Sig P229 1st Range Trip

[Peakbagger46]

I’ve long regretted selling my P239 and just picked up this older but hardly used P229 in .40. Lots of fun shooting some old 180g reloads today. Target was shot DA/SA at 7y fairly quickly doing El Presidente drills.

Not sure when it was made but it came with one Clinton Ban mag marked 96’.

 

[swoter]

I have a Legion 229. It’s wonderful, and probably my absolute favorite. I haven’t had a 229 in 40, I do have a 226 in 40, which is fun to shoot. Yours looks like you shoot it very well!

 

[Heir Kommt Die Sonne]

Good taste man. Solid pistol. I too was going for a P239 but settled on the 229.

Good groups.

 

[JEBruns]

Nice! My EDC is a Legion P229 9mm. Great gun. I've been looking for a .40 version for our yearly Rocky Mt trip.

 

[JDGray]

Very nice! If it is triple serialized, has proof marks on the frame under the muzzle, it would be made in West Germany. If not, made in the USA

 

[trackskippy]

I had a couple of P229's in 357SIG. Great guns. Yours looks to be in great shape too.

Always preferred the looks of the older W. German and early US guns like yours that dont have the rail.

 

[johnmcl]

Good going! There is something solidly good about the P229 platform. My own 229 is a US model in 9mm. Accurate, fun, and not a Glock.

 

[chaim]

My 229 (and one I had some years before that) is definitely my favorite .40S&W pistol. Quite fun to shoot, accurate, reliable, and comfortable at the range.

 

[wnycollector]

OP, congratulations on your purchase. I own two .40 P229's, both ex-LEO guns. The DA/SA pistol is a 1997 vintage without a rail. The DAK is from 2005. Both guns have been flawless at eating any ammo I load into their mags. I find the P229 to be about the perfect platform for the 40 S&W.

 

[Riomouse911]

Sure looks like you are putting them where it counts @Peakbagger46 , nicely done.

I’ve never owned a P-229, but the ones I held were good looking, solid guns. I had a Robar-tuned P-226 for several years, and still have a P-228 9mm, so I still can get the metal-framed SIGSauer itch scratched on occasion.

It looks like your gun fits your hands as well as mine does, that shooting you were doing is some excellent stuff. Keep it up!

Stay safe.

 

[bannockburn]

My first choice for home defense: my SIG P229R

 

[dh1633pm]

I got my first Sig, a 227 last December. I didn't know what all the fuss was about Sig's until I shot it the first time. I was impressed to say the least. Enjoy your 229. Made me want to look for one.

 

[EMC45]

Sigs are good shooters. I really like the E2 grips over the screw on panels.

 

[sparkyv]

Very nice! I'm on the lookout for one like yours, Peakbagger46 at a good price. I didn't have the dough back when the LEOs were turing theirs in.

 

[JDGray]

This thread inspired me to pick up another Legion! This time it's a 229

 

[Peakbagger46]

Wow, that’s a good looking weapon!

This thread inspired me to pick up another Legion! This time it's a 229

 

[Tallball]

Great pistol. Mine is amazing. I'm going to order a 9mm conversion barrel this week.

 

[wnycollector]

Great pistol. Mine is amazing. I'm going to order a 9mm conversion barrel this week.

Not to hijack this thread, but Tallball are you going with the Bar-Sto conversion barrel?

 

[Peakbagger46]

Put 50 more rounds through her today. The below dot drill (shot at only 5y) was humbling.

I may qualify with this here soon and use it for wintertime carry. My P365XL is a fine gun but there’s something special about an all metal hammer fired arm in my favorite carry round.

 

[Old Dog]

We are talking about my favorite all-time DA/SA pistol...

 

[gc70]

Here is my new old 9mm P229, produced in Newington in January of 2019 and redistributed as a CPO in November 2019.

 

[wnycollector]

I just got back from the range with this 1998 vintage P229 40. It's just a tack driver.

 

[Tallball]

Not to hijack this thread, but Tallball are you going with the Bar-Sto conversion barrel?

Sorry so slow to reply. Yes, I'm going to order a Bar-Sto conversion barrel and get a couple of 9mm mags. I already have a CZ75 and 1911 in 9mm. The P229 is my other favorite service pistol. Might as well have all three in 9mm so they're affordable to shoot.

 

[Peakbagger46]

Qualified with it at work today (think I actually shot it better than my duty Glock with the reflex sight). Came home with a 50 round box of 180g Ranger bonded for carry. Time will tell how often I decide to carry it over the 365XL.

 

[5-SHOTS]

If I was forced to keep only one gun in my collection, it will be the P226 AL SO.