Bought first carry gun (age 59), used ss Sig 232.

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The gun store yesterday in Cordova TN had a 230 and three 232s! Could not believe it. The other three are blued and also used.

The triggers on all four feel a bit 'spongy' at the very aft end of the pull (not as crisp as my Sauer 38H), but other owners' reports always describe the very high quality-having read lots about these quite often over the last year.
 
Very jealous!!

For me, the P232 holds joint first place with the Astra A60 (or Constable too) for the most salivation-inducing semi.

I have outlined my buying restrictions here, not being able afford, nor accommodate a bigger safe, I can only buy a gun if I make legal room for it, by selling another.

Given that all guns I have have a specific roles the Sig or Astra could not fully fill, I won't be buying one any time soon.

So I live vicariously through those who do!!
Enjoy and post a pic (for me, if no one else!!).
 
The P232SL is a great pistol, one of my favorites to be sure. Perhaps the most naturally pointable gun I've ever fired. You may want to experiment with the various grips available for this model. Personally, I'd have opted for the lighter weight blued model for carry purposes, but that's up to the individual. Congrats on the new Sig.
 
Super pistol, that is my summer carry piece. Very reliable, recoil is a little sharp and, very accurate. I doubt you will regret buying that one.
One note: be careful when you disassemble it for cleaning, that little coil spring has tendencies to take off for points unknown. Ask me how I know this.
 

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Great purchase. Back when off duty / plain clothes were 380acp I had a P230 and then P232. The 232 was more reliable with JHP ammo. One of the best carry guns I ever had. The gun just pointed naturally for me and was thin enough for IWB and ankle carry and it was a tack driver. This is a one of the better Sigs made IMHO.
 
rdtompki: Just figured out what you meant (I'm slow). 59 is ancient, but the gun looks almost brand-new. Two very thin scratches in the stainless surface.

What I can't figure out is why the gun shop listed this gun for just $450. With four Sigs of the same type last Tuesday-all $500 or less-maybe they just had no luck "moving" any of them out the door?

Vet66: Twice I tried three friends' P-64 carry guns, being "impressed" and so disappointed by the heavy DA pull. Also disappointed by the very snappy recoil.
Compared to that little Polish beast (otherwise an excellent gun), the 232 seems almost as light as my excellent Sauer 38H, issued to WW2 German army/police. The Sauer 38H basically "fathered" the 230/232.
 
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Even though I have three of them I doubt I would ever buy another .380. Unless I came across a 230/232 at a good price, very sweet carry pistol with classic lines.
 
I owned and carried a Sig 232 for a couple years. Fantastic pistol, I shot it just as well as any full sized handgun. The very first mag I put through the gun, firing at a rate of about 2 rounds per second I shot about a 1.2" grouping at 30ft. I kick myself for getting rid of it, but between my S&W Bodyguard and Shield it has no place in it's carry rotation and got sold to fund other guns.

What I can't figure out is why the gun shop listed this gun for just $450. With four Sigs of the same type last Tuesday-all $500 or less-maybe they just had no luck "moving" any of them out the door?
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Could be they were consignment guns. Gun's sold on consignment have the seller list the price rather than the shop. The shop I usually goes to sells guns on consignment and you will sometimes see the same gun in the same condition for as much as $100 more, those people are typically delusional.
 
I've always wanted either a 230 or 232, never did understand what the difference between them is. They have that 1920's-1930's streamlined look.

I love my S&W Walther PPKs, but what I don't like is the safety's position. Where the Walther is far ahead though is the mag release, heel releases are for Europeans who basically don't get to keep and bear arms because of their despotic governments.

Owning both S&W and Interarms version of the PPK guns, I do not agree with all the anti S&W slur. There is very little difference, in my opinion. Hardly enough difference to justify the vitriol some spew at the S&W version.
This is the opinion, I beg consideration, of an old machine shop owner with a considerably jaundiced view of common parts manufacture today, and a deep hatred for the current dishonest trend towards planned obsolescence. There are pluses and minuses to both versions.

I have an HSC, but again with the slide safety, and even worse, another heel mag release. I also don't like the weird hammer.

These are just my own opinions, for me, when comparing them to what I consider the best handgun ever designed, the 1911. With that comparison, a stainless steel Llama sized .380 with Dan Wesson standards for fitting and quality control, would be my own optimum low threat environment concealed handgun.
 
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I've always wanted either a 230 or 232, never did understand what the difference between them is.
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One of the major differences is that the 230 must be de-cocked using the decocking lever otherwise a blow to the hammer could cause the gun to discharge. On the 232 you can either use the de-cocker or thumb the hammer down and it will be just as safe to carry.

HisSoldier said:
Owning both S&W and Interarms version of the PPK guns, I do not agree with all the anti S&W slur. There is very little difference, in my opinion. Hardly enough difference to justify the vitriol some spew at the S&W version.
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You lucked out, my S&W PPK as well as a few others owned by people I know all had feeding or ejecting problems. Some will run fine, many will not, I hear the .32acp versions run a lot better. For what it's worth I wan't another PPK because I am a longtime Bond fan, but from a functional standpoint the 232 is far superior.
 
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