A nice '94 Sig P228, all-matching. This was bought mostly as a back-up for the brand-new retail Sig M11 (which has FTExtract issues with brass ammo); the 228 will also be kept as a collector. My suspicions about the Sig M11 A1 now seem justified.
If my brand-new Sig M11 A1 had Not experienced 7 FTExtracts total in 1,050 rds., 4 in the 650 rds. before going to the Sig factory, and 3 FTEs in the 300 rds. since it Came Back from the Sig factory, I might not have bought the classic P228 as Insurance while the new gun was up in in Essex NH (they changed the extractor spring/polished ramp). The gun was cleaned/lubed after every FTE event, and I'm fed up with spending $300 of my money on ammo to test a $900 Sig. When is the testing supposed to be complete when this issue doesn't go away?
***Today on the phone, the (really young) Sig Tech Rep. said to try another 500 rds., possibly Sig ammo. That's just another $130 down the hole, in addition to $300 I've already spent on ammo for a brand-new gun.***
No More Brand-New, 100% US-Made Sig for me, ever again. I might consider another Sig after this classic 228, if it is 100% German components And assembly, as with this P228, which has the two-letter code designating 1994.
The 228 will make a very nice collector gun.