion Carry: Review and Range Test

The 8rd mag is ridiculous… it defeats the purpose of carry bevel…..7rd mag would look cleaner and not print so bad. 😊

Enjoyed your channel, very clear, concise and detailed

Smith and Wesson safety are the same…

For the money no under side rail? Not optic cut? What up with that? When you can get Commander style pistols with both those for less.

Nice review HR. Sig makes very liberal use of MIM parts in all of their newer guns, especially the 1911s, but the only complaint I've heard concerning those parts is that for what they cost people expect 'better' components, as was echoed in this review.

I think the internal extractor milling still being present despite there being an external extractor has to do with the series 80 safety. It’s been a while, but if I recall correctly, on my series 80 Colt the firing pin block is retained in place by the internal extractor, so it was probably easier for them to retain that design and put something in there to retain it the original way rather than design a new way to retain it!

Great review of a great pistol. I love mine. Even though it’s a Series 80, it’s hardly noticeable and I wouldn’t discredit it for that reason. Definitely nicer than a Tisas which many people keep plugging in the comments for some reason. Nothing against them, it’s just a higher quality pistol from sig. I got mine from europtics for 1140 and now I’m debating selling my Colt combat commander as it shoots much nicer. We will see though. Love that FDE finish with black hardware and barrel.

A little demonetization help.

Totally unrelated but considering the cost of that Sig… A friend of my brought up a good point. After a justified defensive shooting which would you rather have sitting in an evidence locker for 2-3 years. Your $1300 Sig or your $350 Tisas. I though that was a good point.

Your reviews are by far my favorite. All things that matter and none of the nonsense. I really don't care if it can hit at 100 yards, shoot upside down or if it's a race gun. I do love to see if it's a tack drive though. Sig Sauer is my favorite company. I own several, but I don't limit myself to one brand. Would like to have seen a comparison to the Raider which seems to have shot better.

Is that your dog?

Hi HR the internal extractor look on the scorpion, that part holds the firing pin drop saftey.

Interesting the way that pistol shot left. You could the right lung up again if you were short on targets, lol. Maybe some slimmer grips? Lok makes nice grips. I've got a set of Magpuls on my Sig 1911 – great texture, slim, and not expensive. Nice to see the pupper out with you. And that older guy looked like a fun dude, too. Take care, HR.

I’ve never owned any Sig pistols. They are nice. This 1911 especially. I believe their magazines are made by MecGar?

Regarding the internal extractor channel: It doesn’t actually go all the way through like a true internal extractor channel. The plug is there only to keep the Series 80 components in place, and if you remove it, you’ll see that the channel isn’t cut all the way through. Does help keep the classic aesthetics a bit more even with the external extractor.

As for the external extractor itself, a replacement extractor doesn’t require as much fitting and tuning to get right than an internal extractor, so it’s easier to replace. I did fire my custom 1911, of which I took the slide off my Sig 1911, so much that the extractor wore out and I just dropped in an EGW replacement extractor and coil spring and it worked.

Id still love to see Howard run through a Bul Armory 1911. If they're good enough to supply stuff to IMI and Mag Research, it should be good.
I like the bobtail on this gun. I understand why the slide is cut for internal extractor, they probably use the same slide forging for several models over the years. That external extractor sure kicks them our.
I still can't wrap my head around mim parts at that price, especially for a carry gun. If you have the money for a bobtail frame and pvd coatings and the sig brand? You should get forged parts 🤷‍♂️

Thanks Chief! Great review. I own 5 1911s, one being a full size Sig. It's by far my favorite, and by far the almost the most reliable. In fact it's my main home pistol. Yes, California, so 10 round mags. Yes I'd rather have 10 rounds of .45 than 10 of 9mm. But it's accurate, perhaps two malfunctions including all kinds of hollow point in over 4000 rounds. Personally I think it's the Sig style extractor, but reliability wise it's second only to my higher end Les Baer in which I've had zero malfunctions in about 1500 rounds.

HR, my carry is a Sug 1911 tuned up by the factory. Mine has a great trigger at just about 4 lb. I can say it is my favorite 1911. Good topic. Semper Fi.

Photobombers on the firing line! LOL!

For $800 one could get a probably nicer Fusion Firearms, Bul, or Springfield Ronin though without night sight. It would have been interesting Howards if you would have done better w thinner none g10 grips on it…perhaps grip thickness and locking in off center and perhaps trigger reach combined was surprised to see that.

Nice pistol HR, Sig definently makes really nice 1911s.
I am a fan of the fastback/rounded frame especially for concealment, more manufacturers need to offer that option.
How is the trigger?
My only "gripe" with Sig 1911s is that they come with series 80 trigger safeties.