Originally Posted by MattyD380
How do the P239 and P245 compare in size and loaded weight?
I doubt I will get a Sig anytime soon, but I still enjoy thinking about how common TDA/DAK Sigs were when I first started my career.
How do the P239 and P245 compare in size and loaded weight?
I doubt I will get a Sig anytime soon, but I still enjoy thinking about how common TDA/DAK Sigs were when I first started my career.
They're similar, for sure. But different enough to matter, I guess...
This is my .357 P239--so it has the taller, heavier slide. But, for compact single stacks in a heavier calibers, I think they're the ones to compare.
I haven't weighed them, but I think the .357 P239 feels a bit heavier than the P245? That might just be because it feels more dense. The slides on the .40/.357 P239s feel like little bricks of steel. The 9mm P239 just feels smaller and lighter overall.
The P245's slide is a bit longer. Which I don't mind for AIWB. Overall height is similar, but the grip itself is slightly shorter on the P245. In some ways, I think the P245 might carry a bit better? But when you go down to the 9mm P239, I feel like it's kind of a different gun, with a slightly different role... it's the handiest, in my opinion. Whereas the .40/.357 P239s and the P245 seem more like mid-sized hand cannons. Subjective, of course.
Last edited by MattyD380; 07-12-2023 at 01:58 AM.
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Another option not often pictured. Here's the Trijicon Fiber sights on a P6 (also fits the P228, not sure if it's a different sku for the P229). The front sight honestly isn't great IMO and was a PITA to file and install.
The rear, however, is excellent. The notch is probably nearly double the depth of most and a nice and tight 0.125" width (.110" front sight width).
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That's the sight I have ordered and I'm going to use the stock rear sight. I have orders in with Brownell's, Midway, Sig. Ameriglo, and a NcStar Front and Rear Sight Tool. Just need to decide when my second 228 arrives as to which one I'll modify and which I'll leave stock or basically so. I won't change anything on that one that I can't return to original condition. At least I had holsters that work with the 228.
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Just weighed my P228 Loaded with 14 115gr. HP. 34.90 oz.
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Another member has a P228 in the For Sale Forum if anyone is looking for one. I have NO Connection to that member or the sale of the pistol. Mods please delete if I have violated any rules.
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I picked up a P229R in .40S&W for four bills. It's from 2009, Germany frame, and AMxxxxxx SN. Anything I should be watching out for?
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I use that same sight (#6) on my P250c with the factory rear.
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My second P228 arrived yesterday. (Bottom one in the Photo). It's a West German Pistol with correct serial numbers, date code and proof marks. It's a 1994 Pistol. I'm replacing all springs in both pistols with Wolff Spring Kits. And changing the Breech Block Pins. Pistol #1 is going to be a back up in the safe. Pistol #2 is getting an Ameriglo Front Sight, the spring replacement to include a 19lb hammer spring, a Short Reach Trigger and Hogue G10 Contour Classic Inverse Checkered Grips.
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