Both are gone.
Both are gone.
We had a bunch of 229's (40 of'em) came in three years ago. About 15 had the AFU prefix. All of ours were 9mm. One of those AFU prefix guns had a barrel break at about 1500 rounds. I sent it back and SIG fixed it right up. Within the last six months SIG sent us a replacement barrel for each of our AFU pistols. They requested we replace them all and send the original barrels back to them. I had heard that several of our sister offices also had the odd barrel break from their new SIGs. I guess it became a problem rather than an inconvenience for them. They stood up and initiated the replacements. I wonder however if I find a AFU pistol on the street if it was provided an updated barrel?
At our main training facility I am told that the instructors and staff are NOT happy with the SIGs in general. Seems that they have more issues than the original Berettas we used and some of our offices still use around the country. I for one think the new rules requiring "green" ammo at the main indoor range is the culprit. The SIGs do not seem to like it as much as the Berettas.
Be that as it may I recently bought a 229 for myself to use for personal off duty carry and training. We shall see how mine does.