Some us prefer hammer-fired, traditional DA/SA pistols. Like my P239.
My question is: how hard would it be for Sig to re-engineer the DAO P250 into a traditional DA/SA pistol? Could the P250 trigger module/chassis be changed internally to do this? Added: I'm thinking of it as a 9mm, but it could also be sold in other calibers.
Here would be the perfect pistol to more or less parallel the P320 family (using the same grip frame options and, potentially, the same magazines) and sell for same price. It would involve a minimal investment in manufacturing capability by Sig...
Call it the P235. It would reach a wider market than the upscale P225 and even the P239 (a wonderful pistol which gets criticized for being too big for its ammo capacity). It might eat into SP2022 sales, but... that's a platform we've been hearing for years will leave the lineup.This message has been edited. Last edited by: RoverSig,
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My daughter and one of my sons went to the indoor last night to help her select a first handgun. My son had his 239, I had my SP2022 and we rented two guns for my daughter to try out; A S&W Shield and a Ruger LC9S.
She shot all four guns and she now wants a DA semi. She does not care if it is a small gun or larger semi but she prefers the action of the DA/SA.
Anyway, I know it's not a direct response to your inquiry but it goes to show, the DA/SA auto is still preferred by some young shooters; my son and daughter as a case-in-point.
Regarding the re engineering of the 250; I owned a 250 and really liked the DAO option and think there is still a place for it. Can SIG design a DA/SA in a modular set-up is a question for someone who understands the limitations of the firing control module.
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If they could also add a hammer, that would be cool.
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Springer XDe's comes with a hammer, a safety/decocker and from what I've gathered so far it is a DA/SA in a slim profile package. It looks interesting.
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SP2022 wonderful but too big. P290 nice enough but too small.
Springfield XDe about the right size. Technically, in Sig-Sauer terms, something that moves around between carry-to-compact size. But if it were modular, it could also be full-size, given the right (P250/P320) grip frame.
I just prefer traditional DA/SA, for a host of reasons -- and think Sig-Sauer could make one out of the P250 modular design, with little risk and potentially great results.
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Originally posted by 350zee: Springer XDe's comes with a hammer, a safety/decocker and from what I've gathered so far it is a DA/SA in a slim profile package. It looks interesting.
Originally posted by jhe888: SIG is not going to make a hammer-fired version of the P250. That would make it a totally different gun. The P250 is striker-fired.
Maybe SIG will make a modular hammer-fired gun. Who knows?
In the meantime, you'll have to be happy with a 226, or one of the old classics. They are still fine choices.
The old classics are great; I like my P239, with its DA/SA operation. It is not an OLD classic, but still a classic. The biggest complaints about the P239 revolve around its low ammo capacity (8+1) in comparison with its relative weight (which, however, makes it a pleasure to shoot).
The P250 is hammer fired -- its just a DAO hammer. Like my S&W 3953, the hammer is visible but does not stick out from the back of the slide so that it can be operated by thumb - which wouldn't work anyway, since it cannot be fired SA! These DAO guns were built as sort-of rivals for striker-fired guns, trying to emulate that "every trigger press is the same" benefit to consistency that striker-fired pistols convey.
I'm just saying the Sig could use that slide and the framework of the P250 module to build a DA/SA gun -- I don't know how a decocker could be made to work with it, in that frame -- but it would be a nice gun, and not involve a huge manufacturing investment (same frame, same slide, etc., as an existing gun).
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