I have a 229 SAS GEN II that has a short extractor, no rail and short serrations in the rear only. Congrats!" Well, Oriental Digits, just when did the "Legacy" 229 slide disappear? "Yeah, not only is the early Legacy slide P229 desirable, in 9mm, you can double or triple that desirability. Now, I realize that some people place a sentimental value on old stuff but as far as a practical matter there's no advantage of the old gun over the new. I still have an older P229 in 357 SIG but traded off my old P229 in 9mm (over a year ago and I think it's still sitting on that dealers shelve.) I could even use the older mags in my P229-A1 if need be but not the other way around. The only advantage of the slick dust cover over the newer rail is that it works with my older holsters. I prefer the E2 grips for shooting but the 2 piece older grips are much better for carrying but I can put 2 piece grips on my A1 (I have a set for it but don't leave them on). The newer gun holds 2 more rounds of ammo in the same footprint.
WHERE WERE SIG P229 SERIAL NUMBERS PLACED FULL
I preferred the feel of the full slide serrations of the newer gun over the half height serrations of the older gun. Other than the clean dust cover I could see no advantage nor extra desirability of the older P229 9mm.
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I have had an early P229 9mm and a more current P229R-A1.
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I guess I'll have to be the dessenting vote here.