I have a Sig P238 that I really like. I would, however, like a larger Sig also in .380. Is Sig currently offering anything in 380, I know in the past there were 2 pistols, now I find nothing.

As far as I know, your P238 is Sigs only current option for .380. They used to make a P230 and a P232, both can still be found on the used market.

P250 & P290 were available in 380

Yup, need to check out the used market/Gun Broker for 230s/232s.

Now, for a great feeling and slightly larger size .380, give the Rock Island .380 1911 a try and see what you think.

Browning makes a reduced size 1911 in .380 too. P250 and Beretta 84 / 85 are options too.

Does it HAVE to be a Sig?

The Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ and the Bersa Thunder 380 come to mind for me:






I had a P232 and a Bersa Thunder 380CC and actually preferred the Bersa.

Well here you go!

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/3000099854

SIG P232 or P290RS are available on GB

Beretta 84FS, if it doesn’t have to be a SIG.

There's somebody on Gunbroker who is selling "kits" to change P320 9mm subcompacts to .380 ACP. It's just a grip frame (which you wouldn't need unless you wanted a different color), a .380 barrel, and a .380 magazine. My guess is that these are leftover P250 parts.

The good news is that this would give you a SIG .380 in a larger frame than the P238, and striker-fired to boot. The bad news is that you'd have to buy a subcompact P320 in 9mm and a kit, which has a Buy-It-Now price of $142.

Here's a photo for comparison. (Not my picture, but it's the only one I could find on the web that shows both pistols.) The top is a P320 Subcompact and the bottom is a P238. (The P320 is actually a Compact slide on a Subcompact frame, which is why the slide extends beyond the end of the frame.) This will give you some idea of the relative sizes.



I'm not sure, but it may also be possible to use mag extensions meant for 9mm mags on the .380 SC mags to give you a little more grip area. Keep in mind, though, that these magazines are going to be harder and harder to find because the pistol they were meant for (P250) is out of production.

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Originally posted by toivo:
There's somebody on Gunbroker who is selling "kits" to change P320 9mm subcompacts to .380 ACP. It's just a grip frame (which you wouldn't need unless you wanted a different color), a .380 barrel, and a .380 magazine. My guess is that these are leftover P250 parts.

The good news is that this would give you a SIG .380 in a larger frame than the P238, and striker-fired to boot. The bad news is that you'd have to buy a subcompact P320 in 9mm and a kit, which has a Buy-It-Now price of $142.

People should approach this so-called conversion from P250 to P320 with more than a little suspicion.

If such a conversion was really practical, SIG would have done it and sold some guns rather than wholesaling parts out to CDNN.

As it is, an enterprising person has bought a $10 holster, a $10 magazine, and a $20 barrel from one source and is trying to sell that $40 of parts for $142 on eBay.

I own the P250 in both .380 and 9mm. Among other things, the recoil springs are radically different, the barrels are slightly different diameters, and the slides have different lightening cuts.

I'd go for a used 230 or 232. They are fantastic guns.

The P230/232 is a nice gun that looks incredibly cool, but the limited availability and ridiculous prices of SIG magazines is something to consider in your decision making process.

Not that fleece-bay is anything to go by, but a new nickel SIG mag is listed at $110 plus shipping. Six people are watching it. A couple of other's are listed at $130.

ProMag makes mags for the P230/232, but reports on their reliabilty vary.

Bought a P250 subcompact from the used gun case for $200... Great deal and in great shape included the mags and box...

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Originally posted by gc70:
People should approach this so-called conversion from P250 to P320 with more than a little suspicion.

If such a conversion was really practical, SIG would have done it and sold some guns rather than wholesaling parts out to CDNN.

Thanks for the cautionary info. Nowhere in his ads does he say "P250," but where else could these parts possibly be from?

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Originally posted by toivo:

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Originally posted by gc70:
People should approach this so-called conversion from P250 to P320 with more than a little suspicion.

If such a conversion was really practical, SIG would have done it and sold some guns rather than wholesaling parts out to CDNN.

Thanks for the cautionary info. Nowhere in his ads does he say "P250," but where else could these parts possibly be from?

SIG never made or sold a P320 in .380 ACP. Since the GB ad says "All brand new factory Sig Sauer parts." that only leaves one option.

Look at the GB add and note that the grip module has no mag release. CDNN is the only other place I have seen grip modules sold without mag releases.

Also look at the GB seller's add for a 40 to 357 conversion, which does say P320/P250.

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Originally posted by PASig:
Well here you go!

https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...0601935/m/3000099854

Very nice deal with the upgrades. CDNN has new $20 factory magazines for it.

Thanks for the pitch PASig and Blackmore, it is a good deal and not a mark/blemish on the pistol. With the upgrades and mags it's better than new.