Drue
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I just bought a SIG 229 in .40 and took it to the range. I put up a target at 25 yards and fired 5 rounds of Federal 180gr FMJ slowly and deliberately. No hits!!?? The target was the repair center for the B27 target which is 12.5" wide by 18.25" tall. I moved it to 10 yards and tried again. Five shots produced a nice group, pretty close on windage but 4" low. This would equate to 10" low at 25 yards which is way too far off. The test was repeated several times with the same result. The pistol has the standard SIG night sights.
The manual states that elevation adjustments can be made by substituting front and rear sights with those of differing heights designated by different numbers, although there is no mention of where these things might be obtained. The only sights offered on SIG's website are pairs of the #6 front and #8 rear which is what I have now. Trijicon, Meprolight and Brownells all offer sight sets with no mention of the heights or sight numbers. Midway lists a SIG sight set with an adjustable rear but it is listed as suitable for the 220, 225, 226, and 228. The 229 is not mentioned.
So, the first question is does anyone know a source for the numbered SIG sights? The second is should the adjustable sight work on a 229? The Midway description may just be old copy (before the 229) or there may be a reason that it would not work on a 229.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Drue
The manual states that elevation adjustments can be made by substituting front and rear sights with those of differing heights designated by different numbers, although there is no mention of where these things might be obtained. The only sights offered on SIG's website are pairs of the #6 front and #8 rear which is what I have now. Trijicon, Meprolight and Brownells all offer sight sets with no mention of the heights or sight numbers. Midway lists a SIG sight set with an adjustable rear but it is listed as suitable for the 220, 225, 226, and 228. The 229 is not mentioned.
So, the first question is does anyone know a source for the numbered SIG sights? The second is should the adjustable sight work on a 229? The Midway description may just be old copy (before the 229) or there may be a reason that it would not work on a 229.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Drue