Need .45ACP Pistol Input

dcfranzen · Mar 8, 2019

I hope you enjoy your Sig 250 Compact 45 ACP.

I feel your pain regarding arthritis in the hands. I also have it in the base joint of my strong hand thumb. I call it TDA thumb and it is the reason I favor my DAO pistols today.

I've found that changing my diet to avoid inflammatory food and beverage choices help. I avoid HFCS like the plague.

At 72, I've found doing some grip strengthening exercises helps greatly. I use the Vive hand therapy ball kit and work their exercises daily. I tend to use the Vive balls as stress relievers too. A helpful daily exercise I've adapted to enhance my shooting grip is to grab the ball in a power grip while locking my wrist and pointing my arm as if shooting.

Again, enjoy your new Sig!!!

Lazyfaire · Mar 8, 2019

dcfranzen said:
I hope you enjoy your Sig 250 Compact 45 ACP.

I feel your pain regarding arthritis in the hands. I also have it in the base joint of my strong hand thumb. I call it TDA thumb and it is the reason I favor my DAO pistols today.

I've found that changing my diet to avoid inflammatory food and beverage choices help. I avoid HFCS like the plague.

At 72, I've found doing some grip strengthening exercises helps greatly. I use the Vive hand therapy ball kit and work their exercises daily. I tend to use the Vive balls as stress relievers too. A helpful daily exercise I've adapted to enhance my shooting grip is to grab the ball in a power grip while locking my wrist and pointing my arm as if shooting.

Again, enjoy your new Sig!!!

I have hand issues also, and also own a P250 in 9mm/45 (convertible). Love the gun it is my usual EDC. I find that a 45 with a longer barrel is more comfortable to shoot recoil-wise. I suggest that you go smaller (9mm) with a more aggressive defensive bullet.

Streamside · Mar 9, 2019

If you get curious about striker fired pistols remember that Apex makes after market triggers for many models that can improve the feel of the trigger immensely. I have an M&P 45 with an Apex trigger and it feels nearly as good as a very nice 1911 trigger.

GOG · Mar 9, 2019

Well, things changed a bit since I posted. I bought & am carrying an M&P compact 3.6" in 9mm. It's been great, light, accurate, surprisingly easy shooting and with a choice of four backstraps if fits my hand perfectly.

nammac · Mar 9, 2019

GOG said:
Well, things changed a bit since I posted. I bought & am carrying an M&P compact 3.6" in 9mm. It's been great, light, accurate, surprisingly easy shooting and with a choice of four backstraps if fits my hand perfectly.

I have the same, a 2.0, put Mepro's on it, accurate and a smidge smaller than a G19. Congrats!

Streamside · Mar 9, 2019

GOG said:
Well, things changed a bit since I posted. I bought & am carrying an M&P compact 3.6" in 9mm. It's been great, light, accurate, surprisingly easy shooting and with a choice of four backstraps if fits my hand perfectly.

Congrats on the new pistol. There are some great 9mm defensive ammo offerings these days. For years I carried Federal HST 147gr which has had great performance in gel tests I have read about, and good reports from LE use in the field. Now I carry Underwood Xtreme Defender ammo.

nammac · Mar 9, 2019

Streamside said:
Congrats on the new pistol. There are some great 9mm defensive ammo offerings these days. For years I carried Federal HST 147gr which has had great performance in gel tests I have read about, and good reports from LE use in the field. Now I carry Underwood Xtreme Defender ammo.

Federal HST 147 gr as well as Speer Gold Dot 147 gr... Either make for a great defense round in 9mm...

SynapticSilence · Mar 11, 2019

Streamside said:
If you get curious about striker fired pistols remember that Apex makes after market triggers for many models that can improve the feel of the trigger immensely. I have an M&P 45 with an Apex trigger and it feels nearly as good as a very nice 1911 trigger.

I've installed APEX triggers on two of my 1.0 M&P pistols and on a Gen 4 Glock 19. They make a world of difference. You can install them yourself if you're even moderately mechanically inclined. Worth every penny.