Have you been wanting to get into 10-meter indoor airgun competition, or just want a super accurate plinking pistol to use from your back porch to harass insects with? If so, I believe this SIG AIR Super Target will fill the bill nicely. At a $350 price point it is meant to be a serious contender and SIG has proven its commitment to the airgun industry after jumping in with both feet three years ago by forming their airgun division.
SIG AIR broke from their usual mode of 1-to-1 replicas of their famous firearms with the introduction of the Super Target. Part I related the basics of the air pistol along with how it somewhat resembled SIG’s P210, a very well regarded 9mm pistol introduced in 1949 and known for its inherent accuracy. For a single-shot air pistol in this price category, the user will expect it to provide a high degree of accuracy. The Super Target was purpose-built for this task and delivers.
Out of the box the trigger pull weight was 2 pounds, 5.3 ounces and I lightened it to just 2 pounds. The take up was long, but as with any trigger adjustments, you must be careful not to overdo it and risk the sear not engaging at all, or having the gun fire with the slightest bump. The owner’s manual wisely recommends having an airgunsmith make any trigger adjustments. However, if you choose to make your own adjustments with the provided allen wrench, the manual gives clear instruction/illustrations. The recommendation is to adjust only one of the 4 screws at a time and then only by 1/16 of an inch. After dry-fire testing, the user can make further adjustments or move to the next trigger screw. The Super Target is classified as a precision adult competition air pistol so it doesn’t have to meet minimum trigger pull weight or drop test requirements and comes with no mechanical safety of any kind. If you plan to use this particular air pistol to train a youngster or someone new to shooting, be extra vigilant.
Airguns are typically finicky eaters and along with SIG AIR’s own brand of match pellets, I also fed the Super Target several brands in order to judge its accuracy potential. While admittedly not the best shot, especially with iron sights, I was pleased with the results using multiple pellet varieties. The Super Target seemed to prefer the light (5.5 grains) alloy pellets which works out well for most indoor shooting venues as it isn’t advisable having lead dust flying around indoors and may actually be a restriction for certain ranges and government-owned facilities. The best accuracy achieved was with the GTO lead-free alloy pellets from Predator. CTC measurement with the GTOs was .625 inch. Five-shot groups with SIG Match Ballistic Alloy were a little larger. The manual suggests sticking with pellets under 8 grains, however, the best lead pellet group was with the Rifle Brand Premium Flatheads at 8.18 grains, giving a .75-inch CTC. Going above that threshold pretty much threw accuracy out the window.
All-in-all, a pleasing and accurate single-stroke pneumatic air pistol. To learn more or order up one of these babies check out the AofA page.
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