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Sig Sauer P-226 or P-229 Equinox
February 12, 2016 | Me

Posted on 02/12/2016 4:21:16 PM PST by Hot Tabasco

I currently have a Sig Sauer P226 9mm and would like to purchase a Sig P229 Equinox .40 Ca.


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To: RandallFlagg

bttt .....banglist !


41 posted on 02/12/2016 5:33:52 PM PST by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Dick Vomer

Yes the 227 is a classic DA/SA combo.

I know it’s heresy in some circles, but Glock sucks IMO. Bad ergos. Bit if I was in a situation where I needed a reliable auto that I could throw out the window of a bus it would get the nod.


42 posted on 02/12/2016 5:36:30 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: yarddog

Oops.

Obviously meant to say a Sig P220, not a P210. Sort of wish I could afford a P210 tho.


43 posted on 02/12/2016 5:38:13 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

P210, the ferarri of 9’s/


44 posted on 02/12/2016 5:38:57 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Well I did once have a French model 35 in .32 French Long. It looks a lot like a P210.

If I had the money to buy a P210, I would get a nice used car instead.


45 posted on 02/12/2016 5:41:12 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

These days I’m more of a shotgun guy. Had an opportunity on a minty broomhandle mauser, but once I watched a youtube on how to disassemble it... never mind.


46 posted on 02/12/2016 5:42:37 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: refreshed

I have both the p229 and P226 in 9mm and both stainless. Keep the 226. It’s one of Sig’s icons. Personally I don’t like the sharp felt recoil of the 40 cal. Shoot one before you go down that road.


47 posted on 02/12/2016 5:43:28 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Thanks


48 posted on 02/12/2016 5:46:05 PM PST by umgud
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To: Tupelo

Amen on both counts!


49 posted on 02/12/2016 5:52:51 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: refreshed

Ok dude, you won this thread on the first post !


50 posted on 02/12/2016 5:54:17 PM PST by onona (Where are you tonight, my sweet Marie)
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To: Hot Tabasco

IMO so little difference in size stick with the .226 which is better to carry open anyway. Aren’t those .229’s about $1,200-$1,400.?


51 posted on 02/12/2016 6:06:09 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Jack Black

As per #3, I think 40mm has CONSIDERABLY more stopping power than 9mm; it is, however, more difficult to carry, unless you have a truck!


52 posted on 02/12/2016 6:08:53 PM PST by catman67 (14 gauge?h)
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To: Hot Tabasco

It might be a late post but, don’t sell your father’s gun. It’s something to remember him by. Can’t ever replace it.
Shop around for a small 9mm like a single stack springfield xdm.

(Since you already sold your kidney, you could also sell blood plasma to buy a new gun. )


53 posted on 02/12/2016 6:20:29 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: Hot Tabasco

Others have said it already but don’t give up the pistol that came from your father.

A guy ends of missing most of the firearms he sells anyway.

But something that came from your dad...that’s to own forever or to miss and regret for even longer.


54 posted on 02/12/2016 6:28:59 PM PST by Fightin Whitey
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To: Hot Tabasco

You never sell one Sig Sauer pistol for another. You wait until you can afford the P229. Also, I recommend you get the P229 with two barrels. (Approx $150.00 more) One in 40 and the other in 357 Sig. They change quickly and use the same magazines. The 357 is a bit faster out the muzzle but lighter in bullet weight. There are trade offs. I find multiple shots are easier to control with the slower 40 cal but that’s just me.


55 posted on 02/12/2016 6:57:44 PM PST by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Hot Tabasco
I have a P229 in 9mm (same size as the .40 cal, as Sig uses the same frame for both). You can certainly carry it, especially under winter clothes, but it's too big to consider a perfect carry gun, IMHO.

If you are attached to your dad's P226 (I certainly would be), I don't think it would be worth losing it just to get a P229 if you only want the P229 for carry.

56 posted on 02/12/2016 7:00:02 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Don't Tread On Me)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Keep the 226; it’ll never let you down.

My two cents’ worth.

I’ve always considered the .40 to be a bit screwy, anyway, plus there’s the sentimental value.


57 posted on 02/12/2016 8:25:07 PM PST by Jack Hammer (uff said.)
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To: Jack Black

I conceal carry the P220 Carry, SAO, with a Milt Sparks IWB at 5:00.

Wonderful piece.


58 posted on 02/12/2016 9:09:49 PM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: catman67
, I think 40mm has CONSIDERABLY more stopping power than 9mm

You may be right, but the FBI re-evaluated calibers and decided on the 9mm, saying it had all the stopping power of the larger calibers, but was more controllable in multiple shot strings.

Here's a link to that recent FBI evaluation that led them back to the 9mm:

FBI Training Division Justifies 9mm Caliber Selection

59 posted on 02/13/2016 6:26:15 PM PST by Jack Black ( "Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide")
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To: Mariner
For open carry, why not the S&W 586 in .357?

Why not indeed!! It would be one of my very top choices (if I had one. I don't but "it's on my list").

60 posted on 02/13/2016 6:29:01 PM PST by Jack Black ( "Disarmament of a targeted group is one of the surest early warning signs of future genocide")
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