Sig p250

The 250 isn't SA at all. It's a very nice, very even DAO design. If you enjoy shooting slick DA revolvers, the 250 feels great.

For my tastes, I prefer my polymer pistols to shoot like striker fired guns. I tried the 250, but it didn't stick around long.

I do have a full size 320, and I think it's pretty much superior in every way.

Imho, 350 is a bit steep for a gun that is for all intents and purposes discontinued...unless you really dig the trigger. Very nice guns. Very 320-ish in build and behavior. I just couldn't get on board with the trigger.

The P250 is a hammer-fired pistol with a double-action-only trigger. The P250's DAO trigger has a very long pull compared to the P320's length of pull, but both models have the same trigger pull weight. The triggers on my P250s are better than the double-action triggers of any revolvers I have ever shot. Nevertheless, a lot of people simply don't like the longer pull of a true DAO trigger.

I actually bought a P320 first and then a P250. The P320's trigger was so nice and short that it allowed me to get by with some pretty poor trigger control habits. I bought a P250 with the intention of using it for trigger control training. While the P250 performed well in its intended role, its long trigger pull made it extremely attractive to me as a carry gun in sub-compact form.

Shot my DAO P-250 like a two stage. The long trigger smoothly went back to a point at which I knew it would break.....and "pow"..! Absolutely NOTHING wrong with the gun. Try the trigger before you buy!

My main issue with the 250 was not the loooong trigger (easy enough to stage, as above) was the long reset. Since I like to ride the reset on strings with all my other autos, I tended to short stroke the reset and get no bang.

Not good for a carry gun, so I stuck with Glocks.

$350 seems a bit high since they are pretty much discontinued. I'd take that money and get a different exhange kit for your 320 myself.

One bad is that sadly SIG has decided to support it less compared to the P320, and I don't see that improving in the future. I like the ergonomics and the ease of takedown/cleaning. Not a big fan of DAO but it's not this gun's fault.

Also, another problem (shared with 320) is that the conversion modules are pretty expensive so at that point get a new one.

I guess they make a .22 P250 now but I didn't see anything about them giving conversions from centerfire to .22, hopefully they might later...

I have a .45ACP SIG P250 Compact. It is one of my carry guns (when out of MD where I can carry) and my main home defense gun. It is accurate, comfortable to shoot, and accurate. I've had it for several years. It is a great gun. Though, as others said, be sure you like the trigger as the long and heavy trigger is the biggest complaint about them online. Being a fan of DA revolvers, I am familiar with a good DA trigger pull so I like it. I was also moving away from 1911s to DAO or striker fired for my defensive guns at the time, so I found the trigger to be an asset.

Now that I'm moving back to 1911's and similar for carry and home defense I have been considering getting rid of mine, but only because it has lost its niche in my collection, nothing wrong with the gun. I don't go to the range often enough to shoot it much if it isn't in the carry "rotation" anymore. However, I like it enough that I haven't been able to bring myself to sell it and I may end up keeping it around as my bedside gun (in a quick access safe) since I can't make up my mind to part with it.

My bedside gun, too. DAO is perfect for defensive situations:

I own four P250's (full size 45, compact .22 and 9mm plus a subcompact.40). I love the smooth DAO trigger, but I'm a guy who still puts thousands of rounds down range every year with revolvers. If you can get used to a DAO gun, the P250 will not disappoint.

My friend has had his for a couple of years and likes it. I have shot it a few times. The trigger is a little odd, but I had no problems shooting it.

I have several Firing Control Units and more frame/slide sets in three calibers & three sizes. These are my home guns, vehicle guns, & occasional EDC gun.

I prefer the DAO trigger, & I carry Kahr 9mm's and Kel Tec .380's for EDC so the triggers and manual of arms are similar among all.

The P250 is unloved compared to the P320. I look forward to mags becoming cheaper as the military P320 manufacturing ramps up.

I look forward to mags becoming cheaper as the military P320 manufacturing ramps up.

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Prices need to come down by about half to compete with Glock, and S&W. These are up in HK and FN in the gougersphere.

wally said:

Prices need to come down by about half to compete with Glock, and S&W. These are up in HK and FN in the gougersphere.

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That's no joke.

I found a 15 round 9mm mag that I forgot I had when I had the p250. The price of the magazine alone has me thinking about ordering a compact frame for my full size 320 slide for discrete carry and using the full size 17 rounders for back ups.

The frames are about the same price as the mags.

I've got a 1st gen P250c 9mm two-tone stainless- the only polymer pistol I will probably ever own. Very nice, don't mind the trigger, BUT, watch out cuz the later magazines are not interchangeable with the 1st gen compact grip modules due to the different baseplate contour and the early mags are unobtaineum!

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... watch out cuz the later magazines are not interchangeable with the 1st gen compact grip modules due to the different baseplate contour and the early mags are unobtaineum!

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'Old style' or 1st generation P250 magazine base plates are available from Top Gun Supply for $7.95.

gc70 said:

'Old style' or 1st generation P250 magazine base plates are available from Top Gun Supply for $7.95.

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Thanks for the info! Im gonna grab a couple!

The 250 has been officially discontinued by Sig.

HexHead said:

The 250 has been officially discontinued by Sig.

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Looks like they are keeping the .22 version for the time being...at least according to the website.

I remember a couple of years ago that someone had emailed SIG about the possibility of the 250 being dropped once the 320 came out. According to the rep they sold a lot of 250s, and it was sticking around. Of course, that was some time ago.

I guess the 320 really ate into the 250's market, and the military choosing the 320 as its next sidearm was the nail in the coffin. I will say that even though I tend to be a revolver guy, I prefer the trigger on the 320 to the 250 by a wide margin. Once I shot the 320, it pretty much became my soulless plastic 9mm of choice.

The good news for 250 fans is that a lot of the 320 parts fit it, obviously. I'm wondering what parts of the 250 could wear out that aren't easy to stock or obtain. Short of breaking something at the hammer or totally crushing the chassis, it would mostly be springs, right? I'm not a gunsmith, but both the 250 and 320 fire assemblies struck me as potentially delicate (in the sense that I wouldn't want to pop one out and manhandle it lest a spring and little piece go flying off into the ether) yet basic enough to refurbish. I think that I even with limited pistol refurbishment could take a broken 250 assembly and compare it to a functional one and get all the pieces back where they go. The mystic and magic of how a gun works sort of melts away when you can take out the guts and get eyeball to eyeball with it.

I'll always find the 250 to be an important step in true modular gun design. The DAO trigger wasn't what the masses were wanting to buy, but the concept was sound. Swapping it out to a striker with a smooth trigger face and decent pull weight really put it over the top. I'm not surprised that the military went that route.