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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:07:16 PM EDT
Some guns just ooze elegance & class. The Sig P232 is indeed one of those pistols. Sig took design cues from the Makarov and Walter PP/PPK and created a pistol that’s better in every regard. Better trigger, perfectly shrouded hammer, fewer sharp edges, and a frame mounted decocker that’s vastly superior to the slide mounted safety.
Sadly, Sig Sauer stopped manufacturing this model in 2015. With the new wave of micro 380s and subcompact 9mms, I can certainly understand the business logic behind that decision. Compared to my Shadow Systems CR920, the Sig is heavier, slightly larger, and carries 3 fewer rounds in a weaker chambering. My last pic below shows the Shadow Systems sitting atop the Sig for comparison. That said, there’s something about this pistol that puts a smile on my face. First and foremost, it’s flat out gorgeous. I have fairly large hands, yet it seems to fit me perfectly. It’s beautifully manufactured, attention to detail is evident at every turn. Simply put, it has soul. Maybe I’m getting sentimental now that I’m in my 40s, but there’s a part of me that feels sad that younger generations will miss out on guns such as this one.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:08:32 PM EDT
[#1]
You ain't wrong.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:09:37 PM EDT
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1911 has both
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:12:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:12:47 PM EDT
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I always liked the 232. There was a Beretta 80-something in a satin nickel that has serious sex appeal as well.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:14:31 PM EDT
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I love my 232 but geez the magazines for it a pricey.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:15:23 PM EDT
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Glock is the only one that made function over form look good.
"Function has a form of it's own." |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:17:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Glock is the only one that made function over form look good. 
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:17:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love my 232 but geez the magazines for it a pricey. They’re only gonna go up now that they’re no longer making them. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:18:41 PM EDT
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I understand it's functionality over form but so many pistols have become sooooo ugly.
Just black plastic blocks that look like they were made by an 80's squirt gun company. Besides 1911s, P210s, and a few others, the days of sexy semi-auto pistols seem to be over.  |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:19:42 PM EDT
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The Glock is beautifuler.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:19:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:21:52 PM EDT
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(Yeah, these are revolvers and not pistols... oh well...)
  
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:21:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:23:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Glock is beautifuler. The Glock is a functional tool with no soul whatsoever. It’s like comparing a Honda Civic to a Porsche. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:25:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1911 has both Luckily the 1911 isn’t going anywhere |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:25:17 PM EDT
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Idk bout that.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:25:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love my 232 but geez the magazines for it a pricey. About as pricey as the SIG 245 mags......and I can't find any |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:25:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:26:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:27:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNow do every new model released by major manufacturers in the last 15 years.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:31:33 PM EDT
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P232 is what Dennis Farina bought as a gift for Jennifer Lopez (daughter) in Out of Sight (1998).
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:37:16 PM EDT
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I have a CZ-75 Pre B, a B&T Mark 2 and a CZ P-10.
All 3 of these guns are closely related. But it's jarring how elegant the Pre B is compared to the other 2. Which are very reflective of current, brutalist trends in handgun design. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:39:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Now do every new model released by major manufacturers in the last 15 years. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/IMG_0102_jpeg-3134633.JPG Quote HistoryQuoted: Now do every new model released by major manufacturers in the last 15 years. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/108967/IMG_0102_jpeg-3134633.JPG CZ Shadow 2?  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:40:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI sure wish someone would start making those again. eta-I know, Olympic Arms made one but they deliberately fucked up the looks. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:41:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOne of my grail guns.... |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:41:49 PM EDT
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I do think its an age thing as the older I get, the more I appreciate and yurn for the older all metal guns. They do have more soul IMO
The markings on your 232 is not what I'm use to seeing? Usually the SL guns are marked "232 SL" on the slide and the 'Made in Germany" marking is usually also on the slide, not the frame but I like how yours is done much better. Was yours a blue (nitrided) gun that has was later chromed or something along those lines? |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:43:12 PM EDT
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The Walther PPK is a much better choice. Besides, guns are supposed to be black if one has any sense of propriety.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:44:34 PM EDT
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I saw a P232 at a gun show yesterday.
Truly a beautiful pistol, but I just have no interest in the .380 cartridge. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:45:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:46:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:47:01 PM EDT
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I don't care for any .380 Auto or .32 Auto pistols except PPKs and the like.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:50:42 PM EDT
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Quoted: Some guns just ooze elegance & class. The Sig P232 is indeed one of those pistols. Sig took design cues from the Makarov and Walter PP/PPK and created a pistol that’s better in every regard. Better trigger, perfectly shrouded hammer, fewer sharp edges, and a frame mounted decocker that’s vastly superior to the slide mounted safety. nope. ppk mag release is much better. the bottom of grip shit the sig has sucks. otherwise i agree 232>ppk |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:52:13 PM EDT
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There's still some out there. But they aren't as common. What it costs to produce those types of pistols is high. Most gun companies are about maximizing profits. Plus a lot of it is very niche.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:55:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: (Yeah, these are revolvers and not pistols... oh well...) https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LidAFE84wdg/Tp8JAf-c4uI/AAAAAAAAAcs/3XunZUE7qDA/s400/DSC044921-1.jpg https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XS2xekFiM64/Tp8JDSyCItI/AAAAAAAAAc8/72PZjZg7z6s/s400/KucerColtArmy.jpg https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tDetannPTBg/Tp8I8FTnRxI/AAAAAAAAAcU/GMDMJFw1I0g/s400/31091_02-1.jpg Back in the day they were called pistols |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:55:34 PM EDT
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From the examples you posted, I can tell you are way younger than me. I don't even want to think about the polished metal and gloss bluing of the Browning, Colt, S&W, Weatherby, Walther, Winchesters, etc, of the 70s and earlier!
Profit is all that matters today, and utility finish is the norm. Even the bluing of new classic S&W revolvers today don't shine like the originals. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:57:58 PM EDT
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It's not beautiful by any stretch of the imagination, but I think both the P238 and P938 are quite elegant. I've been carrying mine for almost a decade, and have no interest in giving it up.
I would jump on a P232 if I just happened on one. I dislike DA/SA, but I'm a sucker for the styling.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:58:17 PM EDT
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my 232 is a sweet little blaster. It has been completely eclipsed by all the sub-compact 9mms out there. But it is as cool as the other side of the pillow.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:59:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't care for any .380 Auto or .32 Auto pistols except PPKs and the like. ‘ But the 232 is 9mm…. ??????? . |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:59:57 PM EDT
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Well at least there are some gems left in circulation. Imo most new designs are downright ugly.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:04:01 PM EDT
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You forgot the BHP
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:08:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Walther PPK is a much better choice. Besides, guns are supposed to be black if one has any sense of propriety. I’ve owned a Walther PP and a PPK. The 232 is superior in every facet with the exception of the magazine release. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:09:06 PM EDT
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I have both a 230 and a 232. They are nice. Have a PP and PPK as well, and a Mauser Hsc and a Sauer 38H. The Sigs are just nicer.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:21:13 PM EDT
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Meh
There are guns you love to show your friends, and there are guns you trust to show your enemies. They're not always the same. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:21:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have both a 230 and a 232. They are nice. Have a PP and PPK as well, and a Mauser Hsc and a Sauer 38H. The Sigs are just nicer. Agreed |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:24:36 PM EDT
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I admit that I now confine my elegance to shotguns. My pistols and rifles are utilitarian.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:28:41 PM EDT
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I think you equate “elegant” with “swoopy”. A gun can be elegant without deliberate styling elements added. I think the 1911 is one of the most elegant designs, because the function so perfectly defines the form. I also agree that Glock has the same quality.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:30:56 PM EDT
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I want a 239 as a 9mm host
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:31:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: (Yeah, these are revolvers and not pistols... oh well...) https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LidAFE84wdg/Tp8JAf-c4uI/AAAAAAAAAcs/3XunZUE7qDA/s400/DSC044921-1.jpg https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XS2xekFiM64/Tp8JDSyCItI/AAAAAAAAAc8/72PZjZg7z6s/s400/KucerColtArmy.jpg https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tDetannPTBg/Tp8I8FTnRxI/AAAAAAAAAcU/GMDMJFw1I0g/s400/31091_02-1.jpg All handguns are pistols... Single shot, duling pistols predate revolvers by hundreds of years and they were called pistols. All handguns are pistols. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:31:52 PM EDT
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OP is correct. It has pizazz. I have always loved the looks of the PPK, but it's been known to have some problems - hammer bite, fussy about ammo. I have little experience with it but have shied away from buying one. I have never shot the little Sig at all. How is it compared to the PPK?
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:32:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well at least there are some gems left in circulation. Imo most new designs are downright ugly. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/374164/IMG_7088-3134660.jpg a man of taste. One of those and a Swiss P210 are the pinnacle of European handgun class. |
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