[Blueduck]

These are both pretty rare guns around here. Once I actually saw them side by side at a gunshow Sunday realized their was not near as much of size difference between the two as I thought from pictures.

Any opinions on how the two stack up against eachother???

[Walt Sherrill]

They're both fine guns.

I found, however, that the P-239 grip was just too small for my hand. Even with bigger grips, the gun tended to twist in my grip; this has not been a problem with any other gun.

If you're thinking about buying one, you probably need to rent one or try one before you commit.

[jar]

A friend of mine descibes shooting a 225 as being "Like pulling Excalibur from the stone". But he's known for understatement.

[Dill]

I absolutely love my P225. It IS like pulling the sword from the stone :)

[rgc]

it fit MY hand like a glove and I was dead on with it at the range. As for the 239, I never got to fire it, however, I just could not get comfortable with it in my hand. In the 239's favor, you can get it in 40 and 357 sig. Or, if you want a 9mm you can always go to the 228 and pay for hi-caps, it feels just like a 225 (or at least close enough) to me.

[Handy]

Think of the 239 as a rounded off 225. The size difference is small, but the 239 may carry better in certain rigs.

I like the look of the 225 better. It is also German made and the 239 is US made, if that makes any difference. 239 comes in 3 calibers, 225 in one.

There are lots of small engineering differences, but they are both pretty standard SIGs. Both can be had new for $500 or less, the 239 is now much easier to find.

[DonGlock26]

The SigP239 looks-well-stubby. My P225 is a very handsome pistol. It shoots like a dream. My range officer asked me if I sleep with it under my pillow after I qualified.;)

[Kahr carrier]

P-239.:)

[notbubba]

I have a Sig 239, it's a great gun.
Unfortunatly, I've never seen a 225.

I've never seen one and yet I still want one, maybe two.

[cmsgt]

I was just thinking about getting a P225 cause I'm lacking a 9mm and recently did enjoy shooting a friend's Ruger P89, 9mm.
However, my P239 in 40 is my most accurate semi auto in the inventory, past and present. It was very disappointing to me when they (p239) first came out, because they felt top heavy and the grip did not fit me well. Then, I bought one anyway, and enhanced it with Hogue finger groove grips; and what a difference!! It balances so much better and I actually shoot it better than any other semi auto that I have.
I did have a German P226 in 9 mm for years, and I fire the P239 much better. A few yrs ago sold the P226.
Glad to see the P225 is on the California list, and later this year I could well pick one up.
If I had to choose between the two, at this point I'd have to say I would take a P239 in 40. I just wish they made one in 45 that sixe.

[jar]

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[modifiedbrowning]

I've never handled a 239, but I own a 225. The feel of the grip of the 225 is near perfect, it just feels right. My 225 has been very accurate and reliable. It does occasionally throw ejected cases onto the brim of my baseball cap. You won't go wrong if you buy a 225. As far as Excalibur goes that would be the Walther P88.:evil:

[Prodigalshooter]

I like my 239, but it does have a small grip surface. I had some trouble at first, cause my other 9mm is a full size CZ steel frame, the snap of the Sig surprised me for a little while ;)
I'm used to it now and the CZ now seems like shooting a .22:cool:

[zorba]

I have one SIG, a 239 in 357. I also have a 40 barrel & mags for it. It's one of my favorites.

[Barry in IN]

My two cents, and my first post here-

I had both a P225 and a P239 until recently.
I got them pretty close together, maybe 18-24 months ago. Naturally, I was always comparing them.
They really were different animals in my opinion because the 239 is a 357 SIG. Also it has the two-tone finish that keeps the slide from turning red-brown when it's shoved in my waistband. If I were to have two otherwise identical pistols, except one was more rust-resistant- the other won't see near the use.
Being two-tone and 357 Sig made the 239 different enough that I was able to justify keeping both the 225 and the 239 for a while.
I finally parted with one, and traded the P225 ("the deuce and a quarter") on something just a month or two ago.

P225 lovers will think I'm nuts for letting it go. It seems that people who like the P225, LOVE the P225. I liked it, still do, and will probably have another some day.

As far as a direct comparison goes.......
The P225 fit my hand great. The 239 fits nice, but not quite as well as the 225. The 239 can "squirm" just a little in 357 SIG, but I haven't shot one in 9mm.

The P225's accuracy was good to excellent (I'll have to look it up to see what the actual numbers were.) However, the P239/357 is very, very accurate.

The 225 was an OK size and shape to carry. It had that just-right compromise between "handy" and "shootable". Of course the 239 is about the same size, as you know, so there was really no advantage for one over the other.

However-
The accuracy took some work to get out of the 225 because the trigger, while mostly smooth, weighed a ton in both DA and SA. Including that 225, I 've had seven Sigs, still have five, and have fiddled with a pile of 'em, and it was the only one with a trigger that I didn't like to show off to people. I'm sure another one would be fine.
The 239's trigger is the best of all my Sigs in DA, and fine in SA.

In the end, I there wasn't much, if anything the P225 could do that the P239 couldn't do, and maybe better. So I kept the 239 with it's better trigger and two-tone finish. Trigger work, while easily available, costs at least some money, and keeping a finish on a Sig can be, well, valuable.

An advantage to the 225 in 9mm is that used factory magazines can be had for around $20 from KY Imports in Louisvlle, and it seems like I got some at that price somewhere else too. I don't know of any that cheap for P239s. Sometimes they can be a pain to find in fact, other times they seem to be all over.

BUT, there is the option of Sig ten-round mags for the 9mm P239. I don't know aything about them- fit, function,etc. I do know that they are more than 20 bucks!