Fired a Sig P238 tonight

**brownman** · November 18th, 2011, 11:01 PM

And all I can say is, WOW.

I guess I had been a little bit skepticle just from all the negative internet press and Sigs poor reputation for QC in the last couple years. Now, dont get me wrong here. Of course there are ones that are good and run well right out of the factory. The later is probably more often than not, the case with these little Mustang copies. The one I fired tonight was no exception.

I'm guessing there were probably around 250 rounds put through this little beauty. Around 50 of them were by me. In all there were 5 guys who fired it and I heard no one mention a failure of any kind. I was impressed by that considering the 238s reputation, the # of shooters who fired it, different types of grips, break in factor, and 2 of the shooters were fairly new. I believe one of them had never even fired a pistol. Let me also mention that this was a brand new, un-fired weapon too.

I had the LCP with me and I didnt even wanna shoot it after firing the 238. Honestly. The 238 smokes the LCP in every aspect except for price as far as I am conserned and, rightly so. For more than double the price of an LCP, it better be friggin nice, right. The trigger was awesome, recoil impulse was hardly noticed compared to an LCP, the dlide was fairly easy to rack, and it has 3 dot sights that were nice. Its deffinately a little bigger than the LCP which helps alot as far as getting a good grip on the weapon. Another feature I liked was the safety. Very positive on/off clicks. Being able to ride the safety with my thumb was also nice. Contributing to comfort and a good firing grip as opposed to the LCP. What more can I say but WOW. Anybody wanna trade me their 238 for my LCP and $250

I think 1911 guys would love this gun as a backup out of sheer comonality between the two platforms. Or anyone looking for a BUG whose got around $700 to spend. Do I want one now? Hell yeah. Would I shell out that kinda coin for one? Most likely. Although, no time soon as I've got other weapons higher up the list right now but, its up there.

Good job Sig, you just turned a skeptic into a believer tonight.

**tacticalreload** · November 18th, 2011, 11:09 PM

What kind of price were you seeing? $700 is an obscenely high price for a P238.

**brownman** · November 18th, 2011, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by tacticalreload

What kind of price were you seeing? $700 is an obscenely high price for a P238.

Sorry, it was a rough ballpark figure. Throw in a holster and a box or two of ammo and, cha-ching, $700

**jachrist** · November 18th, 2011, 11:27 PM

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/57635-55.html

$533.50

**Enfielder** · November 18th, 2011, 11:28 PM

Do you think it was a case of comparing the SIG's single-action trigger pull vs. the LCP's double-action pull? I rented a SIG P232 one time (another SIG .380 pistol), and loved the single-action from the 2nd shot onward- that made it really really accurate. Loved the 2 dot rear - 1 dot front sights.

**tacticalreload** · November 18th, 2011, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Enfielder

Do you think it was a case of comparing the SIG's single-action trigger pull vs. the LCP's double-action pull? I rented a SIG P232 one time (another SIG .380 pistol), and loved the single-action from the 2nd shot onward- that made it really really accurate. Loved the 2 dot rear - 1 dot front sights.

While I've not fired a P238, one thing that I noticed when I played around with one is that it feels very solid. I think that it's because of the metal frame... I'm not one to bash plastic pistols, but when you're talking about tiny guns like the current crop of .380's, they just feel so much more "positive" when it has a metal frame.

I also think you're on to something about the trigger pull as well. But not only because it's single action... I think the fact that it has real and substantial hammer instead of a striker or a tiny flat excuse for a hammer.

You get a crisp break and a solid *snap* when it falls instead of a squishy pull and a springy *twang*.

**BioHazard74D** · November 18th, 2011, 11:45 PM

The P238 really does feel like shooting a 1911, just smaller. My wife needed cc gun, and she really like the P238 so I bought one for her birthday in Oct. I never thought a .380 would be a pleasure to shoot, but this gun is a lot of fun.

Here's a pic of my wife's P238 next to my Kimber Warrior with rosewood grips.