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Sig P250 Review (45 ACP, full size) (2017)

Sig P250 Review (2017)

For the purposes of this review I will be talking about my experience with the Sig P250 in 45 ACP in the full size frame. You’ll see why that’s important later on.

A bit of history first, if you will. I have been a Counter Strike player for years, as far back as CS 1.5 before Steam even existed and WON was the name of the game. Fast forward to recent times and the ever popular CS:GO is the newest thing. One of my favorite pistols to use in that game is the…you guessed it, Sig P250. I’m a sucker for buying guns that are featured in video games and this is no exception, especially when you look at the price tag. You can find these pistols for anywhere as low as 350 to anywhere as high as the 500-600 dollar range.

I was in the need for a new, easy to take down combat pistol in 9mm anyways so I did some looking around for one. Unfortunately I was in the middle of my military training so local gun store options were very limited but I did come across a 250 in 9mm in the compact frame for 350 bucks. I was going to buy it that day but I had to go and get some paperwork done and arrange for storage as I was not allowed to keep it on base with me. When I came back, cash in hand, the gun had already been bought. When I asked who, they simply said it was a man in uniform. Someone, somewhere, on the very base I was stationed at had bought my pistol. Naturally I was a bit peeved for a few weeks and even considered tracking down this individual and offering him more than what he paid for the pistol. I settled as the one that got away.

Fast forward again to this month (September 2017) and a local gun show later I had my hands on a 250 in 45 in the full size frame. After my experience with owning a P320 I knew this gun would be great and definitely worth the money as it is essentially the same gun with different innards. The stand in question was selling them for 400 bucks, but I managed to get lower than that. I will just say it upfront, you cannot find this level of quality and accuracy at this price. Sig’s 250 and 320 lines are far superior to other guns in their price ranges (base models of course).

So the big points of Sig’s new-ish line of 250s and 320s is that they are “modular” but I use that term lightly. Sure you can change out slides, barrels, and grip frames to different calibers and sizes but ultimately these exchange kits run you almost as much as a new pistol which begs the question why not just buy a new pistol altogether? I don’t particularly care for hyping up this modular design when I don’t really intend to take advantage of it until the price comes down or secondary market picks up the slack. Others may see it as the next development in pistol design but I remain skeptical.

Now, the differences between the 320 and 250 is how they fire. 250s are double action only at a very very nice 6 lbs, while 320s are striker fired. Having grown up fired some S&W double action automatic pistols and revolvers, I hated the notion of DAO triggers. The 250 made me think twice. It feels incredibly light(for a DAO), breaks very cleanly and feels very even the entire way through. Some even say the 250 is one of the best DAO triggers ever made for automatic pistols and I’m inclined to agree.

I’m getting slightly ahead of myself here, but the trigger really is that nice. If you get an opportunity, try to dry fire it in a store (ask first) and you’ll see what I mean.

Alright so, the 250 comes in the usual Sig plastic pistol case. My pistol in particular came wrapped in plastic bag on the inside of the pistol case and it was absolutely smothered in oil. It became hard to even rack the slide because my hands kept slipping off. Not sure what the deal with that was. It comes with the usual extra mag, lock, ads, manual, all the stuff you’d expect from a big name like Sig.

Aesthetically, the 250 in full size is a massive, blocky pistol in classic Sig design. In size comparison, it is bigger than my 1911 Series 80 Govt Model in almost every dimension except maybe length. I got the standard boring all black. Sights are the regular 3 white dot you see everywhere. It definitely looks the part of a combat pistol. It feels great in my hands and just handles really well all around.

Seeing as how the gun was coated in oil already, I just took it out to the range as is. I had about 150 rounds, 100 of regular Federal target ammo and 50 hollow points that I can’t remember the brand of but it was a bit hotter ammo than the target loads were. Each magazine holds 10 rounds which is a fair amount for a full size combat pistol in 45. Some other designs hold more but those other designs are also many times more expensive (FNX45, USP, etc..). Value is of course the name of the game with this gun for me.

I started my first shots at 15 yards (all shooting is done offhand) and found myself putting rounds in the same holes. I did not expect it to be so easy with this gun. Normally folks argue that a DAO trigger affects accuracy and I can see why but this is still very impressive for coming right out of the box with no work on my end with regular cheap ammo. I opted to move out to 25 yards once I was satisfied with tearing ragged holes in my target.

At this range, the DAO trigger was affecting my accuracy. I managed at best a 2.5 inch group at this distance but I know for sure the gun is capable of better accuracy than that. After going through my limited 150 rounds I was very satisfied with the accuracy of this gun.

Recoil was very manageable. Just given the sheer size and weight of this gun its not surprising that this gun didn’t jump around much or really put a lot of strain on my hands. I can tell you for sure my 1911 has more felt recoil than this gun does by a fair bit.

During shooting I encountered no malfunctions which is excellent.

Now onto maintenance which is a strong point of this gun for me. Takedown is easy by locking the slide back, and switching the takedown lever down and just sliding the slide off and its good to go. It oddly does not feature a captive recoil spring but it is fairly easy to take out and put back in without too much effort. The main part of the gun is the fire control unit mounted in the grip frame itself, and that can also be taken out of the grip frame. This really allows you to get in the nooks and crannies and get all the gunk out and oil up what needs to be oiled. There is something to be said for the sheer ease of maintenance and simplicity the 250 and 320 lines offer. The gun goes back together in reverse order and is just as easy to do as disassembly.

Again, I will reiterate that for the money, this gun is outstanding and absolutely worth a look over. It has one of the best DAO triggers you’ll find on an automatic pistol, it is very accurate and more than accurate enough for a defensive/combat situation, is easy to maintain, and is versatile for those that care enough to utilize its modular design. Additionally, it is available on both T and CT sides and great for eco rounds. Some day I’ll convert it to an actual 9mm compact version, Asimov skin with a StatTrak mounted on the rail, factory new of course. I highly recommend the P250 and the P320 as well but that will have its own separate review later.

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