SIG P238
A pocket pistol with an old-school approach: metal frame, single-action hammer-fired mechanism, and a manual safety — like a shrunken 1911. Its trigger is far better than any polymer micro, and the weight of the metal softens recoil. In return, anyone who carries it has to train on the safety.
What's good about it
- Light, clean single-action trigger — the most accurate in the pocket category
- Metal frame reduces recoil
- Exceptionally small and slim
What's less good
- Manual safety that requires dedicated training
- Only 6 rounds, and in .380
- Heavy for its size because of the metal
Common user reviews
The remarks that come up most often among owners in Israel and abroad, good and bad. These are user opinions, not our test.
Common praise
- Most common praise: the best trigger available in a pistol this size
- The metal makes it shoot softer than a polymer micro
- Looks and feels high quality
Common complaints
- Most common complaint: the manual safety is unnecessary and dangerous for anyone who doesn't train on it
- 6 rounds of .380 is too few
- Expensive relative to what it delivers
Generations and versions
How to mount an optic on it
The SIG P238 has no factory optic cut, which is true of most pistols in Israel. There are two routes: milling the slide at a gunsmith, which costs more and is irreversible but sits the optic low; or an adapter that replaces the rear sight, which is cheap and reversible but sits it higher. These are the optics that mount without milling.
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