Only pictures I can find of them in the same shot are side by side profile style, no "top views" (or even bottom, or rear etc would work). I know the .2" difference in width is across the grips, but I'm trying to figure out if the p239 is also any thinner in the frame and slide as well, or only the grips.
Anyone have both a p239 and p220?
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I have a P239 and a P226, but not a P220. So I went to the Genitron handgun database and found this:
Genitron Handgun Database
Item P239 (9mm) P220
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Weight 27.5 oz. 30.4 oz.
Barrel 3.6 in. 4.4 in.
Length 6.6 in. 7.8 in.
Width 1.2 in. 1.4 in.
Height 5.1 in. 5.6 in.
So it would appear that the P220 is 10 to 20% larger than the 9mm P239, depending on which parameter you are measuring. I can say from measuring my P239 in 9mm that the slide width from flat to flat is just slightly over 1.0 inches, and the widest point is the top of the grip near the decocker.
Here is a comparative picture of my P239 next to my Colt Defender, a 1911 with 3 inch barrel:
I have a P239 and a P226, but not a P220. So I went to the Genitron handgun database and found this:
Genitron Handgun Database
Item P239 (9mm) P220
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Weight 27.5 oz. 30.4 oz.
Barrel 3.6 in. 4.4 in.
Length 6.6 in. 7.8 in.
Width 1.2 in. 1.4 in.
Height 5.1 in. 5.6 in.
So it would appear that the P220 is 10 to 20% larger than the 9mm P239, depending on which parameter you are measuring. I can say from measuring my P239 in 9mm that the slide width from flat to flat is just slightly over 1.0 inches, and the widest point is the top of the grip near the decocker.
Here is a comparative picture of my P239 next to my Colt Defender, a 1911 with 3 inch barrel:
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Here's a couple of more....
P220-P239
P220C-P239
P245-P239
My P239 is a 357SIG, and is probably a tad heavier in the slide than that of the 9mm gun.
The grip angle on the .45's is different than that of the P239, P226, P229. They point a little different because of it.
They all are very easy to shoot well with, and I find I do just slightly better with the P239, P226 and P229. The grips on the .45's are a tad wider front to back, and I tend to slightly prefer the grips of the other guns.
P220-P239
P220C-P239
P245-P239
My P239 is a 357SIG, and is probably a tad heavier in the slide than that of the 9mm gun.
The grip angle on the .45's is different than that of the P239, P226, P229. They point a little different because of it.
They all are very easy to shoot well with, and I find I do just slightly better with the P239, P226 and P229. The grips on the .45's are a tad wider front to back, and I tend to slightly prefer the grips of the other guns.
Well, someone just measured them for me, and the p239's slide is actually slightly thicker than that of the p220! Only by (EDIT: .008"), but still- I would NOT have believed him had I not seen A.K.'s photos here. Picture's worth a thousand words!
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I have both. The P239 is about the same thickness. Would not trade either of them off.
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