The modular frame/grip is an awesome idea, this looks like it could be a winner, both from an end-user standpoint and a production standpoint. As was said before, with the trigger assembly being the actual firearm, one could conceivably swap the lower out on the gun depending on the situation. For example:

At work I wear dress clothes and I prefer a smaller/lighter gun while at work. So how I could put the compact/sub-compact/singlestack frame on the gun in the AM (If Sig makes one, this is speculation of how it COULD be).

When I get home, I put on jeans and a button-down shirt...time for a double stack with a regular grip. I like the idea of being able to keep the important parts intact (sights, trigger) on a firearm while being able to swap out lowers for different concealment purposes. That's super cool.

Not that I know if Sig has plans for that or not, but a nice, light Polymer Sig with a 6lb pull and a grip/frame that should fit my hand very well sounds nice in any event.

Specification wise, 40S&W version of P250 would be the closest thing to my definition of best combat pistol. Thanks to SIG.

By the time it's available in this state, I'll have enough reviews.

Mr. Erhardt,

I'm a relatively new member of SigForum, and honestly, relatively new getting back into firearms in general and pistols in particular. I just recieved my unrestricted Carry Permit in NY State (no mean feat!).

I do have some history and talent... the first time I ever touched a pistol was at Parris Island (40 years ago) while we were at the Rifle Range. We did what was called 'Fam Fire' with it on a 25 foot range, and I hit 23 out of 25 bulls with a sloppy range abused 1911... I currently have a .45 Colt Vaquero and am in the market for an automatic for carry, but looking to learn more.

As for rifles, I'd fired a .22 at the 25 foot Boys Club Range 4 times as a teenager before going to Boot Camp at 19... in two weeks on the range, I did fairly well... on Thursday of the second week ('pre-qual' day), I shot a 246 our of 250 for high man on the range... actually, high man on the ISLAND that month. Of course, I crashed and burned on the following day when it really counted and shot a 233, but hey <grin>...

Anyway, long and short of it is that I'd consider it an honor and a privilege to be included in your Range Report Team for the P250, and to get a chance to see the NH Facility in general would be a great experience.

If your list is full, please add me to the waiting list if you feel I'd qualify... In any case, thanks for the consideration, and thanks for this incredibly offer which is much appreciated whether I get to participate or not.

This is a great example of how companies SHOULD act toward their consumer base, it's a shame that this kind of thing is so exceptional today.

Again, thanks.

Stoney

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This is a great example of how companies SHOULD act toward their consumer base, it's a shame that this kind of thing is so exceptional today.

Stoney

+1. Class act all the way!

The P250 is definitely at the top of my "must buy" list. Depending on the price, I plan on having one in each caliber.

Any word on the magazine capacities of the other calibers??

thanks,
proud2pak

This info is DYNAMITE!! Get the customer feed back OUTSTANDING!! If a spot comes available please include me if possible. I am from Central PA. and would love the oppty.

Your's in sport, John I.

Hi Paul,

Please add me and my wife to the list.

Jill & Mike

Mike, are you telling me that this is your first post ever? holy cow.

I can't wait for this gun!
I have never liked 'plastic' guns but this one looks like it will be awesome (like every other Sig I own or wish I owned!).
I can't wait to get a chance to fire one

Sounds great! Put me on the list please!

Is there going to be a grip frame with finger grooves??

That would just set the P250 over the top!

The only thing that I may not like about this pistol is that the checkering on the grip may be coarse. That's what I disliked the most about USP grip.

The slide release seems to be pointing down 90 degree, but at least it seems like it has more area seen from top for a thumb to press down on than a Glock. Thank god it's ambidexterous.

How many children will I have to sell to buy one?

After reading Paul Erhardt's post and the article beginning on page 41 of Guns & Ammo, the P250 looks quite interesting. However, what begs my question is how Sig plans to market the pistol for gun store owners and buyers. Say I am very interested in purchasing a P250. I go to my favorite local gun store. I like it, but which of the six different combinations of grips and triggers will properly fit my hand? Will the gun store have six P250 pistols in all six different combinations available for me to handle? If not, will the store have at least one receiver and the three grips and two triggers and spend the time interchanging them to all six different combinations to help me pick the correct combination to fit my hand? How would I buy the correct combination for me from an internet retailer like Jerry at Ordnance Outsellers? Heck, for that matter, will each P250 come with three polymer-grip modules and two triggers? The G&A article only says the three grips and two triggers are "available" (p.41).

How does Sig plan to do this?

Mr Earhardt,
I am a Sig Owner and currently one of My dept FIrearms instructors. I would love to try out the P-250. I would be more than happy to share my thoughts on the pistol from an L/E instuctors view as well as an avid shooters view. This pistol looks to help with some of the major issues we have with recruits,.Issues such as pistol ergonomics and size. A trigger that has one consistent weight is also far easier to learn and become proficient with.

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
How does Sig plan to do this?

I believe you've identified what will turn out to be another source of frustration for would-be SIG owners. Although I would be very pleasantly surprised if the "bodies" are inexpensive enough for every gun shop to have the full line available to install whichever one the customer prefers or even for the customer to try, I seriously doubt that will happen. I once asked for a short trigger at a well-stocked shop that carried things like spare SIG barrels and was told, "We don't get much call for things like that."

Here's my guess: the bodies will be expensive and it won't be easy to find P250s fitted with the small or large sizes. A few individual consumers will have a chance to try the large or small variety and will have to order what they want from SIGARMS if they're willing to pay the price. I also suspect that the different bodies are something that will be sold primarily to large LE agencies so they can customize the gun for each individual officer.

Hopefully I'm wrong about all this, but I'm developing a fairly good personal prediction record about such things.

I might have missed the answer in one of the many threads and in this one, but is the P250 going to be california legal?

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
How does Sig plan to do this?

I believe you've identified what will turn out to be another source of frustration for would-be SIG owners. Although I would be very pleasantly surprised if the "bodies" are inexpensive enough for every gun shop to have the full line available to install whichever one the customer prefers or even for the customer to try, I seriously doubt that will happen. I once asked for a short trigger at a well-stocked shop that carried things like spare SIG barrels and was told, "We don't get much call for things like that."

Here's my guess: the bodies will be expensive and it won't be easy to find P250s fitted with the small or large sizes. A few individual consumers will have a chance to try the large or small variety and will have to order what they want from SIGARMS if they're willing to pay the price. I also suspect that the different bodies are something that will be sold primarily to large LE agencies so they can customize the gun for each individual officer.

Hopefully I'm wrong about all this, but I'm developing a fairly good personal prediction record about such things.

This is my only apprehension at this point. I hope SIG will figure a sensible way to configure the pistol and reduce the headache for customer support. A piece of plastic is not a costly item at all. Although, I expect they're using a high-grade plastic...it's still plastic, not serialized, and should be relatively cheap...like a magazine.

Tim

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Originally posted by Kelvrick:
I might have missed the answer in one of the many threads and in this one, but is the P250 going to be california legal?

In the thread running: "The Official Word" it plainly says CA and MA NO

The real deal.

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Originally posted by sigmundsauer:

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
How does Sig plan to do this?

I believe you've identified what will turn out to be another source of frustration for would-be SIG owners. Although I would be very pleasantly surprised if the "bodies" are inexpensive enough for every gun shop to have the full line available to install whichever one the customer prefers or even for the customer to try, I seriously doubt that will happen. I once asked for a short trigger at a well-stocked shop that carried things like spare SIG barrels and was told, "We don't get much call for things like that."

Here's my guess: the bodies will be expensive and it won't be easy to find P250s fitted with the small or large sizes. A few individual consumers will have a chance to try the large or small variety and will have to order what they want from SIGARMS if they're willing to pay the price. I also suspect that the different bodies are something that will be sold primarily to large LE agencies so they can customize the gun for each individual officer.

Hopefully I'm wrong about all this, but I'm developing a fairly good personal prediction record about such things.

This is my only apprehension at this point. I hope SIG will figure a sensible way to configure the pistol and reduce the headache for customer support. A piece of plastic is not a costly item at all. Although, I expect they're using a high-grade plastic...it's still plastic, not serialized, and should be relatively cheap...like a magazine.

Tim

I was under the impression from the Vizier article that when you buy the gun, you get three frames and the "upper".

But, come to think of it, i'm not quite sure. I'll have to check into that.

I don't see this as being so much different from HKs, Walthers, etc. that have "adjustable" polymer frames (or inserts)...and with those you tend to get the "whole package" of backstraps, etc., no?

Oat