Ruger LC9 vs Sig P938

[bonnellt]

Title says it all. Looking for some thoughts on these two guns. Narrowing things down for my next purchase.

 

[ru44mag]

The Ruger is a good gun, but if money is not an issue, and you like SA pistols, there really is no contest, the Sig is far superior.

 

[themadmedic]

Very happy with the 938. Real sights, night sights. Much better trigger. Relatively soft shooting and manageable for a pistol it's size.

 

[nra4ever]

I have both and hands down the sig is the way to go.

 

[shooter521]

This is comparing apples to kumquats. Both are good guns in their own respects, but they are VERY different from each other.

The Ruger is a medium-small, DAO, polymer framed, budget class pistol.

The SIG is a small, SAO, metal framed, premium class pistol.

Ruger has the price and customer-service advantage. SIG has the size and aesthetic advantage. Everything else is personal preference.

 

[Jvernon]

Try to shoot or fondle both. I think the P938 is the best single stack 9mm out there.

 

[bonnellt]

Thanks for all the posts for this newbie!

 

[King Matthew]

I owned a lc9, I really didn't like the trigger at all. I'd recommend finding someone who has one before purchasing.

 

[Mackey]

Gawd, man, I have the LC9 and like it and carry it. But if I had the dough laying around I'd get the sig in a heartbeat (And I haven't even tried it yet, except for coonfingering it at the gun store). The trigger on the LC9 is ... different. Let's just say you'll need to train with it. It unlike anything else I've ever shot. That being said, it's easy in the pocket. I believe the sig would be heavier.
Look, buy the sig and if you don't like it I'll trade ya.

 

[bucncrazy]

Just sold the LC9 with crimson trace... not a bad gun at all for the price! Not a fan of the trigger at all, but if you put itin perspective DAO is more like a revolver set up... Very safe set up for CCW. Dont know much about the SIG. If I had it to do over I would not buy the LC9. Quality was great just a personal preference.

 

[Bfish]

I have more extensive experience with the p238 and lcp.. So the 380 version of these two guns. The Sig is far superior and I recommend it highly. I want to buy a 938 when I have the money, so if you can afford it that is the direction I would go. I see you posted a few weeks back, have you made a decision or purchased a gun yet?