NutNFancy - Sig P250 - "Hall of Fame" Gun

[LawofThirds]

The pull on the trigger is very nice and light. Too bad the travel distance to reset feels like it should be measured in miles. And it's not exactly a heavily sprung reset either. A properly tuned S&W keeps up with your finger, the Sig can be outrun pretty easily. Nevermind all the issues the 250 has had with light primer hits.

If being cheap, "tactical" and having an easy to pull trigger is your requirements for Hall of Fame status... [not high road response here] which also sums up my feelings about Nutnfancy.

 

[JShirley]

Sig P250: Really, it's much better than you think.



Sometimes I notice that NutNFancy has slipped up and accidentally endorsed a really quality product, but mostly I see a guy who loves the sound of his own voice. He was less impressive in person, though.

John

 

[Lee D]

if the Sig250 makes the list, that must be one big list

 

[WinThePennant]

The pull on the trigger is very nice and light. Too bad the travel distance to reset feels like it should be measured in miles. And it's not exactly a heavily sprung reset either. A properly tuned S&W keeps up with your finger, the Sig can be outrun pretty easily. Nevermind all the issues the 250 has had with light primer hits.

If being cheap, "tactical" and having an easy to pull trigger is your requirements for Hall of Fame status... [not high road response here] which also sums up my feelings about Nutnfancy.

The nature of the trigger is by design. It's a weapon with no safeties. The long trigger pull acts as a safety.

Distance is seen by many as a problem in the "race gun" era. It does take some getting used to.

 

[Overkilll0084]

SIG's SA triggers are usually pretty good right out of the box too, or at least the SIG's Ive had with them were.

I suppose you have to be a DA shooter to understand the trigger. Most SA shooters dont understand.

I've been known to fire my revolvers DA on occasion. I have a Python & a 627 PC. So I have a pretty good idea what a good DA trigger feels like. I wouldn't buy a DAO revolver either.
I simply don't understand the reason to not offer the SA option. Oddly enough, other Sig offerings give the buyer the choice, why not offer a SA/DA trigger option on the 250? With the 2022 available, I find it amazing that Sig sells any 250s. For the average shooter, what problem is being solved?

 

[jackpinesavages]

"Agency" picks are sooo overrated, it is not even funny; budget money, politics, personal favors, all get thrown into that decision making process.

That being said, a long-time friend of mine carries one on his LE job in LA, and loves it. He's more of a revolver guy, so I guess he adapted to the trigger pretty quick.

nutnfancy adopting a firearm as a hall of famer is actually saying quite a lot. When he picks anything over his G17 for combat? Pay attention. Also, not quite sure why all the naysayers are commenting on their Gen 1 compact problems, as he says in the video, he is eval. the gen 2 full size.

 

[AK103K]

I've been known to fire my revolvers DA on occasion. I have a Python & a 627 PC. So I have a pretty good idea what a good DA trigger feels like. I wouldn't buy a DAO revolver either.

I shoot all my DA revolvers DAO, since thats the way they are meant to be shot. Once you learn to shoot DA, you realize the SA notch is basically unnecessary.

For the average shooter, what problem is being solved?

Maybe thats where the answer lies, and the P250 isnt for the "average" shooter.

 

[flinch]

I have enjoyed my 250 compact in 9mm. I had the front sight switched from a #6 to a #8 and that made it shoot where try to make it go.

My plastic guide rod got severly mangled and Sig sent a metal rod with an uncaptured spring, the same as the p229. It's now accurate with just a lovlely trigger. I find the double action trigger has made me a better shot when I use a gun with a single action trigger..

 

[Inebriated]

I find the double action trigger has made me a better shot when I use a gun with a single action trigger..

Same for me. I could tell after I had only used it for a few weeks, then went back to the Glocks and 1911's that I was much better at keeping the fliers away. My groups got much better.

 

[AK103K]

If you cant shoot decent groups DA, revolver or auto, its not the guns fault.

 

[Panzercat]

NutNFancy -- That guy, lol. Sometimes I think hes a ninja of sorts; still he does give long reviews of handguns, though they definitely have his very personal opinions thrown in. He can never stay on his talking points that he has written down, he jumps ahead, goes on a diatribe before getting back on topic, that's why his reviews run 40 minutes and usually has a part 1 and 2.

Still, you usually can get some information from his videos, and he does put forth effort into his videos, you cant fault a guy for that

I mean it can't be just me in that its obvious this guy gets paid. It's more blatant in some videos versus others, but the guy is a walking advert. If only you could somehow blot out his voice, the guy is great for gun pr0n; but beyond that I can't help but to lol at all his omg!crusher!grinder obstacle courses and over the top narratives.

Good for him for making a youtube/manufacture profit, but I'm not sure you can take the guy and his hall of fame recommendations seriously because of it.

 

[Fanky]

I don't think the P250 necessarily deserves a place in the hall of fame per se, but my gen 2 9mm subcompact has proven that it has a place... right about 3 o' clock inside my waistband. I traded into it, and I haven't had a single issue with it. The size, ammunition capacity, weight, and trigger met all my needs for a carry gun.

 

[Autolycus]

The P250 feels great in my hand. But I dislike the trigger. I wish I could find Glocks at the price of the P250. I would like to see a DA/SA trigger in the P250 as Sig said they would put. IT feels like they just dropped the support of this gun. It is a great concept and an excellent idea, a gun that can easily be made into a larger or smaller gun as needed. Unfortunately they just seemed to have stopped the support for it.

 

[Fishbed77]

I think the problem with the Dutch police was that they were replacing the Walther P5. Now that is a nice pistol. No wonder the P250 couldn't match their expectations.

 

[Inebriated]

If you cant shoot decent groups DA, revolver or auto, its not the guns fault.

My point was that the gun helped me focus on trigger pull, which translated into better groups overall.

 

[Maia007]

Well la-de-da for the mere opinion of yet another incoherent babbling YouTube narcissist. The internet at its worst. And here we thought the gun-rags were bad....

Not to say that there aren't some YT "reviewers" that are not a waste of bandwidth. Indeed, there are a few. But very few. He ain't one them and his reviews are all too typical of the genre.

We can get much better evaluations from the consensus of our members here as far as internet wisdom goes.

 

[Erik M]

There are other, more talented and better informed gun reviewers on the internet. I thank him for his service in the ANG but I do not respect his opinions or those of his 'fanboy sheepdawgs'. The Sip P250 is and will forever be a throwaway entry level weapon.

 

[Sal1911A1]

P250

The P 250 is a fantastic weapon
If you love revolvers and DAO autos
Then this is for you

I own two, the 45 fullsize and the 45 compact both are 100 percent,

Grip, sight picture, all are perfect, give one a try you will be so surprised how good they shoot.

 

[Sauer Grapes]

I think you could do a whole lot worse than the P250. It's very similar to a Ruger revolver with some trigger work. {the Ruger, not the Sig}
As far as the internet goes, there's a lot crap peddled on gun forums. Some of the stuff that people give glowing reviews to, wouldn't qualify as a decent paper weight for my desk.
Nutnfancy? Never heard of it. But the P250 is just that. A good DAO auto for the guy that wants simplicity.

 

[dsb1829]

Nutnfancy, take him or leave him. I think he provides a lot of usefull info and shares his firearms passion.

The p250 blows the doors off anything on the same cost. Comparing it to more expensive guns, it is a great value. For his sample, 2 guns, the p250 was exceptional. I am surprised he didn't doc it points for having expensive mags.

My 45acp p250 was also exceptional. I highly recommend it to people on a budget or who want a gun with a simple battery of arms.

 

[Certaindeaf]

The main good thing about nutn is that he's probably actually gotten a few people interested and or more interested in the sport. That's a good thing and that's all I'll say on the matter.

 

[Derek Zeanah]

Sometimes I notice that NutNFancy has slipped up and accidentally endorsed a really quality product, but mostly I see a guy who loves the sound of his own voice. He was less impressive in person, though.

Heh. I was at that show with you.

 

[SpeedAKL]

I was one of thoes guys who got suckered into a new P250 (modular SIG-Sauer for a hair over $500?!?!). I'm considering selling the gun and using some company bonus cash to get a new 9mm.

I haven't put a ton of rounds down the tube (<2,000) but the gun has functioned near-perfectly (~2 failures to date). I haven't run the gun really hard, but have put a couple hundred rounds downrange in a hurry several times and experienced no issues. While the model's numerous quality issues leave me hesitant to recommend it (particularly earlier guns), my particular gun has worked fine.

The only issue that really irks me is the trigger. I can deal with DAO or striker-fired triggers, though nothing beats a smooth SA. The P250's trigger is very light for what it is, which I really like. What I don't like is the long trigger reset that makes it very difficult to fire accurate groups quickly. It didn't bother me at first but the more I shoot, the more it irks me.

The conversion kits are a great idea in theory. In reality, the costs can add up to the point where most people would be happier saving a little extra dough to buy a second gun.

Aside from the above issues, the gun has been quite good.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

At this point I just view the conversions as just a perk of owning the gun but that's not why you would buy it.

 

[RudeMood]

I'm not going to jump to the defense of a man I don't even know, but I will say that i subscribe to Nutnfancy on youtube for a few simple reasons. I can see him run a gun and how he "tests" it, along with his friends. I value the time of some one who is willing to do so and record it for posterity. I enjoy hearing opinions and alternatives about equipment, and 30 minutes of rambling and handling may tell me more about that equipment that a few sentences on a gun forum. I usually put him (or one of the others I have queued up) on and listen while i'm doing something boring around the house or idling at the computer.

As to the P250 and its history, I can only say that I have handled a few but never shot one. I didn't like the feel of the compact, but I reserve my opinion on its performance until i've done work with it. For the price it does make the list for possible options for a full size in my future.