Sig P228 Franken Guns his the shores...

[rellascout]

Lots of dealers are now in possession of Sig P228s which are NIB. These are frankenguns.

They are P228 slides on P229 SAS frames. Once dealer claimed they were old stock. They are not. They are parts guns assembled using parts from the US and Germany. There had been talk that Sig had slides but no frames. This is their solution.

Again I am not saying do not by these pistols. I am not saying that they are bad or that they will not serve their owners properly.They are still a very good configuration. I personally have always considered the P288 one of the best Sigs ever made. The perfect balance of capacity and size. A compact pistol which still handles like a full sized. Its classic balance has always been it greatest attraction for me. It simply feels different then the P229 in 9mm. It might be the slide it might be the frame? Maybe its just in my mind. Either way if I did not already have a few nice P228s in the stable I would be considering these but I would would be going in EYES WIDE OPEN!

These are not the same as the older W. German or even US origin P228s.

 

[Wilson2]

You are obviously a big Sig fan for sure!

I too love the Sig 228. I bought one in 1993 and loved it so much that I bought a second one in 1995.

Thanks for passing along this information.

 

[bestseller92]

I'd love to have one. What's the selling price?

 

[wojownik]

An interesting variant to the classic P228. Are you saying they use P229 frames with a P228 slide? I'd still consider one, even if this is a "p229 1/2"

 

[DaBull]

According to Top Gun Supply, the (apparently P229 SAS) frames are also made in Germany, although other internals are probably US manufactured.

 

[rellascout]

Yes these are just like the P228R which are also P229 frames. Many of the parts are interchangeable although the tolerances of the two frames are slightly different.

 

[wojownik]

Would the tolerances be so different as to impact accuracy to any degree?

The smoothed out edges of the P229 SAS work well for me, My P229 has little to no frame wear after extensive carry, while the edges on my P228 are down to the metal already.

 

[rellascout]

No not really. The contract M11s that Sig recently delivered were all P229 Rail frames. Remember these are combat pistols. They are not P210s .

My issue is that these are being advertised by some dealers as old stock. These are not W. German old stock P228s. They are new pistols made in the US. This means there are MIM parts in these guns.

 

[highorder]

Where can I get one?

 

[wojownik]

MIM parts don't worry me too much, particularly if they can be replaced with selected German 228 or 229 internals. If the price was right (and it looks like $799 at TGS, is is still not bad for a NIB Sig), I'd go for it right now.

I traded by Swiss 228 for two P6s, so I'm hunting for a new 228. But, (un)fortunately, I now have an HK P7 on the way that sucked up my funding for the next month or two or three.

 

[Ala Dan]

I have an older (1990 model) West German SIG-SAUER P228 9m/m; and
love it~! A great compliment to my '95 West German .45 ACP P220A.

 

[DaBull]

Where can I get one?

Top Gun Supply has them as does Mark at summitgunbroker.com...should start showing up all over the place in the next few weeks.

 

[rellascout]

They are everywhere.

 

[DennisE]

Well I just ordered a son of frankenstein 228...so next week I'll have some first hand experience. Dennis

 

[rellascout]

Great let us know how it shoots.

 

[DaBull]

Pickin' my Franklin up tomorrow.