SIG Pro
The SIG Pro is a series of semi-automatic pistols manufactured by SIG Sauer in Exeter, New Hampshire. It became the first polymer-frame handgun from SIG Sauer and one of the first pistols to feature a built-in universal accessory rail and interchangeable grips. Offerings in the series are chambered in.40 S&W,.357 SIG, or 9×19mm Parabellum. , only the SP 2022 variant was still listed on the SIG Sauer website. The SIG Pro was marketed as a lightweight and compact alternative to the "legacy" SIG Sauer handguns in an increasingly competitive and budget-oriented law enforcement market.
Variants
There have been two generations of SIG Pro offerings, with five total variants. The below are each hammer-fired semi-automatic pistols operating in double action / single action, with a decocker and without a manual safety, unless noted otherwise.First generation
These offerings feature a proprietary SIG accessory rail. It was originally developed as a.40 S&W caliber service pistol and introduced in June 1998, followed shortly by a version in.357 SIG. About a year later, a 9×19mm Parabellum variant was introduced and entered production in response to demand for the type.- SP 2340 – chambered in.357 SIG or.40 S&W.
- SP 2009 – chambered in 9×19mm.
- * One model features a manual safety and shortened trigger.
- SPC 2009 – compact version of the SP 2009, chambered in 9×19mm.
Second generation
- SP 2022 – chambered in 9×19mm,.357 SIG or.40 S&W.
- * Some models are available with a manual safety.
- SPC 2022 – compact version of the SP 2009, chambered in 9×19mm.
Users
- : SP 2022, Military police and Special Forces
- : Colombian National Police, several thousand SP 2009 and 120,890 SP 2022
- : French law enforcement and internal security agencies, over 250,000 of SP 2022
- : Royal Malaysia Police
- : SP 2022, National Police of Peru
- : SP 2022, Republican National Guard and Public Security Police
- : Brigada Specială de Intervenție a Jandarmeriei
- : SPC 2009, Swiss Military Police.
- : Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
- : Essex Police
- : Richmond Police in.357 SIG. Up to 5,000 SP 2022s ordered by U.S. Army through a commercial off-the-shelf contract in December 2018.