I finally got to handle a SIG P229 with a short trigger in 2004; until that point, I had not liked the P229, in spite of the grip feeling very good in my hands. (I had carried a P220 as a duty pistol and on my own time for several years in the early 1990's.) With a regular factory trigger, a P229 or P226 would perform poorly for me, as the trigger face was too far forward, causing the DA first shot to go wild much of the time, as I struggled to reach far enough, and then roll my finger across the squared-off trigger face during the stroke. The short trigger made a HUGE difference, in the positive direction, and I now consider the P229 my favorite autoloading pistol, and am grateful it is on my employing agency's "approved" list for duty pistols. BTW, I am not slighting the P226 at all; until just a few months ago, it was not on the "approved" list, so I have not paid much attention, though I am now considering trying one of them, too, when funds allow.