Sig P229 vs P226? I have numerous questions...

[shootersix]

P210
P225
P226 x 2 (40 and 9)
P228
P229 x 2 plus (9 and a 40 plus 357 sig barrel.

So that is seven total and unlike many I think the p210 is undoubtedly my favorite shooter but I think I carry the p229 in 40 (yes I said 40 short and weak) the most. When my short snubby smith 66 is not around the p229 in 40 is there.

Dammit how could I forget my p210 that’s the 13th sig pistol I couldn’t remember!, but at the same time how can you forget the classic lines, the smoothness of the slide, the warm feel of the wood grips, the feel when the trigger breaks!…now I need to go shoot it again!

 

[92FSTech]

If the P228R has a 229 frame then 228 mags won't work. That'll tell ya whether it's a true 228

You can use P228 mags in a P229. I'm sitting here right now with a Gen 2 P229 SAS in 9mm. It accepts a 13 round factory 228 mag and feeds just fine, same with the 15-round MecGar P228 Mags. It's a tad looser in the mag well (and I mean just a tad) than the factory-correct P229-1 mags, but they work just fine.

AFAIK, the pre "-1" 9mm P229 used the same frame as the P228. .357 Sig and .40 versions were different...and the P229-1 was designed to standardize the frame of the P229 across all three calibers after the P228 was discontinued.

I've actually been using the MecGars in my SAS because the dang factory "P229-1" mags are so tight if you load them with the full 15 rounds as marked that the recoil spring doesn't provide the slide with enough force to strip the top round. The MecGars are smooth as butter.

 

[ECS686]

You can use P228 mags in a P229. I'm sitting here right now with a Gen 2 P229 SAS in 9mm. It accepts a 13 round factory 228 mag and feeds just fine, same with the 15-round MecGar P228 Mags. It's a tad looser in the mag well (and I mean just a tad) than the factory-correct P229-1 mags, but they work just fine.

AFAIK, the pre "-1" 9mm P229 used the same frame as the P228. .357 Sig and .40 versions were different...and the P229-1 was designed to standardize the frame of the P229 across all three calibers after the P228 was discontinued.

I've actually been using the MecGars in my SAS because the dang factory "P229-1" mags are so tight if you load them with the full 15 rounds as marked that the recoil spring doesn't provide the slide with enough force to strip the top round. The MecGars are smooth as butter.

I believe that was about the time they discontinued the 228. I know we had the 228’s without the rail and they purchased some 229 because the 228 wasn’t available and the few new 229’s had rails so there was a holster debacle for a min.

 

[88E30M50]

I have several of both. What's best really depends on what you want to do with it. They weigh the same, so no weight penalty for the P226. The P226 has a longer barrel which makes it easier to shoot well but harder to carry for me. The P229 has a better barrel length for carry but has a fatter grip. For carry, I like the P229. For range fun, it's the P226 all day. The differences are minor though, so it's not like comparing a S&W 29 to a 60.

One advantage to the P226 is that if you buy a .40 P226, you can run a factory 9mm barrel in it with only the barrel and recoil spring change needed. My nightstand gun is a P226 in .40 with a 9mm barrel, spring and mags. I've run over a thousand rounds of mixed ammo through that gun with a 9mm barrel and it performs no differently than my 9mm P226 Legion. It's one of the few guns that can run 9mm, .40 and .357 Sig with only barrel and spring changes. You can even run 9mm in the .40/.357 mags but that's not quite as reliable. Using 9mm mags makes it as reliable as any 9mm factory P226.

 

[EFriesel]

I have several of both. What's best really depends on what you want to do with it. They weigh the same, so no weight penalty for the P226. The P226 has a longer barrel which makes it easier to shoot well but harder to carry for me. The P229 has a better barrel length for carry but has a fatter grip. For carry, I like the P229. For range fun, it's the P226 all day. The differences are minor though, so it's not like comparing a S&W 29 to a 60.

One advantage to the P226 is that if you buy a .40 P226, you can run a factory 9mm barrel in it with only the barrel and recoil spring change needed. My nightstand gun is a P226 in .40 with a 9mm barrel, spring and mags. I've run over a thousand rounds of mixed ammo through that gun with a 9mm barrel and it performs no differently than my 9mm P226 Legion. It's one of the few guns that can run 9mm, .40 and .357 Sig with only barrel and spring changes. You can even run 9mm in the .40/.357 mags but that's not quite as reliable. Using 9mm mags makes it as reliable as any 9mm factory P226.

That's interesting... do you know if the P229 has the same ease of .40 to 9mm conversion as the P226?

 

[Bluedragon]

That's interesting... do you know if the P229 has the same ease of .40 to 9mm conversion as the P226?

Barsto is your best bet for a 40 to 9 conversion barrel. They also offer threaded if you wanna suppress it.