NEWINGTON, N.H. (November 12, 2015) — SIG SAUER, Inc., is now offering the P229 Carry chambered in .40 and .357SIG. These reduced-length pistols maintain the standard grip length and magazine capacity as the standard P229, but with a shortened slide and barrel length.
Available in Nitron and SAS models, the P229 Carry features a non-railed alloy frame and durable Nitron finished slide. SIGLITE Night Sights come standard. Black G-10 grips offer a stout grip, even when wet.
The 3.5″ barrel makes the P229 Carry easy to draw from concealment or a duty rig. Ideal for inside the waistband (IWB) carry, the P229 Carry uses standard length, full capacity P229 magazines, making it a great back-up choice.
“As we’ve worked with armed professionals over the years, we kept hearing comments about shorter slides and barrels, but with full-size magazines and grips,” said John Brasseur, Director of Product Management for SIG SAUER, Inc. “This combination offers advantages in certain low visibility applications. One benefit of our New Hampshire-based facility is that we can adapt new designs very efficiently to meet the needs of our users in the field.”
The Nitron model features a DA/SA trigger and the full set of internal safeties found in all Classic SIG SAUER pistols. The SAS model features the Short Reset Trigger system (SRT) and has had the SIG Anti-Snag treatment applied, where all sharp corners and hard edges have been rounded, making for a more comfortable gun to conceal.
Both the Nitron and SAS P229 Carry models are shipping now in .40 and .357SIG. A caliber X-Change kit will also be available to convert .40 and .357SIG variants to 9mm.
For more information, please visit www.sigsauer.com.
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And SIG goes off the rails again – I thought a P229 was essentially a “carry model” P226. Now we get a .40 inch shorter barrel and slide, not even a full have inch. That’ll make it MUCH easier to carry and draw. Call it the “Carry2, with the 2 in superscript.
I wasn’t watching the calendar; when did “low viz” officially become a buzz phrase?
Agreed. Sig has always used a new model number for a new size. Why change that now?
Low viz is a new one to me. Not sure why they wouldn’t use the more common low pro, particularly in that context. Maybe they’re used to talking about high biz sights?
“Low viz” chest rigs, “low viz” AND “tactical pants,” rifle bags, assault packs, etc, etc.
For a “low viz” sustainment pack I carry spare AR mags in a wine bottle bag.
So, a 224 barrel/slide on a 229 body?
My issue with my Sigs (226 & 229) is my grip stops the slide from locking back on empty. My other handguns, no issue, just my Sigs.
Anyone else?
If by grip you mean that you’re allowing the gun to move enough that the slide is articulating against something other than a solid platform, the Sig may be your one friend willing to tell you your fundamentals are off.
I’d trigger malfs on the XD grip safeties with the exaggerated (and totally useless, BTW) little “flip” I did when (NEEDLESSLY) breaking my grip to get my thumb onto the mag release (my thumbs are plenty long). So I stopped doing the little “flip.” There isn’t pistol on the market (and I have a civvie MARK 23) that requires me to break my grip to get my freakishly long thumb onto the mag release so I don’t do it no more, and I’m a better, faster shooter for it.
Mastery of THE pistol is more expensive and time consuming than proficiency on A pistol. 5% is peculiarities of the platform (Sig’s decock vs Beretta’s), 95% transcends specifics (maintaining your grip, presenting the slide with a stable platform).
Or you can blame ammo. Or springs. or lube. Or just do what everyone else does–blame Sig.
It may even be 1% platform: Mastering the handgun means you can pick up a pencil-barreled Model 10 and win the fight.
What Dellis means is that his thumb is probably resting on the slide stop. Its merely a ergonomics issue. I have the same issue, and the sigs I used to own, I would order a second slide stop and nub off the catch so it would lock back on the last shot and I would just sling shot the pistol slide forward. Its a compromise sure, but 90 percent of the time a thumbs forward hold would depress the slide stop… so I have the same issue
With Sig’s recent move on enforcement on MAP/MPT pricing, this is going to be a pricey model. But if I can find one at what I consider a reasonable price, I’d like SAS in 40S&W.
why would they mess with an already great gun?
“This one goes to ELEVEN.”
I wish S&W would do something similar with the M&Ps so that you could put a 9c top end on a fullsized frame…
Oh cool! A double stacked magazine version of the P225 in .40 S&W and .357 SIG!