I live near Gonzales Municipal Park (the one with the baseball/softball fields) and every so often I've been hearing what sound like gunshots. I heard a bunch today, maybe 3 or four times, 10-20 shots each time. I'm guessing is a rifle from the number of rounds and the fact that I can hear it at...
No problem. You'll be happy with the 229. But I have to warn you- once you get that first SIG, it's all over. You'll be spoiled for them. I've had 6 so far. It's a disease.
Another member by the name of eman2k5 was in the same boat a few weeks back. He may have some good information on where to find one.
Just in case, I'll make the same recommendation I made to him: Unless you're dead set on a 229, give the SIG SP2022 a look. It's the nearly the same size but...
I thought it was pretty fair, as long as you understand that they have to turn around and make money on it. I've sold them two guns and each time I thought I got an OK deal. Not as much as a private sale, but fair.
Used? Haven't a clue. I'd be willing to guess that most shops would have them used for $350-400, depending on condition and the number of magazines that come with it. If you can catch them in stock, topgunsupply.com has them new for $399. They have excellent service.
I'm not trying to steer you away from the 229 or the 226, but if your looking for a SIG in .40 and you have $550, you can get a brand new sigPRO 2022 and have around $100 left over. Unless your dead set on an alloy frame, the 2022 is a fine gun. I've had a 2340 (old .40 sigPRO), p229 in .40, a...
You can't go to no bar to find a nice woman. You gotta go to a nice place, a quiet place, like a library, there's good women there and, um, church, they's good girls there. Or this place here, where I'm going tonight-- the black awareness rally-- there gonna be some fine women there. Good, good...
That 556 is probably the original version. The new ones with the 551-style handguards and the Swiss-style retractable folding stock are a little more expensive.
In my experience, you can't go wrong with a SIG. I like the look of the 239 but the grip is squared at the front and is a little uncomfortable in the hand for my taste. If you are looking for a single-stack 9mm Sig, my advice would be to get a P6 German police trade-in for half the price of the...
To your question of a rear sight, if you want cheap, a Magpul MOE flip-up BUS goes for around $56 and it looks like it would serve the purpose. At the other end of the spectrum, Troy makes a damn nice flip-up iron site for around $140. I've got one on my 556 and love it. I'm building an AR now...