You will not be disappointed with the plain model 239. After carrying a p220 compact for a long time. The 239 is ideal. I picked mine up a few months ago. From a local dealer for 850, new. And he drove to sig to pick it up.
indeed!
We went to a Firearms Expo yesterday with representatives from Sig, Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Taurus, Remington and Benelli (shotguns) there with their products to actually shoot on the range.
At the Sig table the Rep did not have a 239 out. Since I have become interested in a more compact single stack 9mm I ask if he had a 239 out on the table (some guns were already out being tested by customers on the range). He replied no. I then asked if he had a 239, he replied yes and pulled one out from under the table. I handled it and then asked if I could shoot it to which he replied yes. So I got to shoot first five rounds through a brand new unfired gun.
What can I say? My first round which I fired double action cut a black 1" square bullseye. My next four rounds I shot S/A with them going slightly too the left of the bullseye and I dropped the last round slightly ruining a four shot one hole group. The range instructor next to me said "You shoot a lot of revolvers don't you?" I replied "Yes how can you tell?" to which he said 'Your first shot hit the bullseye."
With a lot of coaching we convinced my wife to shoot it. Some of you may recall from my previous posts her issues with not being able to rack the slide on a semi-auto. Before she went on the range we coached her on a couple ways to cycle the slide and she got good coaching when on the range.
When she came out she commented how she like the gun and how happy she was that she could shoot it. She said she wouldn't mind having it and commented that I was already planning on to buy it.
Well she's right about me wanting to buy it. But our son who lives in Maryland is getting married next spring and our daughter who lives in Texas has a baby due in January. All of which means airplane tickets and lodging. And I still have some medical bills to pay off for the heart surgery.
ALAS! What to do? That Sig is perfect for year round carry. O.C. when it is hot and C.C. during the winter.
