Sig P239?

[drs1321]

I was just browsing the web for a concealed carry weapon and I came across the Sig Sauer P239. It looks small enought to conceal but not so small it would be hard to shoot. Any thoughts on it?

[billbrasky]

Originally Posted by drs1321

I was just browsing the web for a concealed carry weapon and I came across the Sig Sauer P239. It looks small enought to conceal but not so small it would be hard to shoot. Any thoughts on it?

it is a nice shooter, my cousin carries one daily, and his xd. It is a nice size its fractionally smaller than my xd 45 compact, maybe 1/8 - 1/4 narrower, a lil shorter, etc. Not huge difference. He thought it was so slim, then when we went shooting to break in my XD45 he said how fat my xd was then we compared and i was like that is such a small difference. A few weeks later he buys a xd 45 JUST LIKE MINE. Anyways i have big'ish hands, i can palm a basketball and the grip is just fine on th p239.

I would recomend going to a range paying $20 to rent one and see how you like it. Its a good carry piece.

[boricua9mm]

Out of all of the pistols that SIG offers, I think the P239 in any caliber is the best choice for CCW. I bought my 9mm back during the ban, in early '01 if i recall correctly (gun manufactured in '99). After all, if I could only get 10 rounds, why bother lugging around a heavy double stack pistol? I have about 6,000 rounds through my 239-9, and I've experience two malfunctions on Cor-Bon rounds that had been chambered & ejected many times, and therefore had a chewed up case rim. I never had a single problem with any other type of ammo, and nowadays I cycle through my carry ammo much more frequently.

After 6K rounds, the double action trigger is probably the sweetest stock DA pull I've ever experienced. The single action is light and crisp. I shoot this pistol extremely well, even better than my P7, which says a lot for the SIG. Mine came with a plastic guide rod. I called SIG to express my concern, and they sent me a metal replacement (many moons ago). I use a set of hogue wood grips that I thinned down using a dremel and varying grades of sandpaper. They are the thinnest wood grips "available," which is to say, if you want thin wood grips for the 239, you've got to do it yourself! My carry rig is from Sam Andrews, and being as he is an old-school SIG man, the rig will surely last me a lifetime.

Nowadays, I don't carry the SIG that often, usually only on special occasions. I live in West-Central Florida, and winter is comprised of a one week time frame at a bitter 45-50 degrees . Guns that you can carry in the pocket are preferable, as you don't always have a proper "cover garment." Think t-shirts/polos and shorts here. I now carry the Glock 26 because unlike the 239, it can fit into my pockets (because I buy them slightly bigger and with deep pockets).

It's no secret around here that I have issues with the current amalgamation of what is currently "SIG Sauer." I believe that the current manufacture SIGs are of lesser quality than the ones made as recently as 5 years ago. I've have a horror story about CS when I needed a parts kit for the recommended 5,000 round tune-up. The prices have also gone up almost 50% from what they used to be. I am one of the "lucky bastids" that bought a P239 for $485 out-the-door. I personally believe that SIGs are great $600 guns, but if we are talking $750 and up, I begin to look at what HK has to offer. All in all, the 239 is a great gun. If I were you, I'd try to find a good deal on a used one. If you are looking at buying a NIB pistol of recent manufacture, I strongly suggest you take a look at some of HK's current offerings.

[Myk9noseknows]

It has to be the most perfect CCW piece out there.

Not a day goes by that I don't regret selling mine. I'm actually always looking for one to replace the one I sold.

Seriously, it's a real shooter, accurate, and tough as nails. It has a nice slim profile that makes it conceal quite easily, but has a big enough grip that it points and fires like a full size pistol.

Buy a lighter hammer spring to reduce the DA trigger pull and you've got yourself the perfect carry piece. Either IWB or OWB, it's a good choice.