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Which one would you keep?

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#1 ·
Which one would you keep?

A 229 IN 40 CALIBER? OR A 229 IN 357 SIG? :confused:
If you could only have one. I am looking to downsize and want to part with one but cannot decide. [yaya I know keep 'em both, that is not one of my choices :D] Both guns are identical other than caliber.
 
#6 ·
Well if one is exter nh framed, I would keep it.

Get the other caliber barrel and a xchange kit in 9mm. Three guns in one.

Me?

I have three 229's.

357 sig with a spare 40 barrel. First 229 I bought and got the 40 barrel free. German framed.

40sw exter nh framed.

9mm ase extreme exter nh framed.

The two New Hampshire framed guns can change slides for that two tone look.
 
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#7 ·
When I carry my P239 or P229, they are 357Sig.

I have a .40 upper and 950 rounds of .40. I was gifted 1000 rounds, shot 50 and didn't/don't like the push of .40.
 
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#12 ·
You might research to learn the cost and availability of Sig OEM replacement barrels--with the idea of eventually purchasing a barrel in the caliber that's *not* the caliber of the P229 you decide to keep.

rx7sig
 
#23 ·
If you're selling one, then is one worth more than the other, and if so, by a significant amount? If they are both worth the same amount, then is one significantly newer/less worn than the other? With everything being equal, I'd lean toward keeping the .40 just because of the lower expense and better availability of ammo. Plus you could always grab a .357SIG barrel and drop it in, or do a 9mm conversion.
 
#24 ·
First Sig I bought was a CPO 229R 40 S&W I then bought a 357 sig barrel from someone else on another board.

However to answer your question; I would keep the 40 S&W.
 
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#25 ·
I changed my mind..
Keep the 357, buy a 40 barrel.. the reason.. 357 barrels are a pain to find and buy. The 40 barrel is available today.

I bet the 40 will sell higher than the 357 too. Probably $50-100 difference between the two.

But..

If you never plan on shooting one and the other keeping the 40 is still the cheapest way to go.
 
#26 ·
Another vote for 40. And a SIG made between 1992 and 2005 or so, if one has a choice.

I have 4 P229s, all 40 (or XL - :c), a couple of 357 barrels and lots of 357 ammo and new brass. I've shot one mag of 357 - that's it. Nothing wrong with 357 ('cept a bit more muzzle flash, but otherwise similar to shooting 40). Either round will do the job.

In a gun the size of the P229, designed and built for the 40 from the get-go, I see no point in 9.
 
#27 ·
The .40 S&W ammunition is normally easier to come by, more apt to find it locally, than you are .357 Sig, so from a strictly "survival" mindset it would be the logical choice to keep. I would suggest you take a little time and tour the local sporting goods establishments, and check out the ammunition situation. Because if push ever comes to shove, mail order may not be available in a "pinch"!
 
#29 ·
Steve Bit your shooting 180gr 40 ammo ?? I'm have not fired a box of 180gr since 1990 . Did not like the push then or today rather fire a quick snappy 155gr 1300fps load than a fat slow 180gr . The faster loads feels very much like a 9mm +P+ or 357sig with out there limits .
 
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