“A low-recoil firearm with a high rate of fire, the P250 is a relatively inexpensive choice against armored opponents.”
―Official description
- For the P250's predecessor, see 228 Compact.
The P250 is a semi-automatic pistol featured in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive & Counter-Strike 2.
Overview[]
The SIG Sauer P250 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by SIG Sauer of New Hampshire, designed with a modular format in mind. First introduced to the market in 2007, it is not widely distributed as orders for the pistol were cancelled in some countries. The in-game weapon is modeled after an early model P250 Compact variant.
In-game, the P250 is priced at $300, holding 13 rounds per magazine and 26 rounds in reserve. The weapon is quite controllable (though slightly harder than the spawn pistols). It has a higher base damage against unarmored targets, and it has lower damage dropoff than the Glock-18, which allows it to land one-hit headshot kills against unarmored opponents at longer ranges, though like the spawn pistols it cannot one headshot kill helmeted enemies,[2] which was originally one of its features prior to 2017. While this may be the case, its first shot accuracy however is worse than the spawn pistols which may work to hinder it at these longer ranges. As well as that, it technically has more armor penetration than the spawn pistols, although not nearly to the same degree as the 90%+ penetration of the Five-SeveN, Tec-9, or Desert Eagle.
The weapon's cheap price and higher damage makes it viable as a "pistol upgrade" in pistol rounds, where some extra damage against weakly armored or unarmored opponents is useful. However, it no longer serves its old role of defeating armored opponents in eco rounds.[2] The cheapest weapons to do so (land a headshot on a helmeted enemy) are now the $500 advanced pistols for each team.
Properties[]
| Hitbox | Primary Attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Unarmored | Armored | |
| Head | 151 | 96 |
| Chest & Arm | 37 | 24 |
| Stomach and pelvis | 47 | 30 |
| Leg | 28 | 28 |
Tactics[]
- Unless up close, don't spray. Fire with a good degree of timing to retain accuracy.
- The P250 has small reserves too. So make every shot count.
- On T side, it's often better to purchase the P250 for pistol round, as landing accurate powerful damage makes it way easier to face off against CTs than with the Glock. After the first pistol and buy round, though, it generally falls out of favor for the one headshot kill provided by the more expensive pistols later on.
Update History
- September 14, 2017
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- The P250 has been adjusted to reward longer-distance engagements, particularly against unarmored opponents.
- Increased base damage
- Reduced armor penetration
- Improved damage at longer distances
- Reduced accuracy while moving
- The P250 has been adjusted to reward longer-distance engagements, particularly against unarmored opponents.
- August 3, 2016
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- Increased fidelity of firing sounds for P250, Five-Seven, Tec-9, CZ75-Auto, and Dual Berettas.
- Added unique reload and distant sounds for P250, Five-Seven, Tec-9, and Dual Berettas.
- December 15, 2015
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- Reverted recent changes to pistols and the AK-47, M4A4, and M4A1-S (see the CS:GO blog for details).
- December 8, 2015
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- Increased move inaccuracy on pistols: Dual Berettas, Five-SeveN, Glock-18, P2000, P250, Tec-9, USP-S, CZ75-Auto
- January 8, 2015
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- Reduced P250 ammo from 5 magazines to 3
- February 13, 2013
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- Reduced effective range.
Achievements[]
- Weapon Specialist
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P250 Expert Kill 25 enemies with the P250. |
Trivia[]
- The P250 is modeled after the compact version that is chambered in .40 S&W, yet in-game, it is coded to use .357 SIG just like its older counterpart, the 228 Compact.
- The P250 shares its draw and reloading animations with the Glock-18, Five-SeveN, and P2000.
- Prior to rebalancing & the addition of CZ75-Auto, the P250 occupied more than 70% of all pistol purchases[3].
- The side of the P250 slide reads Sic Sawer P250, likely to avoid copyright issues with the real manufacturer of the P250, SIG Sauer.
- The P250 | X-Ray is the only weapon finish in Global Offensive obtainable in genuine quality, by opening a case with the X-Ray scanner case interface while connecting to the game from France.
External links[]
- SIG Sauer P250 on Wikipedia.
- CS:GO P250 Weapon Guide on Youtube.
References[]
- ↑ CSGO Alpha Weapon Showcase (1.0.0.40) August 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Depth Analysis of September 12, 2017 PRERELEASE Weapon Changes by SlothSquadron. Reddit, posted 13 Sep 2017
- ↑ Counter-Strike Blog: Balancing Act
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