I did it!

[LaraCroft10]

I bought my first guuuunnnnnn!!!

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My new Sig P238. It's BEAAAUUUUTIFUL!!

A little more than I wanted to spend. I kind of splurged on the SAS model (rather than the basic Nitron model I was going to settle on). But, really, I only paid $70 more. And it's what I truly wanted.

Seriously, this thing is sexy.

There are a couple of scratches on it I didn't notice, though. I know it's because it was on their wall and people have been handling it. I don't think they can do anything about it because it's the only one they have. And it's probably considered "normal wear and tear", so no warranty will cover it. So that kind of sucks.

But overall, I'm pretty dang thrilled.

Now.....can someone give me a crash-course in ammunition (or link me to a good explanation) and give some recommendations of what to buy (for both practice and carrying)?

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[DarthPete]

I think you'll be very pleased with the P238. Congrats!

[3wggl]

Great choice, that pistol looks amazing. Nothing wrong spending a bit more to get exactly what you wanted...you'll enjoy that P238 for a long time.

[boricua]

Congratulations!! Don't worry about the cosmetic flaws, they add "character." If you shoot it well, then it serves its purpose.

[darbo]

Congrats! Sweet looking gun!

[multistage]

SIGs are excellent guns. Well done.

[msgt/ret]

Great choice, the P-238 is the nicest shooting .380 I have got. Haven’t settled on an ammo yet but it has fired everything I have tried so far.

[jblives2ride]

I'm a sig guy great gun... Love both of mine... Sig P238 small.jpg gambler edition...

[JonOxds]

Congrats! I bought my first gun two months ago. I bet you can find some good info about .380 on YouTube. A quick search shows Hikock45 reviewed your gun. Defiantly watch that! Go get some ammo from Walmart. Since I shoot .45acp I've noticed most are out of the value packs. The Walmart in collinsville is stocked up. If your downtown stl is the same distance to the one on Hanley. Cabelas in Mills mall has a big variety of defensive ammo. Best place to shoot your new gun is Jay henges, just don't go on sat/sun

[LaraCroft10]

Thanks, Jon! I didn't even think about Walmart. Hanley's actually closer. I need to check out Cabelas because they were sickeningly nice to me on the phone. And I for sure want to check out Jay Henges, but I bought a membership to Top Gun tonight, so I have to put that to use, too. =]

[Doodle]

Welcome to the club!

[brownsbacker]

Don't get disappointed if you get some failure to feeds, mine did when it was brand new. Just polish the old feed ramp a little (you tube that). As far as ammo, once as I polished that feed ramp I was able to use Winchester white box for practice and use Hornady critical defense for carry purposes. Good luck with it.

[JonOxds]

Definitely check out Jays before it get to cold out. It's just a different experience then the other ranges. Outside. Shoot for ten min then a break. You get to know your neighbors. Everyone's relaxed, having a good time. I let them shoot my gun, shoot a few rounds out of theirs. It just so different from an indoor range and I feel lucky that we have something like that just outside of stl.

[10thmtn]

For a .380, I use FMJ, preferably with a flat point. The Winchester White Box .380 is what I use in my LCPs.

JHPs in .380 don't typically get the FBI's minimum 12 inches of penetration, much less the desired 15 inches. FMJ, on the other hand, gets 16-17 inches, even from short barrels. See the testing done at GoldenLoki with a P3at.

Enjoy the gun.

[Geobob]

Congrats, Lara! I like the stainless look too - have that on my Taurus PT709. I hope you have lots of opportunity to get intimate with that beautiful pistol doing lots of practice shooting and training. And I pray you never have to use it for anything other than practice. Take care!