SIG P232: I still like it.

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Modern 9mm’s have gotten small and handy with polymer.

Even though it’s heavy, large, and has a Euro-mag release, I still love this model. Especially in full stainless.

Found this one, preowned but in great shape. Date code puts it at 1997. Made in Germany.

I’ll probably re-brush the stainless with high grit sand paper.

Anyone else still like these?
 

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I don't have one but I have been curious about them for about five years. I have bid on a great number of them but they have always eluded me. In .380 it should make for a nice flat shooting pistol. Id love to hear more from others about it!

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No, I don’t like the Sig P232. I like it’s looks and the heel style magazine doesn’t bother me but it is large and heavy for what it is; nearly the same over all size and weight as my S&W 3953.

I like the Sig P230 much more. It was lighter and pointed better for me. I gave it to my son.
 

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I had a blued model and while it was very accurate the weight and heavy DA pull was reason enough to trade it away.


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I came very close to getting one once, but decided against it because I would have been settling for it as a substitute for a Walther PPK/S.

That being said, I still like the SIG P232 and feel that in some ways it is superior to the Walther PPK/S, namely in weight (17oz vs 23oz) and slimmer dimensions, but I dislike the heel magazine release and find the PPK/S to be more aesthetically pleasing.

If I ever happen upon one for a good price, then I wouldn't hesitate to buy one.
 
This thread is very timely for me. About a decade ago, I owned a stainless P232, which I liked just fine but traded it for something now forgotten. Now I have purchased an alloy-framed version and, for my age and stage, it is ideal.

I can't stand the weight of a big pistol anymore because of some nerve sensitivity or something, and the 232 is an ideal combination of weight (it is very light indeed, even loaded), dependability, accuracy, and a near full-size grip that allows a proper purchase. The pistol is accurate, I can clearly see the sights, and night sights is just icing on this little German cake. In contrary to some readings, to me this is not a firearm that I see needing a quick change of magazines in some mall shootout fantasy and the heel release is very secure.

I know, I know, there are 9mm pistols that are very small and .380 is a mouse caliber and a pistol should be comforting not comfortable and bla bla bla. I depend on shot placement and some of the newer designs of .380 ammunition, together with what I think of assets of the pistol noted above. Carried in a lightweight holster like the Vedder is just an ideal arrangement for me, repeat, for me.

Your milage may and should vary, but for my situation the P232 is just right.
 
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My son's police department in a major Texas city has issued SIG Sauer P226s in the last years and limited back-up guns to SIG Sauer P230/232/239 and so on until an officer was out of probation and went to Glock school and then bought his own duty weapon. My son is carrying his back-up P232 in an ankle holster and while it is a little heavy and he would prefer a back up gun that uses the same magazines as his primary duty gun, he finds the P232 to be an excellent shooter and likes it.

I had given him the gun when he graduated academy and as his department is transitioning to Glocks, he will keep the P232 in the safe.

 
I also like them alot. I just picked up an in-box 230SL from a local seller. The slide had a couple of noticeable scratches on the buffed sides. I used my old standby - a four-sided Revlon nail finisher to bring it back to near-factory finish. The Revlon doohickey has six different grits on one file - and the pink and blue sides (go ahead and laugh!) are perfect for the P230/232 and S&W 2nd Gen slide sides.

The frame also had quite a few marks in it but no gouges. SIG will reblast (frame-only) it for $69 plus, in my case, $30 for RT FedEx. It will never look new because the bead-blasted sections of the slide have some small mars - but it will last two or three lifetimes and I've never had a failure to feed or eject with one ... :) The photo is after I cleaned up the sides of the slide - the mars in the BB are too small to be seen I think. All of the mars on the frame were on the frontstrap and bottom of the trigger guard.

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Edited to add: not to be the outhouse expert on the P230 series but this one doesn't have any issues with a loose trigger pivot. I had one last year for a while - bought off of Crook Broker - that had a fairly loose trigger. It was prolly fine, functionally, but the lateral play bothered me. Now I know to check any potential buy for lateral play in the trigger ...
 
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I have a stainless 230 and two-tone 232, which was giving to me by the City as a retirement gift. Well made, svelte and elegant looking. As chief I oft carried mine on meeting days.
 
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I also like them alot. I just picked up an in-box 230SL from a local seller. The slide had a couple of noticeable scratches on the buffed sides. I used my old standby - a four-sided Revlon nail finisher to bring it back to near-factory finish. The Revlon doohickey has six different grits on one file - and the pink and blue sides (go ahead and laugh!) are perfect for the P230/232 and S&W 2nd Gen slide sides.

The frame also had quite a few marks in it but no gouges. SIG will reblast (frame-only) it for $69 plus, in my case, $30 for RT FedEx. It will never look new because the bead-blasted sections of the slide have some small mars - but it will last two or three lifetimes and I've never had a failure to feed or eject with one ... :) The photo is after I cleaned up the sides of the slide - the mars in the BB are too small to be seen I think. All of the mars on the frame were on the frontstrap and bottom of the trigger guard.

l1AulTg.jpg


Edited to add: not to be the outhouse expert on the P230 series but this one doesn't have any issues with a loose trigger pivot. I had one last year for a while - bought off of Crook Broker - that had a fairly loose trigger. It was prolly fine, functionally, but the lateral play bothered me. Now I know to check any potential buy for lateral play in the trigger ...
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Tha is for the info. Mine has some play in the trigger pivot. Is his an issue for function/ durability, or is purely cosmetic? If it’s not associated with actually causing problems, I’m fine with it.
 
As far as I can tell, the “issue“ with the trigger pivot is just something for anal old guys to take note of. The trigger on the one I had last year was not loose enough to even begin to have the trigger bar potentially pop off of the pin on top of the trigger. Really, it’s just an irritant, seen only on aluminum frame models by me, and probably not easily remedied.
 
Mine is a two-tone, stainless upper on black anodized alloy frame. Excellent ergonomics. Very easy to shoot well. It serves very well as an off-duty, back-up, or civilian concealed carry pistol.

Being an old 1911 shooter I tend toward a high grip. With the Sig P232 (or the Walther PP-series, Soviet Makarov, and several other compacts) this can lead to skin ripped off the web of the hand as the slide cycles between rounds. In other words, there is a learning curve to be mastered if you will be carrying one of these regularly.
 
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