Posted: 9/1/2009 3:46:10 PM EDT
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I have an opportunity to purchase a new P232 in .380. I am kindly asking for any input or experiences any of you may have with this little pistol, positive or negative.
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Had one for a while. Very nice little package. Surprising amount of recoil for it was my only real complaint. Finding holsters for it was a little harder than I expected, but a Milt Sparks Summer Special II worked like a charm.
Sold it to fund another purchase, otherwise I'd still have it. |
| I've handled them quite a few times and think they're the best fitting .380 handguns for my palms. Very ergonomic in my opinion. Their closest competitor would be a Walther PPK/S. I've always wanted to by one (232) but I've always found other firearms to take purchase priority. Also, as for .380s, I carry a KelTec that I'm very happy with. It's not the quality of the Sig, but the size makes up for it. The way I see it now, if I'm going to carry anything larger than my KelTec, I'd rather it be a larger caliber - therefore, even if I owned a P232, I'd probably never carry it. |
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I've handled them quite a few times and think they're the best fitting .380 handguns for my palms. Very ergonomic in my opinion. Their closest competitor would be a Walther PPK/S. I've always wanted to by one (232) but I've always found other firearms to take purchase priority. Also, as for .380s, I carry a KelTec that I'm very happy with. It's not the quality of the Sig, but the size makes up for it. The way I see it now, if I'm going to carry anything larger than my KelTec, I'd rather it be a larger caliber - therefore, even if I owned a P232, I'd probably never carry it. Traded my 230 SS for a HP P2000 SK as it's 10 rds of 9 and just about the same footprint. Also, the bite on the 230 was quite severe while my backup Keltek .380 has little. Walsh |
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I've handled them quite a few times and think they're the best fitting .380 handguns for my palms. Very ergonomic in my opinion. Their closest competitor would be a Walther PPK/S. I've always wanted to by one (232) but I've always found other firearms to take purchase priority. Also, as for .380s, I carry a KelTec that I'm very happy with. It's not the quality of the Sig, but the size makes up for it. The way I see it now, if I'm going to carry anything larger than my KelTec, I'd rather it be a larger caliber - therefore, even if I owned a P232, I'd probably never carry it. Traded my 230 SS for a HP P2000 SK as it's 10 rds of 9 and just about the same footprint. Also, the bite on the 230 was quite severe while my backup Keltek .380 has little. Walsh After I picked up a P2000SK I came to the same realization and traded my P232 for a S&W pocket gun. My P232 was accurate like a laser and as ergonomic as a small gun can be, but had a bit of a bite to it. Great pistol, though. |
| I had a stainless 232 for a short time. I came across a great deal on it planning on my wife using it for CC. She took it out to the range a few times and it just didn't fit her hands correctly so it became a safe queen. Regrettably sold it towards the purchase of something else. At the range it was a tack driver and we never had a single misfeed or jam with it. It's larger and heavier than the KelTec's but more sturdy and slightly more accurate than them. The only downside for me was that I would get a small case of slide bite occasionally if I wasn't paying attention but my hands are a bit larger. Looks like they are expensive to feed nowadays. |
A beautiful little gun, utterly reliable and elegant. I don't shoot mine much anymore, but still like it a lot and doubt I'd ever get rid of it. If I didn't have other options in a larger caliber, I'd be carrying this pistol daily. Where a lot of people like the Hogue grips, I always found them sticky, ugly, and awkward on a pistol this size. I put these Nills grips on it and found them much more comfortable and they are a lot less bulky than the Hogue grips.
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I had a stainless 232 for a short time. I came across a great deal on it planning on my wife using it for CC. She took it out to the range a few times and it just didn't fit her hands correctly so it became a safe queen. Regrettably sold it towards the purchase of something else. At the range it was a tack driver and we never had a single misfeed or jam with it. It's larger and heavier than the KelTec's but more sturdy and slightly more accurate than them. The only downside for me was that I would get a small case of slide bite occasionally if I wasn't paying attention but my hands are a bit larger. Looks like they are expensive to feed nowadays. Did you find that for some reason, the Sig's recoil was multitudes higher than the Kel-Tec 3PAT? I sold my 230 SS because it has essentially the same foot print as a HK P2000 SK with 10 rds of 9mm and that it beat the crap out of me at the range. The 230/232 is too big to be a back-up under most circumstances due to its weight and .380 against a really big guy with a jacket is going to piss him off if you don't catch the thorasic area or the eyes. Walsh |
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Just picked up a P232 Stainless with Night sights for the wife this weekend. I have had to send and email off to Sig on a couple questions thought. First off, definitely purchased the model with night sights, -SSS, but it appears that only the front site is a night site and the rear are contrast. (did the good old, turn off the light test)
Second, the unit did not come with the Hauge grips. Our first though was that we purchased the wrong gun without night sights but as far as we can tell it is suppose to be the unit with night sights, PN 232-380-SSS. Strange, dealer is reputable, so I don't think it is them, so I anxious to hear what Sig has to say to my email. 
Not like I can find any .380 ammo to take it to the range and try it out, so I have time to get to the bottom of this. |
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I have a black (alloy) one, wife has s stainless one.
VERY accurate for what it is, the alloy version is a bit lighter (better for CCW but more recoil), and extremely reliable. These Sigs are still German made and quality of manuf is excellent. The SS ones come with tritium sights, which is nice to have in this kind of pistol. The only drawback is that it's only a .380, but these are great little pistols and will run with any good defensive ammo. If the price is right, buy it! |
| I owned a 232 that I traded a few years ago. I liked it, but as others mention it's a sharp recoiling pistol for .380. Mine ran fine. It's actually a little biggeer than a PPK/s. In the last year, I've bought an SW PPK/s that didn't run reliably, a Bersa .380 PPK clone that doesn't run relaibly, and a Taurus PT-58 that runs great but is a big ass .380. Of the .380's I've owned, the Sig is the only one I wish I still had, even though I've still got the Taurus and Bersa in my safe. A decade ago, I had a FEG .380 that ran fine, was same size as the PPK and a lot cheaper. |
