Sig SaueR P250 Scott SMith Photo: SIG SAUER Quick-change Magician a 20 few years ago I was in Exeter, N.H. at the SIG SAUER Academy for the Semi-Auto Handgun Instructor Course. During one of the breaks I was in the pro shop where a staff member told me about the P250, a new polymer pistol. My initial thought was they’d already tried this polymer pistol idea with the SIG Pro — a boxy, ugly pistol — but it did shoot like a house-afire, a feature built into all SIG SAUER pistols. I wasn’t excited about another ugly polymer gun, but being a good guest I looked at it. The P250 surprised me. It looked and felt good, and fit the hand well; most importantly, the pistol could be converted from a full-sized 9mm to a subcompact .45 ACP, or a mid-size .357 SIG. When the guys showed me this feature I was hooked. You can have one pistol that can be configured to meet your needs, and only have one serial-numbered part for all the calibers and sizes. This feature is cool because you have literally the same trigger pull across all the platforms. What makes the P250 so unique is WWW.AMERICANCOPMAGAZINE.COM • DECEMBER2013
