POTD: SIG Sauer P365-DH3 AXG - Daniel Horner's Competition DNA

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Some pistols are made for the shelf. This one was made for the timer. Above, you can see Daniel Horner about to shoot it weak-handed. Note the stainless steel slide, which got a custom DH3 serration, and lightening cuts under a Coyote Cerakote finish. The SIG Sauer P365-DH3 AXG is a collaboration with competitive shooter Daniel Horner that takes the P365 AXG platform and pushes it decidedly in the direction of performance. The result is a full-size pistol that carries the P365 name while wearing a noticeably different set of ambitions. The headline feature is the slide-integrated expansion chamber paired with a 3.7-inch barrel, designed to bleed off gas and reduce muzzle rise for faster, more controlled follow-up shots. It's a feature you'd expect to find on a purpose-built competition gun, and here it sits on something that still fits within the P365 family's modular ecosystem. Underneath is the Coyote AXG alloy grip module with a 1913 rail and removable magwell, topped with interchangeable polymer grip panels. Sights are XRAY3 day/night, and the optic cut is a SIG-LOC compact footprint for red dot compatibility. It ships with either one 17-round and two 21-round steel magazines, or three 10-rounders for those in capacity-restricted states. At 25.3 ounces with a magazine, it's not the lightest option in the P365 lineup, but weight was probably never the point here. Control was.For more details about the pistol in this Photo Of The Day, please check: https://www.sigsauer.com/p365-dh3-axg.html All images by SIG Sauer.