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What do y'all think about what they have done to the P229? They have basically taken the P229 e2 and made it the standard P229. I don't like it, all though the slide does look more like the P226 and the P228 which looks good, but I don't care for the extractor.
http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p229.aspx
Carry Gun: S&W M&P45
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Don't buy one.Originally Posted by Joey
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I'm not planing on buying one, just an observation I was making.
I was interested to see what everyone on here who like Sig firearms thought about the change.
Carry Gun: S&W M&P45
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Is your problem just with the aesthetics? I agree it's not very elegant.
Why did they put the big one on it? Was it just to eliminate multiple machining processes within a particular model group to lower manufacturing costs?
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Nothing like the elegance of a glock, or perhaps a steampunk gun...
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Simplicity is always elegant. But so is arcane complexity.
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I just prefer the classic look. I didn't mind it when the added the rail and squared the trigger guard, but the new grips and slide I'm just not all that crazy about it.
Carry Gun: S&W M&P45
Ecclesiastes 9:3
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I think they had to - the market has taken a legitimate focus to ergonomics in the past few years. Take a look at all the pistols with interchangeable grip parts as a standard feature now: M&P, PPS, P30, etc. Heck, even Glock, long the pinnacle of blocky ergos, has gone to multiple backstraps with the Gen 4 design. It's just the way things are now. I have a "new standard" P229 with the E2 grips, and I much prefer it to my brother's gov't-issued P229 from the pre-E2 design.
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I like my early generation Sig 229 with no rail....
Not fond of the feel or look of the new grips and not fond of the rail...
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You misunderstand. I wasn't talking about SIGs. I was agreeing with OP, as I do not care for the XBOXHEUG extractor. I think it breaks up the flow of the slide aesthetic.
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The aesthetics were OP's concern too. Of course they're important. There are plenty of guns that function just as well as a SIG for half the price. Lots of people choose SIG because they enjoy the style and ergonomics among other reasons unrelated to its inherent function as a tool.
No reason for the attitude.
Last edited by AlwaysSweet; September 4th, 2011 at 12:05 AM. Reason: silly phone
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Considering the last few posts, I will interject with:
My 229 was the first gun I bought for myself after shooting a friend's department issued P226. It just plain felt wonderful, was delightful to shoot & reset itself on target effortlessly. I love the weapon, but at 1.5" thick and as long & tall as it is with a 12+1 rd capacity (14+1 with extended mag), the 229 can be difficult to conceal. I absolutely love the 229, but the M&P40c is the semi-auto I carry daily.
Aesthetics ARE important. If you can shoot it well but it is awkward and you think it is ugly (and not in a good way <you know, like a dog that is so ugly it is cute>) do you really want it? There are some weapons (thank you JMB) that are just works of art. There are others that are not... Some feel right & some just do not (hence my main complaints on Glocks).
It has to be a total package thing with me. If there are aspects I do not like of a weapon I will not hold onto it. I think a lot of other people can identify with that.
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."
- Roy Batty
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No attitude here just I've just never looked at pistols as anything other than tools. Reliability and ergonomics are all that matter to me.
A glock just doesn't fit me so I don't own one. Is it a good pistol? Sure if you can get past the fit,trigger,and the attitude of "perfection".
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