To aim using the sights, the shooter simply aligns the dot over the rectangle. The sights are of the traditional SIG design and configuration, with a dot on the front sight and a rectangle on the rear sight. In addition, the SIG P232 has an automatic firing pin safety. 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. 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. 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. 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 double-action pull is longer and more stiff. 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 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.

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 blued version features a blued steel slide and a matching, anodized aluminum frame, whereas the stainless version was completely made from stainless steel. The P230 was available in both blued and all-stainless finishes. With its relatively narrow slide and frame it can be carried in an ankle holster or beneath body armor. It has a reputation as a well-built firearm, and competes with the smaller Walther PPK. The design and function of the P230 is of the simple fixed barrel, straight blow-back configuration. SIG P230 in hands of a member of Nara Prefectural Police

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