SS 226-229

SRT is super easy to do yourself if you're not afraid of stripping the frame down. There are videos on YouTube that will walk you through it. I see no reason to send the gun in to Sig to have that installed.
 
I would get the standard model of either. The 229 has a shorter barrel and the grip is marginally shorter. It pretty much comes down to how long you want the slide to be. I personally don't think it's worth it to buy a more expensive model, because most changes are cosmetic and don't make the gun more accurate. The Navy model, for example costs more and isn't any better. It's because it's the same gun sailors use, and to some people that is worth money. Whichever one you buy, buy a short reset trigger for $50 and install it yourself. I didn't care for the e2 grips that came on mine, so I replaced them with the larger classic grips (they still have the screw holes in the frame). All I can say is you can't go wrong with either gun!
 
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I didn't say checkmate wasn't capable of producing reliable mags. I have no knowledge of their mags outside of the Sig platform.

What I said was that their Sig mags are not as good as MecGar.

Are you disagreeing with that?
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No I believe I was making a statement to refute the notion that Checkmate magazines are as unreliable as a Taurus. Frankie says relax.
 
Installing an SRT is a pretty low-rent task. If you have a punch, a modicum of mechanical hand skills, and some patience, you're good to go. If you only have a punch, you will learn the latter skills. :D

Order an SRT from Top Gun (or whomever has them in stock), an extra recoil spring, and a few mags so that you only pay for shipping once.

Can't stress enough how the many variations of Sigs are just cosmetic changes designed to get you to open your wallet.
 
Why not naked SS?
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Why not naked SS?
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Very interesting pistol.


I got to pick up a 227 with the E2 grips on it. Didn't care much for them, the standard ol grips seem to fit my hand much better ( have large hands and long fingers). I did like that 227 though (actually had me straying from the 9mm for a few minuets :rolleyes:) I have tomorrow off and will be stopping by several gun shops while Christmas shopping, with me luck :)
 
If you have any desire to shoot other than 9mm, consider getting the 226 or 229 in .40 or .357sig. You can get a separate 9mm barrel and spring, and have two or three calibers from one platform. One of the things I like best about my 229. But you can't put the .40 or .357sig barrel on a 9mm 229, or so I've been told. I bought the .357sig and it works well with all three calibers. May have to Loctite the grip screws, they like to come loose on mine.
 
If you have any desire to shoot other than 9mm, consider getting the 226 or 229 in .40 or .357sig. You can get a separate 9mm barrel and spring, and have two or three calibers from one platform. One of the things I like best about my 229. But you can't put the .40 or .357sig barrel on a 9mm 229, or so I've been told. I bought the .357sig and it works well with all three calibers. May have to Loctite the grip screws, they like to come loose on mine.
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Except Sig sells the caliber conversion kits so it's easy to pick up a complete slide/barre/recoil assembly for he other calibers.... so you can actually convert a 9mm to 357sig, 40s&w, or even 22lr with ease.
 
My original thought was a 226 in 357 sig. But out of the 26 or so Ive found, non were 357 sig. I have 0 interest in the 40 s&w. Which is kind of a shame our state troopers used to carry them. Because Gander Mountain has 2 very nice condition, clean trade in 226s. Both .40s, one looks darn near unfired with little to no holster wear. Both $529
 
1. Do sigs have a magazine disconnect? I failed to even check while I was holding one I was so gosh darn enamored with the way it fit and pointed, it slipped my mind.

2. is the 229 basically the same pistol as the 226 but with a shorter barrel?

3. If I go with the 226, which freak'n model! Sig has (from the looks of it) made that decision more difficult than chevy did with releasing the same vehicle over and over with different names. I don't need a light rail but I'm guessing the non 1913 model would be easier to fit in any given holster. I just want plain basic black, night sights a plus. Do certen different models had different guts?
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1. No Mag disconnect!

2. No the P229 is not a shortened version of the P226. The P228 is. The P229 was developed for the 40 S&W and .357 Sig round. The 9mm was added so that they could down the road cease production of the P228. The P229 is its own model IMHO but it is very similar to the P228.

3. I am going to go against the grain, as usual, and suggest that you not buy a new "cohen" Sig. The Navy is no different than the other 20 models of the P226 it is nothing more than a marketing gimmick. The SRT trigger is easy enough to add to any gun at anytime. I personally think it is OK I have shot a ton of P series DA/SA Sig and do not care for the SRT but a lot of people like it. Get a used German gun.

If you want a P226 without a rail you will have to go to the used market which I would recommend anyway. They are the gun which helped built the Sig rock solid reputation. The P228 is another rock solid platform. I would even consider and early P229 without a rail before the current production guns but that is just me. I prefer the classic lines of the non-railed guns with carbon slides and German craftsmanship. :D

Something like this which is a 1996 gun. It recently sold for $600 on the Sig Forum.

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The other option would be to look for a German P228 that will also not have a rail. This is a perfect carry gun IMHO. Big enough to handle like a duty gun but small enough to conceal easily. This gun has a 17+1 P226 with an X-grip mag extender.



As for the magazine issue Mecgar or older Sig OEM which by the way are you guessed it MecGars are the way to go. Checkmates are OK and many report that they have no issues. When they first changed over there were problems but I hear less and less issues about them these days. If you buy new keep the ones they give you but buy Mecgars which run about $20 give or take and will run better IMHO.

If you must buy new most of the guns you are looking at are OK. If there is a configuration that you like more than another go for it but don't over pay for what is essentially changes in finish, grips and logos. In the end they are all pretty much the same production guns being made as fast as they can pump them out of NH.
 
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Thankyou for the info.

Well the "navy" model sold before Monday anyway. Not a big loss to me, I don't mind one having a rail as long as it's not the 1913. With the type of holsters I prefer, that looks like it would cause fitment issues. I did see two good early 90' 226s in 9mm on gunbroker for about $600. Everything else local is sky high. gander mountains lowest new model (Sig rail, standard outline sights and even had 10 round mags) was $998.95 :eek: I will never understand their pricing, 5 identical pistols (with the exception of one with night sights) all with differently labeled tags, every one with a different price...ranging from 998.95 up to $1098.95 :confused:

If I buy a new one, I've decided it will be just a standard 226, standard grips, night sights a + but if not I'll add my own later (maybe some 24/7s). they all seem to have rails now so that's pretty much a given, but it will be one with the standard rounded rail. The used ISP trade ins had the slides stamped "stainless" on the sides too. Daygum .40s :rolleyes: if the nicer one of the two had been a 9mm, it would of gone home with me.


P.S. GM also had a plethora of State Trooper 228s ranging from tight and clean with holster wear, to beat 'ta heck rattle traps for just over $349 to $425 for the cleanest one.
 
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