SIG SAUER P250 problem or normal??

[JeeperCreeper]

HELP!!! SIG SAUER P250 dirt or not dirt??

So I'm in the market for a medium-ish sized pistol and I have been seeing alot of sales for SIG P250s. I was never a huge fan of DAO on a non-pocket pistol, but I know the SIGs fit nicely in my hand so I headed to my LGS to check them out in person again.

Upon handing the 250, I really liked the feel of it and the trigger was acceptable for a carry gun... but the issue came up when the clerk and I were cycling the action. It seems on the compact 250s (the medium ones) that if you didn't slam the slide home, it would hang up on itself and remain about 3 or 4mm out of battery. I understand on many guns, you can't be gentle with it, however, I have never had an issue with any modern semi auto where if I did not rack it rough, it would not go fully into battery. It also made racking the slide back to the rear extremely difficult.

The clerk was guessing it needed breaking in and a good cleaning, but looking at the clearances, it seems there may be some minor rubbing and/or binding between the frame, slide, and modular fire controls. It also concerns me that the two or three compact 250s had this issue when the full size did not.

Is this type of issue on SIG 250s normal?? Anyone have first hand experience on this?? I'm just trying to find out if I should cross the 250 off my list.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Haven't had that issue on mine. But I have not seen any come out of the box properly lubricated. A friend was about to return hers due to issues similar to yours; a quick field strip and proper lubrication of the slide solved the problem for her.

Recommended you use a lubricant such as Lubriplate or TW25b

 

[MikeJackmin]

Haven't seen it on mine either, and I have three compact kits.

It might just need to be cleaned and lubed and shot a few times. If there is more to it then that, Sig will take care of it.

 

[Fremmer]

I'd pass on it, it already has problems and you don't even own it yet.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

I'm bumping this topic, I am really curious as to if SIG 250s were good or not.... any help!?!?!?!

 

[mdThanatos]

I have gotten pistols to hang up by riding the slide when the action was closing, so to me that is not an issue. I would be more concerned with the difficult racking back though, the 250's I have looked at(never purchased) did not exhibit this issue. Was there only one to look at or was this on multiple models?

 

[JeeperCreeper]

It did it on a few of the compacts but not the full size. Its just tough because there is a lot of 250 hate out there and I can't get a solid read on whether these guns are plagued with issues or not

 

[MikeJackmin]

These guns certainly had problems when they first came out. Sig fixed the problems, and now they are fine.

I frequent this forum and the sigforum and it's been quite a while since I've seen anyone report a problem with a p250. The very similar p320 also enjoys an excellent reputation.

If you think the p250 would be a good choice for you, but if the slide issue concerns you, maybe the thing to do is to look at one from another seller. There's no good reason to buy any gun that you feel uncertain about.

 

[Lethal rx7]

A friend has a p250 that ive shot minimally. The gun does seems to need to be man handled, rack like your in an action movie and no soft grip/limp wristing either. I took it down for him and cleaned/lubed the gun and it did make the gun operate better. In my eyes and from what i have seen and heard of from other 250 owners it is not what you would expect from a sig.

 

[Fiv3r]

I've got a P250 Compact that is perfect. It's fairly new too. i've only had it a month or two. Great shooter and very comfy if a bit blocky for CCW. I'm dabbling with a hybrid holster design that should make it a fine jacket-weather hiking gun.
I keep it in my "briefcase" for work as a back-up if I can't have my carry piece on my my person. Great inexpensive little shooter with a fantastic trigger if you like shooting DA revolvers like I do.

I've never had a battery issue. I haven't gone out of my way to rack it with gusto, but it's been fine for me through a couple hundred rounds. Nice budget SIG, and I think I might pick up a full size P320 so that I have a compact grip frame option should I want to carry it concealed as well.

 

[Gik-tal]

The biggest problem with the P250 is that people do not understand the concept of a double action only automatic. The trigger is long hard but very smooth. If you were one of the people that grew up shooting double action revolvers then the gun feels great. If you grew up shooting the 1911 with its short crisp trigger chances are you are not going to like the P250. I have a P250sc in 357 Sig, and use it for my winter CC gun. In the world of CC guns the P250 shines, the long trigger and the heavy trigger pull really do not figure in when you have to pull it out and fire under stress. IN several stress style shooting exercise's, where I've had to draw and fire, I never even noticed the trigger. That said the gun I have feeds very reliable, with about every type of defensive ammo that I've bought, and it is very accurate. If you learn how to stage the trigger, as us old revolver shooters used to do on the old S&W wheel guns, you will quickly see how well it does. But with all that said, if you like the gun but not the trigger then I'd look to the P320, same basic gun, different firing mechanism. The striker fire in the P320 gives you a short, and crisp trigger with a very short reset.

 

[DevsAdvocate]

So I'm in the market for a medium-ish sized pistol and I have been seeing alot of sales for SIG P250s. I was never a huge fan of DAO on a non-pocket pistol, but I know the SIGs fit nicely in my hand so I headed to my LGS to check them out in person again.

Upon handing the 250, I really liked the feel of it and the trigger was acceptable for a carry gun... but the issue came up when the clerk and I were cycling the action. It seems on the compact 250s (the medium ones) that if you didn't slam the slide home, it would hang up on itself and remain about 3 or 4mm out of battery. I understand on many guns, you can't be gentle with it, however, I have never had an issue with any modern semi auto where if I did not rack it rough, it would not go fully into battery. It also made racking the slide back to the rear extremely difficult.

The clerk was guessing it needed breaking in and a good cleaning, but looking at the clearances, it seems there may be some minor rubbing and/or binding between the frame, slide, and modular fire controls. It also concerns me that the two or three compact 250s had this issue when the full size did not.

Is this type of issue on SIG 250s normal?? Anyone have first hand experience on this?? I'm just trying to find out if I should cross the 250 off my list.

I would have the clerk disassemble and reassemble it, maybe the FCG is not properly seated?

 

[Sol]

I'd pass on it, it already has problems and you don't even own it yet.

Yep, wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.

A slide that doesn't go fully into battery and it's not even stripping a round out of the mag.

 

[burk]

Yep sounds like a problem child unless it was assembled after cleaning incorrectly. I'm not a big fan of the 250. When it first came out it was a good value (although not as good as the P95 Ruger. They were all over the place as a decent sub $350 DAO entry level SD. Now I'm seeing them north of $500, in some of the boxes they go for almost $600. Both the P320 and the SP2022 are far superior guns, not to mention Glock, Smith M & P, and the Ruger SR series.

 

[longknife12]

I've had a 250sc for several years, 2K+ rounds and never a burp! Lower $$ on spectrum but I'm satisfied with it.
Dan