Have both a "bought-used" German, stamped slide 226 & a newer milled slide 229. Both are Superb pistols. Had Novak's do their Superb "Duty Action" Trigger Job and bbl. crown on the 226. Shoots like a dream and with use the DA/SA transition is almost un-noticalbe. Prefer the "All-German" guns if they can be had. The only real reason to have the milled slide is for the High Pressure .40 & .357 Sig rounds. A moot point but prefer the balance of the stamped slide Sigs over the milled. Other than straight SA pistols the only one have that is more Combat accurate than the 226 is a P7M8.