Got my first Sig

[sgchick]

I'm curious, are you able to manipulate the safety on AND off one-handed? I can get it off, but not back on without adjusting my grip.

I can't do it with one hand, but I put it on when I'm done shooting while I still have a two hand grip...That way I can use both thumbs. I've been practicing with a holster tho, as I plan to carry it when I ride out of state. I have my Utah CCW.

[amishfarmer]

I can manipulate the safety with my thumb. up is more difficult but possible without changing my grip much. I use the inside bony part of the knuckle. it was a bit odd at first but because that's how I do it on my 1911 that's the way I wanted to do in on my 238. my 1911 does feel more natural tho since the safety lever is much larger.

[amishfarmer]

I have a sig p238 also...makes an awesome carry gun.....when I'm outta California...lol

Next time I go back to PA I plan on getting mine there. Since i'm still a PA resident.
I do carry mine around the house. Sometimes I forget its even there, which I have to remind my girls of when they wanna jump on me when i'm sitting on the couch

[ABR]

After cleaning/lube I took my 238 hd out for the first time yesterday. I really like it. Recoil is very minimal and follow up shots were easily back to POA quickly. The safety is difficult to engage as mentioned and knew that before I bought it.
I went through 200 rounds of Blazer Brass rather quickly and had several casings to the head; perhaps 20-30 and others directly over my head. I'll need to try some different ammo to determine if it needs any adjustments. The pistol absolutely loves defense rounds. Went through 40 Sig V-Crown and 50 Hornady CD's without any issues. That made me very happy.
I do have an issue with the Sig 7 round mag I purchased along side it. After the 4th round almost without exception, the mag would drop out of the pistol just enough to not feed the 5th round. Not a good situation under circumstance. But in this case observing the LCI made it easy to understand what was going on. No issues whatsoever with the 6 round mag. I need to take the extended mag apart and see what's going on with it.

[CandG]

p238 was also my first Sig, followed shortly by the p938.

Surprisingly, the recoil from the p238 and p938 are pretty close, which was disappointing. Never owning a .380 before, I was expecting the recoil to be closer to a .22lr than a centerfire round.

Curious why you are disappointed by the similar recoil - were you hoping the 238 would have more, or less recoil than the 938?

I don't have a 938 yet, but someday I'd like one. To me, the benefit of the 238 isn't necessarily that it's a softer shooter (because apparently it isn't), but rather the slightly smaller size.

I think the 238 is a very soft shooter, which actually speaks volumes about the 938 if its recoil is about the same, because that would make it a very soft shooting 9mm.

My 238 shoots just as soft as my Beretta 92 Brigadier that's 3x heavier.

[amishfarmer]

I do have an issue with the Sig 7 round mag I purchased along side it. After the 4th round almost without exception, the mag would drop out of the pistol just enough to not feed the 5th round. Not a good situation under circumstance. But in this case observing the LCI made it easy to understand what was going on. No issues whatsoever with the 6 round mag. I need to take the extended mag apart and see what's going on with it.

I did not have any issues with my Sig 7 round mag. Hope you get it sorted out.

[CandG]

I highly recommend the MagGuts 7rd flush-fit magazines for anyone interested in running 7rd mags without an extension. Mine have run every bit as well as the Sig 6rd mags.

[ABR]

Curious why you are disappointed by the similar recoil - were you hoping the 238 would have more, or less recoil than the 938?

I don't have a 938 yet, but someday I'd like one. To me, the benefit of the 238 isn't necessarily that it's a softer shooter (because apparently it isn't), but rather the slightly smaller size.

I think the 238 is a very soft shooter, which actually speaks volumes about the 938 if its recoil is about the same, because that would make it a very soft shooting 9mm.

My 238 shoots just as soft as my Beretta 92 Brigadier that's 3x heavier.

The 238 is a soft shooter, as is the 938 IMO. I was shooting them side by side yesterday as well. There's no question the 938 is a bit more stout with recoil but not an issue at all. I found the 938 a bit more accurate in my hands too. In all fairness, I was also shooting an XD40 within the mix and of course that lowers the bar for the Sig's.

[9mmContagion]

I realized due to the heavy trigger pull I was flinching a little and pulling my shots down.

Heavy trigger pull?! Do you own any DA triggers?

[kmas]

Congrats, great gun.

Let us know how it is after 500 & 1000 rounds

[ojisan]

Does anybody know if the MagGuts Sig 238 mag works in a Mustang?

[CandG]

Does anybody know if the MagGuts Sig 238 mag works in a Mustang?

Great question, from what I understand the magazine bodies are the same for both pistols, but the followers are slightly different. Still, people often use the factory mags interchangeably, but I couldn't find anyone online saying that they've actually tried the magguts mags in a mustang.

If you want I can send you one to try out if you promise to send it back since I need it for my EDC

[amishfarmer]

Heavy trigger pull?! Do you own any DA triggers?

no I do not. But have shot some before, so I realize there is a difference. Maybe to be clear, the trigger felt heavy compared to my other guns?

[amishfarmer]

I highly recommend the MagGuts 7rd flush-fit magazines for anyone interested in running 7rd mags without an extension. Mine have run every bit as well as the Sig 6rd mags.

I think for my quickly approaching birthday I'm going to get the kit for the extended mags. I prefer those with my hand size.

[naeco81]

Nice, congrats OP!

Here's one I picked up for a GF, we've since parted ways but I hung on to the smelted unicorn gat:




Grips are custom abalone shell: