Should I trade my SIG P250?

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chaim

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I know, never sell a gun. However, my .45ACP SIG P250 Compact was not bought to be a fun range gun. I like it, but for fun I bring out other guns, I bought this for purely functional reasons. I bought it shortly after deciding I wasn't going to use 1911 and other SA guns for carry and home defense anymore and I was moving to guns with a DA first shot (or striker fired guns) that did not have a manual safety. Commander sized 1911s were my favorite size for carry most of the time, and I wanted something DAO, DA/SA or striker that was similar, so I ended up buying the P250 Compact for that role.

Well, I'm returning to the 1911 (I still shoot it better than any other platform except the CZ 75B which I shoot as well). Once I have practiced enough to be comfortable that I will disengage the safety every time, I'll be going back to my S&W 1911SC. So, the main reason for the P250 Compact is no longer needed, and while it is OK, it really isn't going to see much use as a fun range gun.

The one use for which I might keep it is home defense. At 3am when abruptly awakened by a late-night noise, I prefer a DA first shot to a safety. However, that consideration is largely surpassed by the fact that I shoot 1911s better (one advantage countered by another), and once I start using it for defense again, my 1911SC (and other future 1911s) is going to see much more use than the P250. Further, if I really must have that DA first shot, I can set up a revolver (probably either my S&W 625MG or 65LS, both of which see some HD time anyway) or my CZ P01 as my bedside gun.

There are a few other guns I either don't use or like much that I'm selling outright or trading on other guns (leaving are most or all of my small framed snubs, my Kel Tec Pf-9, and my LCP). What is one more? I like the P250, it is great for the use for which I bought it, but it has lost its place in my collection.
 
However, my .45ACP SIG P250 Compact was not bought to be a fun range gun. I like it, but for fun I bring out other guns, I bought this for purely functional reasons.
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Purpose doesn't really matter. Regret is always a strong possibility.:D
 
Oh, why am I asking... It probably sounds like I made up my mind, if the gun doesn't really have a place in my collection anymore, and I don't think I'll shoot it much, why not...

Well, even with guns I'm clear that I need/want to be rid of, I tend to drag my feet. Early on in my gun collecting, I let some go too fast and then regretted it. Later, there were a few I let go when I really needed the money, and those, of course I regretted. So, I tend to go slow when deciding to sell a gun.

Heck, even my S&W 442 and my Kel Tec Pf-9 which I never really liked, are here several years (442) and a year or two (Pf-9) after I decided they were going to go. Whenever I write an ad to put online, or start driving to a dealer to put them on consignment, I start thinking of things I might use them for and decide to hold off just a little longer. I've kind of gone the other direction from the beginning, I'm holding on to gun I don't really want in order to avoid someday deciding that maybe I want it after all.

None of what I have is all that collectable. None of the guns I may sell will be that hard to replace. Yes, I like the P250, but it really no longer has a place in my collection (the 1911SC will usually take its place on the range and in the holster, when I want something lighter to carry than the 1911SC, I just bought a S&W M&P40c).

So, I guess what I really want here, is for people to tell me it is OK to sell... :D
 
Purpose doesn't really matter. Regret is always a strong possibility
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Yeah, but, it isn't like it would be hard to replace a SIG P250 Compact if I change my mind. Heck, if I change my mind I might even upgrade to a SIG P320 or to a SIG P220.

Like said in my last post (which I was working on when you posted), I tend to be too cautious anymore before selling, to the point of keeping guns I really don't want (not like this one that I like but don't need and see myself using anymore) because I was too fast in the beginning and I have sold some guns I later (sometimes not so far later) regretted. Heck, regret can sometimes happen with sales you know are for the best, but at least in those cases it usually doesn't last long.
 
I traded my 250 years ago for a Glock 21, never had an ounce of regret.

I liked the 250 fine but the loooong reset bugged me. I'd be happy with a 320 if I wasn't so invested in Glocks.

I personally have no issue with trading a gun you have objectively decided just isn't in your usage plan. Myself I have a Glock 30S that needs to go when I find the right deal, I just prefer 1911s (or possibly my new Sig P245) for carry .45s. Years of trying to make that Glock work have failed.
 
I've sold a ton of guns. Something like 25-30 of them. The only one I regret selling was a P228. That's it. It's a personal thing. If I bought a gun I didn't care much for, selling it wouldn't bother me one bit.
 
I like the P250, it is great for the use for which I bought it, but it has lost its place in my collection.
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Sounds like you have though this over well. I say sell it then.

In current political climate there is a glut of guns and that will probably last for a while, maybe until early 2020. So if for some reason you wanted to buy one again there should be no problem but my guess is you would not.
 
Or you could broaden the definitions of your "purpose" and "collection" and keep it.

That's what I would do.

But then, I am a gun enabler.
 
Heck, even my S&W 442 and my Kel Tec Pf-9 which I never really liked, are here several years (442) and a year or two (Pf-9) after I decided they were going to go.
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I guess holding on is a lot easier for me. To paraphrase Will Rogers, 'Never met a gun I didn't like.:D
 
Having shot several 250's I'm going to say send it down the road. It's sigs worst mistake IMHO
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Why would you say that? Reliable, accurate, comfortable to shoot, versatile with the modular design...I'm assuming you don't like the trigger. However, I'm a DA revolver guy so to me I like it. When I bought it, I wanted a long and heavy (but smooth and comfortable) first shot for safety purposes since I didn't want an external safety. As a defensive gun, if you don't want an external safety on your gun, there aren't many better choices than the P250 IMO. However, I shoot 1911s better, so I'm retraining on always disengaging the safety and going back to what I shoot best. So, the P250 has kind of lost its place for me (the 1911 remained a gun I turned to when just shooting for fun, and even with how much I love the 1911 I didn't shoot it much since I mostly shoot my defensive guns, I don't see doing that as much with the P250 which appeals to me more just for practical/functional reasons).
 
IMHO keep the P250, sell your junk guns. P250 is a great pistol, all you have to do is stage the trigger, just like a revolver.:D
 
Maybe try a Sig P320? IMO, the 250 is a pretty decent and comfortable gun hindered by a needlessly difficult trigger. The 320 remedied this to me. Coming from a fan of hammer fired guns (I carry a CZ P-01), the 320 has a pretty great trigger. You might find you shoot it well.
 
Easy:
1) If it works for you, keep it.
2) If it doesn't, sell it / donate it (or send it to me).

(With all due respect to Cheapshooter of course)
 
I'll help you out here with a vote to sell it.

I traded into one a few years back and I couldn't get rid of that thing fast enough!
 
I have 2 P250 gen2 handguns, one in compact and one in subcompact. I wouldn't trade these for anything, both extremely accurate as I can shoot the center out of a target with little effort. I own 2 H&K's, a P229 and several others but the P250's shine. Like someone mentioned earlier, you learn to stage the trigger and once you get that mastered, you will love the P250!
 
What ya'll are doing is talking me in to getting a P250 (to shoot along with my two P320s).
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Nothing wrong with the P250. I like mine. It is just that I don't go shooting as much as I used to so about 90% of my shooting is with my defensive guns anyway. I don't love shooting this one so much that it will beat out other guns to come to the range for fun. It is a great practical gun. It is great for home defense and CCW. I do shoot it well and being a revolver guy as well, I love the trigger (it was one of the selling features for me). I'm just moving back to 1911s for carry and possibly home defense (I shoot CZs and 1911s best), and while I have a few other non-1911 guns for defense, they all serve a different purpose/niche than my 1911s. This is about the same size and close in weight to a Lightweight Commander (or my S&W 1911SC). I don't want to have too many carry guns, so anything that fills the same niche as one of my 1911s won't be carried. So, for me, my P250 has lost its place in my collection. I'm not sure it is worth keeping for coming to the range maybe once or twice a year. I'd rather have the money and put it towards a gun that I'll either enjoy more at the range, or use for defense (or towards a new training class, or ammo, or range fees).

Or, that is what I'm trying to determine...

Like I said, I do like this gun. I might just keep it for that once or twice a year it will come to the range over other guns I keep just for fun, or I may keep it for home defense. I'd prefer the simplicity of a DA 1st shot over a safety if I'm awakened at 3:00am to someone breaking in and need to defend myself while still groggy, though I can do that with a revolver or my CZ P01, or really, there is no real reason (just preference) not to have a safety (and the same argument for selecting a CCW gun applies when selecting a home defense gun, pick what you shoot best, and for me that is the CZ and the 1911). Ah, decisions...

Anyway, if you want one, they are good and versatile guns. Get a P250. My thinking of selling has nothing to do with any dissatisfaction with the P250 and everything to do with consolidating somewhat and changing what guns I use for defense and possibly selling those that have been made unnecessary (ie. those, like the P250, that were bought specifically for a purpose I don't/won't use them for anymore). Heck, before deciding to go back to 1911s for carry, I was about to trade my S&W 1911SC on a full size steel framed 1911 since it was originally intended as a carry gun and had been retired from that role.
 
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