I've been carrying a Colt Mustang Pocketlite .380 for the past 6 years. I love the little gun. SAO, Thumb Safety, 6+1 .380. Awesome to shoot. Never a Fail to Feed or Fire. Great little guns.
So a few years back Sig made their Colt Mustang Copy (Sig P238). And I looked at them, they were nice but the slide was a little bulkier. I couldn't justify purchasing one, since my trusty old colt was working just fine....
Well Sig upped the ante with a 9mm version of their P238, the P938.... The clone of my beloved Colt 'Stang.
With an MSRP of 790-823 depending on the model, I balked at the price, but thought, "If i can find one priced under $650, I'll take it home".
I visited the local Gun show this morning with a wad of cash in my hand. Row after row of knives, Leather, WW2 Trinkets, Beef Jerky, Fudge, and bolt-on accessories overwhelm the tables. (Where are the GUNS?)
I perused the aisles searching for a Sig 938. On the 5th Aisle, the first sighting a Sig 938 Extreme: (http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p938-extreme.aspx) Price on the tag? $799.00 (OUCH!).
"Can I help you?" asked the gentleman.
"Yes. I'd like to purchase that gun but your price is a bit high." I replied.
"MSRP is $823, I'm not going lower than that."
"Thanks"... And I move on.
A few more aisles, and a second sighting. This time, the Nightmare.. Black with Stainless Slide Release and Safety. (Not listed on Sig's Website). Price? $799 (CRAP, Again!?)
"Can I help you?" the salesman asked.
"I'd like to give you money, just not as much as you're asking" I reply.
"Whatcha interested in?"
"The P938..."
"If I could get more at the drop of a hat from sig, i'd be pricing them at $650, but I've got 24 on backorder as it is, so Best I can do is $730 Cash"
"Thanks" I said.
I start to think, it may be too early to get one of these little 9's at a decent price. Or maybe I'm too cheap with my price?
A few aisles later I stumbled upon a few Sig 938s.... Extreme and Nightmare and Rosewood. All are priced at $639.... $639!!!!!
"Can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm buying this gun." I reply with a grin.
$685 bucks later (Tax and Background) I'm walking out of the Gunshow with a new P938 Extreme... Why the extreme over the sexy Nightmare?
THe Extreme comes with 2 mags! one 7rd with finger extension, 1 6rd flush fit.... the others models, 1 mag. I don't believe there are any mags for sale from sig currently.
SOOOOOO anyway, I took some photos of the Colt and Sig next to each other.
Here you are. I know this post is worthless without pics!
So a few years back Sig made their Colt Mustang Copy (Sig P238). And I looked at them, they were nice but the slide was a little bulkier. I couldn't justify purchasing one, since my trusty old colt was working just fine....
Well Sig upped the ante with a 9mm version of their P238, the P938.... The clone of my beloved Colt 'Stang.
With an MSRP of 790-823 depending on the model, I balked at the price, but thought, "If i can find one priced under $650, I'll take it home".
I visited the local Gun show this morning with a wad of cash in my hand. Row after row of knives, Leather, WW2 Trinkets, Beef Jerky, Fudge, and bolt-on accessories overwhelm the tables. (Where are the GUNS?)
I perused the aisles searching for a Sig 938. On the 5th Aisle, the first sighting a Sig 938 Extreme: (http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p938-extreme.aspx) Price on the tag? $799.00 (OUCH!).
"Can I help you?" asked the gentleman.
"Yes. I'd like to purchase that gun but your price is a bit high." I replied.
"MSRP is $823, I'm not going lower than that."
"Thanks"... And I move on.
A few more aisles, and a second sighting. This time, the Nightmare.. Black with Stainless Slide Release and Safety. (Not listed on Sig's Website). Price? $799 (CRAP, Again!?)
"Can I help you?" the salesman asked.
"I'd like to give you money, just not as much as you're asking" I reply.
"Whatcha interested in?"
"The P938..."
"If I could get more at the drop of a hat from sig, i'd be pricing them at $650, but I've got 24 on backorder as it is, so Best I can do is $730 Cash"
"Thanks" I said.
I start to think, it may be too early to get one of these little 9's at a decent price. Or maybe I'm too cheap with my price?
A few aisles later I stumbled upon a few Sig 938s.... Extreme and Nightmare and Rosewood. All are priced at $639.... $639!!!!!
"Can I help you?"
"Yes, I'm buying this gun." I reply with a grin.
$685 bucks later (Tax and Background) I'm walking out of the Gunshow with a new P938 Extreme... Why the extreme over the sexy Nightmare?
THe Extreme comes with 2 mags! one 7rd with finger extension, 1 6rd flush fit.... the others models, 1 mag. I don't believe there are any mags for sale from sig currently.
SOOOOOO anyway, I took some photos of the Colt and Sig next to each other.
Here you are. I know this post is worthless without pics!