SIG P230 / P232
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A SIG P230 SL
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Type
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Semi-automatic pistol
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Place of origin
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Germany, Switzerland
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Service
history
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Used by
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See Users
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Production
history
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Designed
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1977
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Manufacturer
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SIG Sauer, SIGARMS
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Produced
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1977–1996
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Specifications
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Weight
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520 g (18.5 oz)
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Length
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17 cm (6.6 in)
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Barrel length
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9.1 cm (3.6 in)
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Width
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3.0 cm (1.2 in)
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Height
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12 cm (4.7 in)
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.32 ACP, .380 ACP and 9×18mm Police
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Double Action/Single Action (DA/SA) With decocking
lever
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Feed system
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Sights
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Fixed front and rear
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INTERNET
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIG_Sauer_P230
The SIG Sauer P230 is a small,
semi-automatic handgun chambered in .32 ACP or .380 Auto. In 1996 it was replaced by SIG Sauer with the model P232.
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Laura Gerard (January
Jones) stands up holding Cancer's P232.
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Design
The
design and function of the P230 is of the simple fixed barrel, straight blow-back
configuration. It has a reputation as a well-built firearm, and competes with
the smaller Walther PPK. With its relatively narrow slide and frame
it can be carried in an ankle holster or beneath body
armor.
The
P230 was available in both blued and all-stainless finishes. The blued version
features a blued steel slide and a matching, anodized aluminum frame, whereas
the stainless version was completely made from stainless steel. Both versions
came with a molded polymer, wrap-around grip that is contoured to give the
shooter a comfortable and secure hold on the pistol.
The
trigger comes from the factory with a 24 newtons (5.5 lbf) single-action
pull, and is capable of both single-action and double-action. Pulling back the slide
sets the hammer backwards and downwards to its single-action position, making
for a very short trigger pull, with minimal take-up. The double-action
pull is longer and more stiff. It has no external safeties, though it does have
a de-cocking lever positioned just above the right-handed shooter's thumb, on
the left side of the grip. The lever provides for a safe method of lowering the
hammer from its full-cocked, single-action
position, to a "half-cock", double-action safe position where the
hammer itself falls forward to a locking point about an eighth of an inch from
the rear of the firing pin. Once de-cocked, it is physically impossible
for the hammer to drop completely and contact the firing pin, which would
otherwise greatly increase the risk of the unintentional discharge of a
chambered round. In order for the round to discharge, the full double-action
pull would have to be completed, which allows for the pistol to be carried
reasonably safely with a round chambered. In addition, the SIG P232 has an
automatic firing pin safety.
The
sights are of the traditional SIG design and configuration, with a dot on the
front sight and a rectangle on the rear sight. To aim using the sights, the
shooter simply aligns the dot over the rectangle. The magazine release is
located behind and below the magazine floor plate. The magazine is released by
pushing the lever towards the rear of the grip, at which point the magazine can
be removed from the pistol.
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Laura opens fire without blinking,
demonstrating her skill.
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Overview
Due
to its small dimensions, it is easily carried as a backup weapon or as a concealed carry handgun, holding 8 + 1
rounds of .32 ACP or 7 + 1 rounds of .380 ACP (9mm Kurz), respectively. A
special police model was available, chambered in 9mm Police, actually a 9×18mm
casing, which is very similar to 9mm Kurz but slightly more powerful.
Users
- Japan: Various police forces.
- Switzerland: Various police forces.
- United Kingdom: Special Air Services (SAS).
- United States: Various police forces.
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