Sig Sauer P238 Subcompact: Single Action .380 ACP Pistol

where is it available in dbn hts MI area?

Mike,

I don’t know the local dealers in your area, so you may want to call around. I believe the P238 is due to be released soon, so you probably want to start calling soon to get on the waiting list.

Alternatively, you can go over to Impact Guns and order the Sig P238 there. They are now taking orders on each of the different models (black, two tone, etc.)

One year + after it was intoduced at the shot show the gun will show up at the dearler’s/That’s pretty poor don’t you think?How about getting your act together!!!!!!!

Can someone please tell me what the advantage the 238 offers over the Sig 232, .380? I love it, light to carry and dosen’t make you sweat much. Low recoil. 1 hit is better than all misses!

Just saw the 238 at a local store and loved the feel and design. Went in to look at the LCP which they didn’t have but surprised to find this as an alternate. Now considering the 238 but would love to see some reviews first.

Re: laser
You really don’t need it. I shot this last night at the range at my local gun store. 8″ target at 25 feet…first 3 shots in the 10 ring…next 12 on the paper. No, it doesn’t hold 15 rounds..I reloaded 3 times. I believe it’s a 6 shot magazine. Seriously, I wasn’t even trying hard and I need my laser to make the LCP work well.

I bought mine on thurs. 6-4-09 for $497.& just love it it’s same size as my colt mustang & colt mustang mags. fit it also ” IT WILL BE MY CARRY GUN !!!! “

I was ripped of by a gun dealer at a gun show - I payed way to much. Anyway, the magazine wouldn’t let me load with 6 + 1 as advertised. It jammed a lot and it didn’t eject the last round so I had to take the magazine out before I could shake the last cartridge out.

Picked my Sig P238 up for $515; two-tone, night sights, with black grips. I like this gun much better than my G26 or Sig P239 for summer carry. Not much bigger than an iphone, and its not even noticeable even in pocket. Mine is carried via a clip-on inside the waist holster.

Just picked up one yesterday. Functions well. Love the sights compared to other mini-gun entries. Has a slide lock and fits reasonably well in an average sized hand.

I carry a Springfield EMP primarily, so transition to this SA only pistol is not a challenge. However, I would caution all those DAO shooters to be careful how they plan to carry this shooter.

Folks that want to use pocket carry may want to look at the Israeli style of deployment leaving the chamber empty and racking the slide in concert with presentation.

I’ve practiced deployment of the pistol last night using Condition One, Two, and Three with a high degree of success for a little gun with not a lot of Safety or Hammer to purchase with my thumb.

All in all it’s a good little shooter for what it was designed for and with lots of practice, it could ultimately be my Beach/Outdoor
Activites Gun.

this is a copy of the old colt mustang.

I like my Bersa thunder .380 (made in Argentina)very reliable litle gun.

I thought this was recalled??

For years, both in the military and police department I have carried a 1911 Colt 45 as my primary weapon. My choice of back ups change like the weather. At first I carried S&W .38 2 inch tube, then went to the 380 232 Sig, then to the Kel Tec .380, Beretta .380 and finally the .380 thunder by bersa. Don’t let the reduced price of the bersa fool you. Argentina makes a good little hand gun and this .380 thunder is the largest caliber the citizens of this country (Argentina) allows. Its a fine shooting weapon right out of the box. The trigger system is one of the best I’ve encountered, both DA/SA. About 5 pounds DA and 3 pounds SA. As usual our gun guru (s) will mess it up by making statements like its worth 3 times what it sells for and PPK should contract with Bersa for trigger release know how will eventually up the present cost factors. But at the present $300. plus cost you can’t go wrong. The little gun is a little heavy with all that steel but its pays at the firing line. As the oldline goes you never know when you are going to need a personnel protective weapon. I’ve got myself in the bad habitof carrying a .32 Kel Tec as a pocket weapon (easy carry) when I wear jeans and T shirts. However, I’ve been shooting carry weapons for over 50 years now and placement shots and a cool head counts for a lot. You put 7-8 rounds of .32 in the bad guys chest and gut, most of his aggression will go by the way side. I’m also a believer that an extra carry mag is important. When the Sig P-238 hits the money pit stores here I will probably get one. Love those 1911 designs. Not sure I want to carry a cocked and locked pistol, SA, in my front pant pocket or waist band though. The first 20 plus years in the military police would not allow the 1911 to be carried in the locked and cocked position. We carried 5 rounds of ball in the mag and 2 extra mags on our sam brown belts. Over the years I got pretty good at jacking a round into the chamber of the 1911 as I cleared leather. Those 45s had a heck of a knock down power. Guess that why I carry a Colt Commander 45 to this day. When I have to go thru those bad doors I want to know my weapon of choice will take care of whats waitine on the other side.

Picked up the P-238 at the local money pit store. Paid too much when I traded my Kel Tec .32 in for it. Has all the bells and whistles. Night sights and rosewood handles. Hard black in color. Saw in a concealed carry mag that a guy in Florida carried his Ruger LCP 380 in a Galco M5X paddle. Specs between the Ruger LCP 380 and the Sig P-238 is real close and since Galco doesn’t make holsters for the Sig P-238 yet opted on the Ruger LCP 380. Hope when it gets her it fits.Haven’t went to the range yet but fired a mag’s worth out of her to make sure she works. The weapon is well built but the slide safety lock seems a little flimsy. Sig already has a recall on this weapon, safety slide lock not functioning right. Gave them (Sig) a call and after checking the serial number of my weapon says its OK. Readers with this weapon needs to call Sig and make sure their weapon is OK. That little baby has no safety other than the slide safety. No mag safety nor safety if you drop the weapon and the slide safety is not on it can go off. You would think a $650. hand gun from Sig would have all the safeties built in like the l911 Colt now does. Still like her and I hope she does well as my back-up.

Hi—My cozy pardner from Desantis came in and it fits the Sig P-238 perfect. What I like about it is you can use it 2 ways. Inside the waist band or out side the waist band on your belt. Its very comfortable both ways.

I’ve read some comments from other readers about the safety on the P-238. It serves 2 purposes. It blocks the hammer from falling and also locks the slide into place. With the chamber empty you can put it on safe with the hammer down and this secures the weapon from an accidental racking a round into the chamber when using a tight holster. I do recommend that after the weapon is secure in the holster empty of chamber, you take the safety off as the slide is locked with the safety on and when you clear leather you can not rack a round unless the safety is off. This cuts down on loaing time.

I had seen the P238 about a half a year ago. I loved it because it looked just like the Colt Mustang. The place I saw it at wanted about $600.00. I was shocked. I really did like the little gun. On the day after my birthday which was October the 24th. I purchased a Sig P-238 from McBride’s Guns in Austin Texas. I got it for $450.00 plus tax. I was very pleased. I did have a hard time finding one of this little guns. They are hard to find so please keep on checking at the guns stores if you want one. I really do love it. It is very compact and can fit any where. To bad ammo is so hard to find. I have not shot it yet due to the lack of .380 ammo. I have heard nothing but good things about the Sig .238. People who want to get one really should. You will not be disappointed. Juan

I bought my P238 for $419, good price I thought. Love the sights and it is obviously a quality gun.

Have had P238 for about a month.
Well made, tightly built, comfortable to handle.
Easy to aim and sights are functional.
Almost no recoil when compared with P232 and Keltech,
After 200 rounds it is still unreliable with many failures to load and occasional failures to eject the last round.
It is finicky as to the ammo it likes prefering 90gr. to 102gr rounds and does best with low cost FMJ target ammo.
I like it but don’t trust it yet and plan to shoot some more tomorrow.
Others have reported mag problems.

Fired 50 rounds of Fiocchi 95gr FMJ. On rounds 40 and 43 the slide didn’t close and had to be given a nudge.
When functional it is very accurate.
This isn’t over yet.

I bought the P238 yesterday and headed to the range right away. I fired 100 rounds, some critical defense and the rest were Remington ball. It performed flawlessly. I traded my Ruger LCP with Crimsom Trace laser for it.
The main reason for my laser was that the sights on the Ruger LCP are too small and dark. The sights on the Sig are great. Accuracy is amazing. I shot 3″ group at 25 yards with my 66 year old eyes. It is also a lot easier shoot being a single action trigger and the grips are much better for my big hands. For concealment, I find it just as easy to carry in my back pocket as the Ruger LCP. This thing is a “winner”.

Should try your local gun show. I’m from Washington and couldn’t find it anywhere and I live 10 minutes from Oregon and when to the gun show and found around 6 of them there which they said were going like hot cakes. I picked up up and get it on Tuesday. Have to wait for the FFL dealer to open up to pick it up. Hahah i hate the wait. Even with a CLP i still had to wait to get this bad boy. Btw if you close to the Portland area try Keith’s Sporting goods. Other then that the gun is grate. Felt good, looks grate and it’s a Sig which I’ve always liked. Can’t wait to take it out and go through a few rounds. I looked at the kel-tec and the LCP which just felt like cap guns to me. Not saying they bad by any means i just like the solid feel the 238 had and it looks more like a gun to me. Guess I’m picky on that kind of thing.

Still at it. It is a finely made gun but…
Fired 100 more rounds yesterday of various manufacture (it started raining and I could’nt record types) and grs. Two stove pipes and two failures to feed that required nudges.
Very accurate when funtional.
May send it back to Sig for fine tuning.
Wish I could find some good quality ammo.