Looking for information concerning SIG P240

Haemmerli208s · Post by **Haemmerli208s** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:40 am

Hi Folks,
on the WWW seems to be only few information concerning the SIG P240 Pistol (any Caliber 22, 32 S&W or 38). So I would appreciate information concerning this pistol (history, year of production, number of produced pistols, pros/cons, reviews, loading datas etc.).
Thank for your help
uwe from Germany

David M · Post by **David M** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:21 pm

The P240 was around when I started in pistol shooting in the 70's and finished early to mid 80's.
I owned a three barrel set (.22,.32,.38), for centrefire the .38 was the better gun, but you had to be very careful with loads.
It was basically a 9mm barrel with a bore of .352-.354, chambered for .38 wadcutter only. So you had to size down projectiles to suit.
A lot of P240's were used in Australia for our unrestricted service match with warm loads for 50yards. If you used a HBWC and did not resize them, you would seperate a skirt in the barrel and the next shot would buldge the barrel.
The P240 barrel was necked down past the chamber, very thin and very prone to buldging.
Hard to find a good one these days, and parts impossible. I am still shooting its stablemate the P210 and sorry I ever sold the P240.

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:24 pm

" Hard to find a good one these days, and parts impossible. I am still shooting its stablemate the P210 and sorry I ever sold the P240."

Good ones are often for sale in Germany , like this one - http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=4128571

Going price for an 'as new one' is about 7 - 800 Euros, though I did pick up an 'as new one', boxed with everything off egun for 306 Euros.

Best source for parts is in the US - from Larry's Guns. They bought the entire P240 parts bundle from Rococsystem. They have everything for P240s...

princeron · Post by **princeron** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:32 pm

Leon wrote:" Good ones are often for sale in Germany , like this one - http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=4128571

woooahhh expensive but its worthy

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Haemmerli208s · Post by **Haemmerli208s** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:46 am

I have bought one only days ago, this is the reason why I would like to have some more information concerning the whole Series P240s. It is in 32S&W so I am looking also for load data suggestions and I am also interested in the history / developement of the P240. P210 are a lot of information in the web but P240 only very few.
uwe from Germany

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:44 am

princeron wrote:
Leon wrote:" Good ones are often for sale in Germany , like this one - http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=4128571
woooahhh expensive but its worthy

Seriously!!!! An as new P240 at just over $1000.00 and you think that's expensive? I'd take half a dozen if I could find a simple way to get them over here. That's one of the finest competition guns in the world - and for the price of SW41 (which will need a trigger job out of the box).

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:59 pm

" I am also interested in the history / developement of the P240."

Have a look at the book - http://www.rocosystem.com/Kesslerbook/

It has information on the development history of the P240...

Gort · Post by **Gort** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 11:08 am

Check this thread.
http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
Gort

Haemmerli208s · Post by **Haemmerli208s** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:31 pm

Thanks a lot people. Unfortunately the books concerning SIG Pistols are very expensive (one causes even trouble ;-)) see the link) and if I would have been a little clever, I had bought an example years ago ;-(.
The caliber I have bought is 32 S&W long. Most P240s are obviously in caliber 38?
uwe from Germany
http://sigtalk.com/classifieds/3692-das ... tolen.html

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:45 pm

I have the book _ Das Grosse Buch der Sig Pistolen and the Kessler book.

In my opinion, the Kessler book is miles better - it also shows the development of the P240 - from a SIG 210-5 chambered for .38 Special WC.

Haemmerli208s · Post by **Haemmerli208s** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:33 am

At last I have my new / old P240 in 32 S & W. It comes with two Magacines, the "proof medal" and the box. Unfortunately witout the manual and without the disassembling tool. With the copy from Pilkguns in the WWW I was able to disassemble the P240 easy and remove all the dirt from the last decades ;-).
Still waiting for the Lapua brass but then when I got them I try first with 100 grs H & N in .312 with 1.5 grs Rottweil P801.
uwe

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:38 pm

You don't need the dis-assembling tool for the .32 P240 - it is really only useful for the .38 P240 - mind you a paperclip works just as well for this...

Haemmerli208s · Post by **Haemmerli208s** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:43 am

OK, I have understand the procedure of disassembling for the 32 S&W. Very easy but why the part in front which must be moved forward has been made of plastic?
Maybe because of its weight?
It would be nice for me to own the whole set as delivered, even if I have no need for the hand tool.
uwe

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:52 pm

For the disamembling tool, try Harald Berty in Germany - www.sig210.de ( he used to have some ), also Larry's Guns in the US. ( they bought rocosystems stock of P240 parts, which was huge ).

This tool also pops up on egun.de as well.

Good luck !