I just recently had the chance to watch the Cam and Company interview with representatives from Sig Sauer at the 2008 SHOT show.
Cam interviewed Sig Sauer president and CEO Ron Cohen. Cohen and Adam Pinchot demonstrated the new Sig P250 pistol. Cohen emphasized that the P250 is innovative and unique. I agree completely.
“It’s not a gun; it’s a system,” said Cohen. Cohen and Pinchot then demonstrated how easy it is to change grips to fit the user. If you are not familiar with the P250 platform, the serialized receiver drops down into a polymer frame, which comes in three sizes. The different sized frames allows the user to determine which fits his or her hand the best. Switching frames takes only a few seconds.
Sig also offers a short trigger in addition to the standard trigger, creating a total of six different combinations a user can choose from to find the best fit.
What is also exciting about the P250 is that the owner can easily swap between four different calibers: 9mm, .357 Sig, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. All of this is accomplished with a single receiver.
Cohen stressed that no single gun can fit all people well. As the P250 is not a “single gun,” it allows “the dealer to adapt it to your requirement,” he said. The P250 offers “a suitcase of options” that “lets you change caliber and size at will.”
Cohen said the P250 has a six pound double action trigger with a crisp break. Pinchot stressed that the trigger does not have an unbearable long pull, rather the P250 has a smooth trigger with a quick reset.
Cohen promised “There is no compromise on quality, accuracy, or safety.” Yet, Cohen said the MSRP on the P250 is “around $650,” which makes it one of the least expensive guns Sig Sauer has brought to market. MSRP on Sig’s website lists it at $699.
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It’s inexpensive for a Sig, but not inexpensive for a pistol altogether. But the caliber change is probably worht it.
i recently purchased the p250 and it has by far been the best pistol i have ever handled and shot.
Just finished the P250 Armorers course(only the second such course as of yet) at IALEFI Reno. What a super simple platform! In my opine, just as, if not simpler than, that other polygun from Europe. Both great guns to be sure but the versatility of the SiG is unquestionable. We’ll see how it holds up when American LE gets its’ hands on her…
I purchased the P250 this week, and I must that this is a great weapon. It is exactly what you expect from Sig. I can not wait for the other caliber barrels to be released so that I can pick them up as well. Very innovative design.
Interesting price on the gun , but what about the price for a changeover to another caliber, such as 9mm to 40 cal or any other. If the price is prohibitive ,you might hjust but another whole new gun, right?
I picked up my P250 about a week ago and put 150 rounds through it. Was very impressed. Wouldn’t expect anything less. The conversion to other calibers is on SIGs website. Each slide setup is 375 not including the mags. Well worth the price I think.
This gun has had more FTF, FTE , mag problems then one should care to know, now SIG ha recalled trigger bar…Why b/c its flawed! Only purchase this gun if you want to lose a gun fight!
The ATF currently has a request for proposal ( RFP ) to switch to a new handgun for all of its agents. Sig Sauer submitted their new P250 pistol for this competition, but it was eliminated by the ATF from the competition after completion of the the first two stages of testing. Of the guns tested, only pistols from Glock and Smith & Wesson went forward to the stage 3 tests.
Sig Sauer filed an appeal with the ATF about the Sig P250 being eliminated early from the testing. However, the ATF has now rejected their appeal, and only S&W and Glock are going to the final evaluation stage.
In rejecting the Sig Sauer appeal, the ATF noted the following from their agent test results:
“11 of the 20 test shooters experienced stoppages with Sig Sauer’s handguns–in some cases, as many as 10 stoppages.”
The ATF simply found the Sig P250 to be too unreliable for the needs of their agency. If you want to read the full report denying Sig Sauer’s appeal, you can do so here:
http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/4023393.htm