What Plan2Live said, I love my 239 but have pretty much given up on the main stream holster manufacturers. ($1000 gun riding in an Uncle Mike's
). And it's definitely not an ankle gun, it's more or less the same size as my glock 19. As far as I can tell, short of the G10 grips on the P225 and the more squared off trigger guard, they are the same gun. Same size, operation, and capacity. Again, I love my 239 and don't plan on getting rid of it anytime soon, but if I had to buy one or the other again, I would probably go with the P225. (And that's only because im one of those weirdo's who shoots with my index finger on the front of the trigger guard
)