Good instruction, thanks for the benefit of your experience. Always lube up before a range session if only to make easier cleaning after training, the oil slides the bunt powder and lead off with less scrubbing.
Just got my P229 last week. It's been my dream gun for nearly a decade and I love it. It's a non-rail early model with an AG serial number prefix. My biggest regret was selling my sig P220 carry way back in the day.
2 years ago I bought my first SIG , upgraded variant of P229 - M11A1 compact (recoil spring on my M11A1 is not braided) Mine made in the Newington, New Hampshire
Nice I live the next town over and police in Epping. You have a beautiful gun. Plus it will hold it's value. I look at my hammer Sigs as my Zombie go to's if that ever happens. :)
I have a 20 year old .40SW P229 also, no picatinny rail. Another difference is the newer P229 has full height serrations whereas our P229's have half-height serrations on the slide. Kudos to your XP with these guns - great to know they're built like tanks.
My first Sig was a 239 (.40) . Bought that around 2001 . Then I sold it to help pay for my current Sig P229 (.40) . I wish I had both . I have owned my P229 for 18 years . Great guns , but expensive . I've been contemplating getting a MK25 or just a standard 226 . Only things I have done is to add Houge rubber , SRT trigger job and Truglo TFX Pro sights . It has less than 500 rounds through it .
I would feel comfortable behind your gun 100%. They are so well made. Like I said in 18yrs the thing never had an issue. When I was a rookie I had this and a Smith and Wesson Sigma in 40 S&W. I went to the range all the time and punished the Sig. Never let me down and was accurate.
Love your old duty weapon I’ve got two black SS just like it both German NIB one 40 and on 357sig. Both have frame, slide and barrel with SNs never seen gun like that pretty neat! Yes absolutely beast of guns I’ve never even racked the 357sig but I do carry my 40 everyday. Love the content brother
Thank you for the support bro. Same feelings here on the old sigs. They will never attain this quality again. German made. Never had a hang-up of miss fire. If the world ends I will be duel wielding these bad boys.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing the guns and your experience using the P229 on duty. It's always interesting to hear a professional/duty perspective on certain guns. I have an old-school P229 in 9mm--certainly looks like an LE trade... has some of the same wear patterns yours does. Also have a P239 in .357 SIG. Man, that thing is a little cannon. Both accurate AF. Both 100% reliable. Old Sigs rule.
Almost bought a German sig like your old duty pistol in MA last week but unfortunately I slept on it and the next day it was gone. My mistake. 🤣 stay safe pal. Appreciate the video. 👍
Thank you for the support. Sorry you missed it, but it wasn't meant to be and there will be a better one around the corner. I am kicking myself for not buying another gun last week, but it happens. I just went to the Kittery Trading Post in Maine. The prices are still crazy. Left empty handed.
Great content. Indeed a great gun to shoot at the range. I have one myself and often i just like to practice dry fire and mag reloads. Looking to buy the P229 legion or the pro cut to add to my collection.
Can you elaborate on how you managed to chambered a 40s&w round into a 357sig barrel. The 40s&w will get stock in the barrel and slide won't go into battery.
A 357 Sig round is simply a 40 cal round with a bottle neck. It will chamber. I did it. The 40 cal round was loaded into my .357 mag and fed into the chamber with no problem. However, I think it's off just enough that it did not ignite the primer. You may have a 40 cal round that's fmj or something. I was using Gold Dots.
@@copgun I know what a 357sig round is, I've been shooting them since 1998. And I have 5 or 6 guns chambered in 357sig. Now here is the thing, there is no way a gun chambered in 357sig will load a 40s&w round and be able to closed the slide. Now you can load and shoot a 357sig on a pistol chambered in 40s&w. Same way you can't load a 9mm into a 380 but you can the other way around. And the same goes with 10mm and 40s&w.
@@katanapr3 I agree. The slide comes within maybe 8th inch to being completely closed. I attempted to duplicate it just now using a .40 red dot. You obviously know your stuff, because you’re 100% correct. Given it almost closes, it’s definitely not ever going off, the ejector grabbed it and I was on to the next round. A .357 sig this time. I appreciate your comments and I made a video of the experiment. Lmk if you want me to send it directly to you. Shoot straight, keep safe out there.
@@copgun glad you clear that out. One other thing, how did you blew up a .556 barrel with a 300 blackout? Is the same situation, the 300 blackout is huge next to the .556 it won't chamber either.
@@katanapr3 unfortunately I don’t remember if it was a 556 upper that exploded or the 300, it happens frequently. When I brought the upper back to sig they knew exactly what happened. Lesson learned is never shoot 556 and 300 blackout together. You are bound to grab the wrong magazine
Than as for this explained video I have a similar classic p229th in 40 cal. I recently bought on eBay an original sig Sauer 357 barrel Doesn't fit right into. Feel to tighten If I want to send it around the chamber? It won't have any trouble if I do it ?
If it's an Original 357 Barrel you should have no issues. The recoil spring should be the same for both calibers. Could you make sure you're safe and let her rip? My spring on the 40 cal is tighter than the 357 sig spring but should be the same.
Hey wait a second. Sig will tell you the barrels they offer now (.357 sig) will not fit the older model 229s. Basically the models that came before the e2 grips from what I understand.
@@jashaejoseph3752 I have three old 229's. I converted on to .40 cal. It needed a new barrel and recoil spring. So yes I agree the older ones can be switched over. I don't have a newer one to mess with. I would check eBay for an older barrel. I should do a video on the ones I have. They are heavy but great guns.
German 229 is probably the best pistol I've owned. I wouldn't trade mine for a 43X and a 320.
Good instruction, thanks for the benefit of your experience. Always lube up before a range session if only to make easier cleaning after training, the oil slides the bunt powder and lead off with less scrubbing.
Just got my P229 last week. It's been my dream gun for nearly a decade and I love it. It's a non-rail early model with an AG serial number prefix. My biggest regret was selling my sig P220 carry way back in the day.
Love the aging on the sig!
Thank you. It was assigned to me in 2000. It was another Officers before me. So it's at least 25yrs old. It's a tack driver.
2 years ago I bought my first SIG , upgraded variant of P229 - M11A1 compact (recoil spring on my M11A1 is not braided)
Mine made in the Newington, New Hampshire
Nice I live the next town over and police in Epping. You have a beautiful gun. Plus it will hold it's value. I look at my hammer Sigs as my Zombie go to's if that ever happens. :)
I have a 20 year old .40SW P229 also, no picatinny rail. Another difference is the newer P229 has full height serrations whereas our P229's have half-height serrations on the slide. Kudos to your XP with these guns - great to know they're built like tanks.
My first Sig was a 239 (.40) . Bought that around 2001 . Then I sold it to help pay for my current Sig P229 (.40) . I wish I had both . I have owned my P229 for 18 years . Great guns , but expensive . I've been contemplating getting a MK25 or just a standard 226 . Only things I have done is to add Houge rubber , SRT trigger job and Truglo TFX Pro sights . It has less than 500 rounds through it .
I would feel comfortable behind your gun 100%. They are so well made. Like I said in 18yrs the thing never had an issue. When I was a rookie I had this and a Smith and Wesson Sigma in 40 S&W. I went to the range all the time and punished the Sig. Never let me down and was accurate.
Love your old duty weapon I’ve got two black SS just like it both German NIB one 40 and on 357sig. Both have frame, slide and barrel with SNs never seen gun like that pretty neat! Yes absolutely beast of guns I’ve never even racked the 357sig but I do carry my 40 everyday. Love the content brother
Thank you for the support bro. Same feelings here on the old sigs. They will never attain this quality again. German made. Never had a hang-up of miss fire. If the world ends I will be duel wielding these bad boys.
@@copgun same lol they are some slick guns they don’t do quality like that anymore in my opinion.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing the guns and your experience using the P229 on duty. It's always interesting to hear a professional/duty perspective on certain guns. I have an old-school P229 in 9mm--certainly looks like an LE trade... has some of the same wear patterns yours does. Also have a P239 in .357 SIG. Man, that thing is a little cannon. Both accurate AF. Both 100% reliable. Old Sigs rule.
I agree with that. Can't go wrong with an old school hammer fired Sig.
Great gun. I’m probably going to buy a striker pistol eventually, but I really like hammer fired pistols.
I like the hammer fired also. There's nothing like cocking the trigger for a single action shot.
Almost bought a German sig like your old duty pistol in MA last week but unfortunately I slept on it and the next day it was gone. My mistake. 🤣 stay safe pal. Appreciate the video. 👍
Thank you for the support. Sorry you missed it, but it wasn't meant to be and there will be a better one around the corner. I am kicking myself for not buying another gun last week, but it happens. I just went to the Kittery Trading Post in Maine. The prices are still crazy. Left empty handed.
Great content. Indeed a great gun to shoot at the range.
I have one myself and often i just like to practice dry fire and mag reloads.
Looking to buy the P229 legion or the pro cut to add to my collection.
Good information and video. thanks.
Nooice!!!👍
Can you elaborate on how you managed to chambered a 40s&w round into a 357sig barrel. The 40s&w will get stock in the barrel and slide won't go into battery.
A 357 Sig round is simply a 40 cal round with a bottle neck. It will chamber. I did it. The 40 cal round was loaded into my .357 mag and fed into the chamber with no problem. However, I think it's off just enough that it did not ignite the primer. You may have a 40 cal round that's fmj or something. I was using Gold Dots.
@@copgun I know what a 357sig round is, I've been shooting them since 1998. And I have 5 or 6 guns chambered in 357sig.
Now here is the thing, there is no way a gun chambered in 357sig will load a 40s&w round and be able to closed the slide. Now you can load and shoot a 357sig on a pistol chambered in 40s&w.
Same way you can't load a 9mm into a 380 but you can the other way around. And the same goes with 10mm and 40s&w.
@@katanapr3 I agree. The slide comes within maybe 8th inch to being completely closed. I attempted to duplicate it just now using a .40 red dot. You obviously know your stuff, because you’re 100% correct. Given it almost closes, it’s definitely not ever going off, the ejector grabbed it and I was on to the next round. A .357 sig this time. I appreciate your comments and I made a video of the experiment. Lmk if you want me to send it directly to you. Shoot straight, keep safe out there.
@@copgun glad you clear that out. One other thing, how did you blew up a .556 barrel with a 300 blackout? Is the same situation, the 300 blackout is huge next to the .556 it won't chamber either.
@@katanapr3 unfortunately I don’t remember if it was a 556 upper that exploded or the 300, it happens frequently. When I brought the upper back to sig they knew exactly what happened. Lesson learned is never shoot 556 and 300 blackout together. You are bound to grab the wrong magazine
Than as for this explained video
I have a similar classic p229th in 40 cal. I recently bought on eBay an original sig Sauer 357 barrel
Doesn't fit right into. Feel to tighten
If I want to send it around the chamber?
It won't have any trouble if I do it ?
If it's an Original 357 Barrel you should have no issues. The recoil spring should be the same for both calibers. Could you make sure you're safe and let her rip? My spring on the 40 cal is tighter than the 357 sig spring but should be the same.
Hey wait a second. Sig will tell you the barrels they offer now (.357 sig) will not fit the older model 229s. Basically the models that came before the e2 grips from what I understand.
@@jashaejoseph3752 I have three old 229's. I converted on to .40 cal. It needed a new barrel and recoil spring. So yes I agree the older ones can be switched over. I don't have a newer one to mess with. I would check eBay for an older barrel. I should do a video on the ones I have. They are heavy but great guns.