Sig Sauer P250 anyone?
 

I'm researching guns. I need to go out and get my hands on more, but for now I'm mostly reading about them. I'm fascinated by the idea of being able to have 1 gun that will function with 2 different calibers. The Sig Sauer P250 is such a gun. It comes in 9mm, .357SIG, .40S&W and .45ACP. How perfect is that, you spend the cost of 1.5 guns and end up with 2 (you just can't use both simultaneously, but then I'm not in a John Woo movie, so that's ok).

I was wondering if anyone had tried or had their hands on one.

This is kind of a pain because there are so many options out there.

A lot of guns have this option. The best scenario is the one that has a .22LR kit along with the major caliber. This lets you practice on the cheap with exactly the same frame/trigger you would use in a social situation.

My preference is my Kimber .22 Rimfire conversion atop a Springfield Armory TRP (a high-end production 1911).

It would be hard to do much better than a P250, but you sure as hell could do a lot worse. If it fits your hand good, you like the look of it, and it's in your budget, "pull the trigger."

I hugely prefer firearms with a manual safety, but that's a personal decision.

If i may throw my $.02 in, i think 9mm+P is plenty of power for any weapon intended for 2 legged self defense. You can get into .357 magnum power levels with some 9mm+P loads. Some 9mm loads are also good penetrators.

In a more rural setting, i'd want a progressively larger caliber the farther you get from the big city lights though.

I live in a big city, so a 9mm 15+1 semi-compact S&W third gen auto is the choice for me.

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I checked a P250 out at the SIG booth at the NRA annual meeting here in May. It's very interesting, but I think they're all double-action only. I like SIG's decocker guns and have five of them. For my P229 and P226 I have the .40 and .357SIG barrels. I'm thinking about getting a 9mm one for my P239 for the wife to shoot. You can get different barrels and mags for most SIG's and Glocks there days. The factory SIG barrels are usually around $100 used.

Thanks all, I'm just slightly better than clueless when it comes to handguns. I'm trying to research and read everything I can, so this info is great.

Thanks

No offense, but if you're not handgun savvy, the P250 might not be a good first handgun for you. As was said before, you can swap calibers for lots of other makes and models and you might not want a DAO as your first one.

I don't really see any problems with a DAO action.

A lot of cops learn to shoot for the first time with DAO service pistols,and a lot of soldiers with DA service pistols.

No problem with them at all. Just kinda weird if you're not used to it. No safety either, AFAIK.

Right, I shot a Kel-Tec P3AT this past weekend. It's DAO. It was a bit odd, but I suspect I could get used to it. Still, I did prefer the single action of the 1911 and Browning Hi-Power that I shot.

Kel-Tec is a junk gun compared to SIG. No comparison.

Right, I was just saying, that I'd shot a DAO gun. It felt odd to have to pull the trigger that far to get the gun to fire, but I understand why that's the case. I need to get out to a couple of the gun stores in the area and get my hands on more guns.

ParaOrdnance makes a double-action 1911. Looks pretty weird. The higher end makes will have a very smooth pull all the way through on D/A. I love my 1911 too, but it's not great for motorcycle carry because the trigger guard is kind of small when I'm wearing bike gloves. SIG makes huge trigger guards and I like a heavy D/A trigger when wearing such gloves.

Curious, why do you want to switch calibers?

Because going smaller bullets are cheaper than big ones. It'd be nice to be able to tailor the gun towards the job.

Cheaper to go to the range and fire a bunch of 9mm than .45, but then the 22 conversion for a 1911 is even cheaper.

9mm is unobtanium around here now, while .45ACP grows on trees.

Funny, in a local shop yesterday, I saw plenty of 9mm and 40S&W, but no 45ACP.

Right, so how great would it be to be able to use either in the same gun. I could end up someplace like either place and I'd still be able to buy ammo for my gun. How great would that be?!

I'm not necessarily stuck on it, just seems like a good idea if there's a gun that can accomplish it cheaper than just buying 2 separate guns.

I'm going to handle as many guns as possible and see what I like the best.

I don't know that you can swap 9mm for .45ACP barrels out in the same gun without other mods., perhaps a different spring. .45ACP is definitely my choice.

Two years ago a value-pak of 100 rds. of .45ACP was $19 at Wal-Mart. I think it's $35 now. I haven't bought 9mm in years, but it's very hard to find around here now. The shop I went to shoot at yesterday will not sell more than two boxes of any one caliber to someone. They make most of their money from the range fees, so they want to make sure there is always plenty of ammo left for that and that folks can't stockpile it and take it home.

The conversion kits I've seen for .22 include a whole new slide, you need new mags too. The most interchangeable calibers are .40 and .357SIG and some of those can also take a 9mm barrel, but you'd need different mags for 9mm.

Right, most of the guns that can change calibers are usually changing calibers that are fairly close in size. Also, you'd definitely need clips for each caliber. The modular Sig P250 can change between 9mm, .357SIG, .40S&W and .45ACP. That's pretty cool, to me. Not only that, but you can change grip sizes between full, compact and subcompact too.

http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProduct.aspx?categoryid=54
http://www.onpointfirearms.com/blog/2008/03/07/review-sig-sauer-p250/