![]() ![]() Still, I’d have a hard time recommending the P938, even though I understand how weird it is that I fully endorse the P238. Additionally, some of my complaints (safety placement) might have been peculiar to me. I don’t think the Sig P938 a terrible gun it does meet the overriding reliability requirement and it is fairly accurate. On top of that, it’s chambered in 9mm which means ammo is cheaper, more commonly available, and more powerful than the marginal. It’s just slightly larger, which should make it more shootable. I am a big fan of the 1911 and the Sig P238 was my first “real,” full-time carry gun. I had some other, minor ergonomics issues – like the very narrow grip – but the safety is my main concern with this gun. I don’t think this is as important as disengagement, but it is important, especially considering the P938’s short, light trigger. It’s low profile and rear placement mean it just sort of sits under the thumb, somewhat awkwardly.įinally, the thumb safety is very difficult to engage with one hand. Strike 2: unlike a 1911, the P938’s thumb safety isn’t wide enough to “ride” with the thumb, holding the safety down and using as a lever to control muzzle rise. I would have some concerns about deploying the P938 as a defensive handgun without extensive practice at managing the safety. For the novice or the shooters unused to manual, external safeties, it’s a little small and a little inconvenient. This creates some problems.įirst, it’s fairly easy for a dude like me to swipe off…but I am a 1911-guy and very accustomed to disengaging thumb safeties. It sits very proximal on the thumb – almost at the second knuckle. As I mentioned earlier, the thumb safety is an odd location. It’s a little too short with the flush-fit, 6-round magazine. The grip is a little too narrow for the 9mm cartridge the Sig fires. While the P238 is comfortable to me without the extended grip surface, I find the more powerful 9mm P938 to be too much without it. Personally, I only shoot this gun with the longer 7-round magazines. The P938 has the option of feeding from two factory magazines: a flush-fit 6-round magazine and an extended 7-round magazine. Somewhat disappointingly, this particular P938 (which I purchased new) has a rough, gritty trigger that isn’t terribly crisp. The trigger’s motion is very short, as is reset. It is hinged at the top like most pistols. The trigger may look like a traditional 1911, straight-to-the-rear pull, but it’s not. The P938 has an exposed, skeletonized hammer. The safety on the P938 is ambidextrous, and the P238 and P938 both lack the 1911’s grip safety. The controls are 1911-familiar: slide stop/slide release lever, magazine release, and of course, a thumb safety. Sig elected to sharply checker the front strap of the P938, a most welcome upgrade. Introduced just a couple years after the P238, the P938 (are you tongue tied with the nomenclature yet?) has a steel slide and an aluminum frame. Since the P938 is based on the P238, and since I have a good deal of experience with both, some comparison in this article is inevitable. It bears a striking resemblance to both the Sig P238 from whence it came, and the 1911-pattern pistol from which both are direct descendants. The Sig P938 is a single-action, single-stack, 9mm pistol. ![]()
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