Is The Sig P250 THAT Bad?

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Proud Poppa

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Went to a local pawn shop and they happened to have a SIG P250 compact in stock. I asked to hold it and to my amazement, it felt wonderful! The DAO trigger was not that bad. The only thing I didn't like was that you had to fully let off the trigger for it to reset. But I think SIG makes a short trigger kit for the P250.

They also had a G19 RTF in stock. I held both side-to-side. The SIG was just a TAB taller, but overall they were the same size. The SIG was in 40 cal and held 13+1. This is the same as the G23.

So what is the bad rap about these guns? They can be had NIB for under $400.
 
It didn't do well because most people don't like the dao trigger. If that doesn't bother you, it is a decent gun. Good for the price.
 
Aside from the trigger, is the gun a reliable platform?

Does it have that "to hell and back reliabilty" that's synonymous with Sig Sauer?

Is it something that you would trust your life with?
 
I have a P250C in 9mm, and its been a good gun. Its grip is the nicest of any of the SIG's Ive owned. The trigger doesnt bother me at all, and I actually think its one of the nicest DA triggers Ive shot. Its always been reliable and accurate. Its only real quirk is, like all the other SIG's, if you shoot thumbs forward, you just have to mind your thumbs.

Donrt let the trigger sissies deter you either. From what Ive seen posted on the internet, I get the feeling a lot of people are just either "trigger lazy", or "trigger phobic". Spend a little quality time with any of them, get to know them, and they are all easily shot. Learn only one, and thats all you'll likely be able to shoot, and if thats the case, of course anything thats not what youre used to, is going to be a "bad" trigger.
 
Proud Poppa- I love my 250c .40! If I was in a hospital bed for 12 months and all my muscles atrophied then maybe just maybe I wouldn't like the DAO trigger on this gun. Introduced a buddy into shooting this year, he hated the way the p250 felt. Then he saw it as a challenge to get better with it, now he likes shooting it a lot. I keep it in the truck as I've mentioned in previous thread, think the long pull is safer if you're drawing and firing the gun sideways (between you and the steering wheel) towards the window, you'll have a lot of adrenaline, wouldn't want a hair trigger in that scenario. I've read a lot that people want their guns to all have similar trigger pulls and don't even like da/SA because of the two different pulls. All my pistols have their different trigger pulls, my typical range guns
P250c, P99, S&W BG.380, Sig 1911, M&P 9
all have different pulls.
If you spend some time with it you'll know when it's gonna break and you can get accurate with it (6" steel plates @ 15 yards all day long)
But it all depends on what you're looking for, quick rapid fire and I'd go with the PPQ .1" trigger reset.

Good luck and here's a future congrats on your purchase of the P250


Only drawback was the quality of the gun at that price made me think the 1K I then spent on their 1911 would be a good buy, been to the factory 5-6 times if not more in the two months I've owned it.
 
No bad rap from this poster. The only folks I have heard bad mouth it are the ones who do not own it, and the only issue they seem to have is the double action. They are entitled to their opinion, and there are plenty of other pistols out there to please their preference.
 
Only drawback was the quality of the gun at that price made me think the 1K I then spent on their 1911 would be a good buy, been to the factory 5-6 times if not more in the two months I've owned it.
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Are you talking about the P250 or the 1911 going back to the factory??
 
1911 has been fedex'd and ups'd to and from Exeter till the cows come home. Thought hey if they can make such a nicely constructed gun and sell it for 350 then a grand should be a safe bet
 
I've never been a big fan of the P250s. First for the capacity they're a huge gun, never been a fan of DAO in such a configuration. For $399 or so I don't really believe they're a real sig...
 
Short answer yes....

From the problems my customers have had with them... I don't know why Sig would continue to make them. Sorry if your an owner or a fan... but I would recommend a lot of guns before it.
 
Had a P250C 9mm for awhile, got rid of it.

The trigger wasn't that bad. What mainly turned me off was the cheap feel and its very finicky nature with what loads it would run. I have little patience for that, and this was a year or so ago when ammo was a little harder to get. My Glock 19 has run absolutely everything for years. The P250 most definitely did not.

Does NOT give the impression of "to hell and back" reliability as far as I'm concerned.

I also overpaid for it when I got it initially, at least they started cutting the price AFTER I bought mine, that made me a bit angry at SIG also.

Another initial selling point was that it is modular, but the alternate frame kits never really came out, and when they did they were so expensive it wasn't worth it. Only worthwhile maybe in jurisdictions that are VERY restrictive about gun ownership. That's not Arizona.

Even in its current cheaper price range I would look at Ruger SR9c first, and even a used Glock.
 
Well call me a trigger snob if you want, but I did not care for the DAO on this gun. When I first heard SIG was putting out a DAO like this I figured it would have a fairly short reset like a Glock. That was not the case. I would suggest a SIG Pro before a P250.
 
The trigger takes a little getting use to. Those that shoot a lot of double action with revolvers will have a much easier time adjusting to it. Accuracy is quite good. I have tried resting the butt of the grip on a steady suraface to see what kind of group I could get at 25 yards and it was under 2". Might have been better with younger eyes to do the aiming. The trigger does improve a little bit after shooting 400 to 1000 rounds. It might also be because I have improved shooting them. I bought mostly the kits to get all calibers in compact and a couple in full size. I prefer the .45 over the .40. It is my opinion that you get a lot of pistol for the price. The 9 mm, .40 and .357 all use the same magazine no matter what is stamped on them. I also found I like the large grip a lot more then the medium grip they all come with (except the sub compact).

If you plan to take the time to get adjusted to the trigger of the P250, you will probably really enjoy the platform. For those that only want something that they already know and are acustomed to, then just stick to what you like. I can fire a single action pistol faster and hit center of mass at self defense distances the I can DAO. This is not what I got this pistol for.
 
Hkfan - Did the serial numbers of the guns you sold start with EAU or EAK, I'm guessing they didn't.

Quick ref point is look at the sig sauer logo on the grip. If its towards the bottom it's the bad run of guns they made, if it's in the middle and has those serial numbers it is the updated model that I havent heard one complaint.


I'll fire cheap monarch and WWB and some federal, no issues.
 
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Mine had several problems. Failures to feed, slide never locked back, and oh yeah I did hate that trigger. Traded mine to a 229.
 
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I see no problem with them other than the conversion flop. Sig was quick to push out the gun but slow on the kits. The price of the conversion was not as simple or cheap as they initially seemed they would.
 
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