Is it worth it? That’s an individual judgement call, but I can tell you that I did purchase a second P238 for my personal use. Of course, if you look around, you’ll find the street price to be lower by about $100.00. The retail price of the Sig P238 is $723.00 – that makes it about twice the price of most other pocket. We had a couple of failures in the first hundred or so rounds (which I can’t swear wasn’t ammo related) but none since. So far, we’ve found the P238 very reliable. I put a few magazines in it myself and was shocked at how well I shot with it at 25 ft.: We took my wife’s P238 to run a couple of hundred rounds through it to break it in and get her used to the gun. One might expect (as I did initially) that a small, defensive weapon like the P238 would be a challenge to shoot accurately. This is another stand out feature which really impressed me about the Sig P238: However, useable sights bring far more capability to the table, and in this case, don’t detract from the ability to conceal and draw the weapon – nice job Sig!ĭid I mention the sights were actually factory installed night sights? That’s right – straight from the factory, the P238 comes with tritium filled SIGLITE® sites which glow in low light. In a way, this is understandable – this is a gun which most likely will be used a “point and shoot” distances of 10 ft. One of the things I appreciate most about the P238 are the sights – so many pocketable. The belt clip isn’t removable on the kydex holster either, adding width and making it impractical to use the included kydex holster as a “pocket holster.”

When placed in the holster, much of the frame of the P238 is exposed and will rub against your skin. Having carried the gun in the Kydex holster, I found it to be adequate for conceal carry, if you’re wearing an undershirt, or some other clothing between you and the gun in the holster. Here’s a photo of the P238 with the extended magazine inserted: I’ve seen them sell for as high as $50.00 each. Unfortunately, like all things Sig, the magazines for the P238 are quite pricey – figure at least $40.00 per magazine. I also discovered that Sig makes an extended magazine for the P238 with a nice “pinky extension.” With the extended mag, the Sig P238 goes from a 6+1 capacity to a 7+1 capacity, and I can a much better grip on the gun, sacrificing almost nothing in concealability. the P238 comes with just one single-stack 6 round capacity magazine in the box, but makes up for the unforgivable lack of additional magazines by including a nice kydex belt holster. The version I purchased came with Sig Sauer’s Nitron finish, and Hogue® Rosewood grips (the P238 is available in several other versions as can be seen on Sig’s website). The Sig P238 not only has a 1911 style trigger, it’s essentially a miniature 1911 throughout – all-metal construction. So I purchased one new in the box for my wife: Both my wife and I did and found the relatively light and short trigger an absolute delight. It was then recommended to me that I try the 1911 style trigger on the Sig 238. We understood why they were designed the way they were, but that didn’t make us like the triggers any more. Both are extremely popular right now, but neither of us like the long, double-action only triggers both of these pistols featured. We tried both the S&W Bodyguard (we came close to getting this one) and the Ruger LCP (didn’t really care for the lack of sights). So we started looking around for something smaller. She loves shooting the gun, but it would be a challenge for her to conceal it on her person – particularly in the Summer months. But my wife’s just under 5 feet tall, which means the M&P 9 “compact” model is almost a full-size firearm to her, proportionally speaking. My wife recently got her CCW permit, and I bought her a S&W M&P 9c to use in her CCW class. 380 ammo is getting harder to find in in stock. With a surge of interest in concealed handgun carry and new applications for concealed carry permits nation wide on the rise, never has the level of interest in guns which can easily be concealed been higher.380 caliber “pocket pistols” are selling better than ever, and.

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