Posted: 4/17/2009 6:05:08 AM EDT
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If you were going to buy a Sig in .380 ACP, would you go with the P238 or the P232 and why?
I like the SA 1911-like style of the 238 but the 232 looks more comfortable to carry and shoot. |
| I have a P232 for those times when lack of size is more important. I don't care at all for the mini 1911 clone. Never have been a fan of external slide safeties. I think being unique enough to have ones own designs was something that I respected with manufacturers many years ago. Now everybody seems to be making their own versions of everybody elses designs. Lack of originality isn't the way to go IMO and I blame the former Kimber Management team (the same one that ran that company into the ground) now working at SiG for the downfall of a once greater brand than it is today. |
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I had a SIG P232, and while it was a great handgun, but I could not get really comfortable with the European mag release. Also, my idea of a .380 is for deep cover CCW, which for me means pocket carry, and the P232 is a tad too large for that. The P238 is a single action and therefore would not be my choice for either.
My personal choice, if limited to just a .380, would be an NAA Guardian. For a slightly larger auto (But still smaller than a P232) I like the Kahr PM9 in .9mm. For a revolver, the S&W 340 or something similar..... |
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Quoted: Now everybody seems to be making their own versions of everybody elses designs. Lack of originality isn't the way to go IMO and I blame the former Kimber Management team (the same one that ran that company into the ground) now working at SiG for the downfall of a once greater brand than it is today.
QFT. Don't you just love the people that fail their way to the top? Look no further than the auto industry for a prime example. Sorry to hijack. |
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I had a SIG P232, and while it was a great handgun, but I could not get really comfortable with the European mag release. Also, my idea of a .380 is for deep cover CCW, which for me means pocket carry, and the P232 is a tad too large for that. The P238 is a single action and therefore would not be my choice for either. My personal choice, if limited to just a .380, would be an NAA Guardian. For a slightly larger auto (But still smaller than a P232) I like the Kahr PM9 in .9mm. For a revolver, the S&W 340 or something similar..... why the resistance to single action .380s? I have noticed that sentiment elsewhere... |
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I don't mind single action .380's, but for my own personal use a .380 is a deep concealment, pocket carry sidearm and the single action does not lend itself well for that. I prefer a double action, hammerless semi-auto (Or revolver)..... No hammers to get snagged and no external safety to worry about.....
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