Any of you S&W Revolver fans own/carry a Sig P250

[mconnor]

Good evening-

I have been evaluating my firearms and am considering a transition to a consistent manual of arms across all my handguns. I have a Model 60-14 that will be my EDC.

I recently discovered the DAO Sig P250 and have been contemplating adding one or maybe even the '2 Sum' to my list. I like the idea of a DAO Semi-auto, with no external safeties, to pair with my Model 60.

From my research the P250 has taken a beating over its "terrible trigger", but most of this appears to be from people not familiar with DAO shooting. So my question...do any of you S&W revolver fans own/carry the Sig P250?

Is there any carryover between the two triggers? Will training on one make you better on the other? I imagine dry firing the revolver (heavier trigger pull) would make one an even better shot with the P250. These are my thoughts based on reason and reading. I'm wondering if any of you have any real world experience to confirm my thoughts.

Thanks
Mike

 

[Broker50]

I have been carrying my P250C 9mm the last week or so. I really like it, trigger is like a DAO revolver with an extremely smooth pull at about six pounds. Very easy to shoot accurately, but I've been stroking a much heavier DA revolver trigger for about forty years. My most carried gun has been an alloy frame Commander size 1911 for the past few years. Been trying out the Sig, believe it's gonna' get carried a lot. I can't stress enough how easy it is to shoot this gun well, the trigger stroke is very similar to a revolver, just very smooth, & the same fairly light weight all the way through the stroke. If you can't tell, I like this gun a lot. Another I just got & am impressed with is a Kahr CW9, same type trigger, only striker fired, where the Sig has a hammer. Both have been 100% reliable & surprisingly accurate, & the light weight is REALLY nice, too. The modular concept of the Sig doesn't interest me, but you may like it. It does allow for different grip sizes at low cost, the grip frames are about $40.00. Bought my Sig for about $400.00, with night sights, so I think it's an excellent value My two cents, FWIW.

 

[mrsig]

I have been a S&W revolver fan for years. In fact the first duty guns I ever owned as a reserve officer were a M19 and a M60 - a long time ago!

I really like and keep 2 loaded weapons in my night stand safe and they are a Sig 250 .45 compact and one of my personal favorites which is a S&W M65 3" bull barrel.

If I carry, and that is rare because of civil liability, it is a Glock 19 because of the size and weight. I carry a hot 124 grain +P+ load.

From the "for what its worth department".

 

[26Ford]

People who know me, know that I am a big fan of DAO in semi-auto pistols. SIG is a excellent DAO semi, just keep in mind the P250 is lets say a entry level SIG, so reveiws are mixed. Granted most who complain or post negative views have little or no experience with DAO, and dont care for it. I like the KAHR brand as well, again DAO. The CW series here too we have the entry level pistols and not the companys finest examples, so mixed reviews are inevitable.

 

[LafayetteLA]

IMHO the SIG p250 is the best choice and the best value in the industry for a dyed-in-the-wool revolver fanatic looking for the revolver experience in a semi-auto pistol. SIG had some quality control issues early on but fixed them long ago. SIG marketing could be better. I have a p250 in both 9mm and 45 ACP. With the different grip sizes (S-M-L) and the different grip modules (sub compact, compact & full size) and ability to quickly switch between sizes and calibers it is the most customizible guns I have ever owned.

Neither SIG nor the p250 is perfect but for me it comes closest to exactly what I want and need.

 

[mconnor]

Thanks everyone for the input and feedback.

@26Ford - I think you are correct about the fit/finish level of the P250 relative to all other SIGs. I think this caused it to be the 'shunned' member of the SIG family and didn't receive a lot of love initially. This combined with the early quality issues cited by LafayetteLA probably held the demand down.

For now I think the P250 will remain high on my list of 'Next to Acquire'.

 

[David Sinko]

I never fired a Sig P250 but I but I am forced to carry the DAO P229 on duty. We started with the older original DAO design and now use the DAK. I can't stand either of them and in my opinion they're among the most difficult handguns to shoot well. The trigger pull is way too long and the reset is much too feeble. Any decent S&W revolver trigger is far superior. It's funny you should mention dry firing with the revolver to become a better Sig shooter. I take the exact opposite approach; my Sig has seen tens of thousands of dry fire trigger pulls, all for saving wear and tear on my own S&W revolvers. In some ways I believe the extensive dry fire is even far more valuable than live fire at the range.

Dave Sinko

 

[coltgun]

the sig 250 reminds me a great deal of the model 19 i carried for years at work, i like the pistol a lot, although now i am used to Glocks, i like the 250 trigger better, but i can see where some would not like it, /////