Do i have a gen 2 or 3 p238?

News to me.. Didn’t know there were different generation P238s.. watching this thread now to learn more. I know there are allot of different versions but not generational changes.

Never heard of it.

Joshuabruce said:

I called sig and they said my build date was March 15 2018. I've noticed some parts labeled gen 2 or 3 and even some gen 1 parts. I'm thinking I'm gen 3 but would like to hear from someone who knows for sure. Here's a picture if it helps View attachment 456782

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I haveThree different P238 and none of the parts in them say anything about Generations. Of The extra parts that I purchased some have a R after the part number signifing Gen 2 The build dates are 03/2016 11/2016 and 08/2018 Why would You think there is a Gen 3 ? None Of the parts i have are marked Gen 1,2 or 3.

Firearms Collector said:

I haveThree different P238 and none of the parts in them say anything about Generations. Of The extra parts that I purchased some have a R after the part number signifing Gen 2 The build dates are 03/2016 11/2016 and 08/2018 Why would You think there is a Gen 3 ? None Of the parts i have are marked Gen 1,2 or 3.

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On midwestgunworks.com there are some parts labeled gen 2 or 3 and there's a spring kit from mcarbo that is for gen 1. Now I know some of the generation stuff has to do with a newer or older style main spring housing but I was hoping someone knew exact dates or years production wise for the different gens. When I called sig they said the info for my p238 doesn't say anything about generations so idk. But I have heard that some companies make changes but then don't make it known, I guess it would be admitting the former design was insufficient or poor design.

Joshuabruce said:

On midwestgunworks.com there are some parts labeled gen 2 or 3 and there's a spring kit from mcarbo that is for gen 1. Now I know some of the generation stuff has to do with a newer or older style main spring housing but I was hoping someone knew exact dates or years production wise for the different gens. When I called sig they said the info for my p238 doesn't say anything about generations so idk. But I have heard that some companies make changes but then don't make it known, I guess it would be admitting the former design was insufficient or poor design.

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There were some problems (nothing Big) with P238s and P938s made before 2013. According to what You said, I thought the partson the gun had the Gen 1,2 and 3 markings. I've never seen an OEM Bag/Box with a part in it say Gen 1,2 or 3 on it I have over $4K worth of parts for My 19 Sigs not counting magazines. As dfor pistols yes like a Gen 2 SAS P239.

Firearms Collector said:

There were some problems (nothing Big) with P238s and P938s made before 2013. According to what You said, I thought the partson the gun had the Gen 1,2 and 3 markings. I've never seen an OEM Bag/Box with a part in it say Gen 1,2 or 3 on it I have over $4K worth of parts for My 19 Sigs not counting magazines. As dfor pistols yes like a Gen 2 SAS P239.

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Yea hopefully I'm over thinking it. Probably am.

Back around fall of 2019 I was interested in purchasing a "new old stock" P238 which was for sale online. At the time I knew that parts like the recoil spring, main spring, mag release, etc. went through small revisions since the P238 was first launched back in 2009, so naturally I wanted to make sure that this particular P238 had all the latest parts installed at the factory. I called SIG customer service up to get some answers, and I was basically told over the phone that as long as the P238 was manufactured AFTER the second half of 2017 that I'd be good to go. Since yours has a manufacture date of March 15, 2018 you should be fine. And if it's any comfort I've owned a P238 with a 2018 build date before (model 238-380-BRG) which never had any reliability issues.