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Took my new Sig Sauer P238 HD to the range Sunday. Put 250 rounds through it without a single misfire. The P238 HD is an all-steel .380 subcompact. It comes with one flush-mount 6 round magazine. I picked up 4 more 7 round magazines from Brownell's. These magazines have a pinky rest and make the gun much handier to hold and shoot.
Accuracy-wise the gun's fixed sights were properly aligned for shooting targets at 8.5 yards. The gun features large three-dot night sights that make for quick target acquisition and accurate shooting if you do your part (see below).
The gun is challenging to shoot. My first magazine of 7 rounds fired at a 4 inch target at 8.5 yards yielded 1 hit and 6 misses. I was very discouraged until I realized that I was jerking the trigger. After I began focusing on good trigger control I started getting consistent hits. Perhaps it is the short sight radius, but I cannot recall another pistol that was more demanding of good trigger control, i.e. a calm squeeze of the trigger rather than an excited jerky trigger pull. Of course trigger control is important when shooting any firearm.
By the time I had fired a hundred rounds or so I was getting the hang of the gun and putting all 7 rounds into a 4 inch target. I can now shoot the gun with confidence. This will be one of my carry guns.
Accuracy-wise the gun's fixed sights were properly aligned for shooting targets at 8.5 yards. The gun features large three-dot night sights that make for quick target acquisition and accurate shooting if you do your part (see below).
The gun is challenging to shoot. My first magazine of 7 rounds fired at a 4 inch target at 8.5 yards yielded 1 hit and 6 misses. I was very discouraged until I realized that I was jerking the trigger. After I began focusing on good trigger control I started getting consistent hits. Perhaps it is the short sight radius, but I cannot recall another pistol that was more demanding of good trigger control, i.e. a calm squeeze of the trigger rather than an excited jerky trigger pull. Of course trigger control is important when shooting any firearm.
By the time I had fired a hundred rounds or so I was getting the hang of the gun and putting all 7 rounds into a 4 inch target. I can now shoot the gun with confidence. This will be one of my carry guns.
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