Father and Son
L: P250C, R: P320F
Both SIG, .40 caliber, polymer framed. Magazines are broadly interchangeable ( the C frame has a slightly shorter grip, meaning that those magazines are too short for the F frame, while the F frame magazines work well with the C frame guns, but the stick out the bottom of the grip slightly).
P250: C (compact? Says medium on the receiver) frame, hammer fired.
P320: F (full size) frame, striker fired.
It is my impression that the P320 is the follow on to the P250. The seem to have similar grip geometry. The P250 is DAO, while the P320 lives in that wasteland that isn’t really DAO or DA/SA (traditional DA) that all, or at least most, striker fired guns exist in.
The P250 is noticeably harsher than the P320. It does a substantially poorer job of recoil mitigation, and target reacquisition is slower and seemingly less accurate, based on the groupings I was seeing.
The trigger reset was almost all the way out, I would get caught by it at least once per magazine, even after I got used to it as the range session progressed.
The P320 was flawless. Superb recoil control, quick and accurate target reacquisition, leaving tight groups with excellent placement.
I did get better with the P250 as time went on, but I don’t remember having anything like these issues with the P320 when I got it.
SIG certainly did an excellent job improving the P250. For the same price I would recommend the P320 over the P250. Since they both live near the bottom of the price spectrum, it is hard to imagine a P250 price that would make it a better buy than the P320.