- Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:37 pm
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I have three sigs, a P229 Elite, a 1911 Tac Ops and a P238.
Never had a single failure of any type them. I can't say enough positive things about my experiences with them. There are certainly lower cost options, but I've shot just about every major 9mm pistol and nothing feels as good as my 229 to me.
Hoffman's usually has one in the rental counter, so it's easy to go try one out.
All that said, price is certainly up there on SIG stuff and I think an M&P, Glock or XD is a better price/value. Again; I've shot them all and prefer my SIG but you should try them out.
There are some SIGs I do not like - I've never been fond of the 250 design, for example.
I shot a few before buying the 229 and found my accuracy to be quite a bit higher with it than the others.
If you CCW and want to really hide it then the 229 is too big. I CCW and make reasonable efforts to conceal but I am comfortable with OC. Basically it goes on a holster on my hip and I keep my jacket over it. IWB CCW would be a pain with it.
I'm also a big guy - about 6'3 with big hands. The 229 is fat and may not fit well if you have smaller hands.