Is there much size difference b/w a P6 and a 239? If a it were for concealed carry, and a P6 is 1/2 the cost of a 239, what advice would you give?

P6

Uhm.. you'd want to test it with modern Hollow Points and verify they will feed correctly. Stock P6's prior to 1989 were designed for 'ball' or round nose ammunition.

The one I had was a 79 and fed 124gr and 147gr hollow points just fine after I replaced the mag springs. With the old mag springs it would fail to feed the last round.

The P6 will feel much better in the hand than the 239. These size difference is minimal.

I have a 40 cal P239, very nice but so is the P6 I picked up a few weeks ago. It's a '96 model so JHP are no problem. They are both great guns.

I have both. I carry a P6. Thinner, loaded wt. several ounces lighter, longer grip fits me better. For the same money, I personally would take the P6. For the half the money? I would buy two P6's, or a P6 and a West German P220. YMMV.

IMO, the P225/P6 were/are ergonomically one of the best platforms that SIG offered.

What is concidered the expected cost of a P6 in good condition? I haven't seen any in the used cases.

Thanks everyone for the information. This one is listed for $300. If I recall, it has the box, and a total of 2 mags. I'll take a second look and grab it if it's still there.

As for the front site, it is plain black slant which must be aweful. To you P6 owners, do you have a favorite front site, or did you paint it white?

$300 is a great price if the condition is good.
I painted the front and rear sight on mine but just went ahead and replaced them with std contrast sights.

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Originally posted by ohio1911:
Thanks everyone for the information. This one is listed for $300. If I recall, it has the box, and a total of 2 mags. I'll take a second look and grab it if it's still there.

As for the front site, it is plain black slant which must be aweful. To you P6 owners, do you have a favorite front site, or did you paint it white?

Judging by the sights, you probably have a P6 made in the late 1970s early 1980s before the bar-and-dot sights. Those P6s have the old feed ramp that may have trouble feeding some HP ammo. I have one from 1979. But since I never use HP ammo, it doesn't make a difference to me.

I switched the plain black sights to regular bar-and-dot sights, which makes it easier for me because most of my Sigs have them.

If you want to use this as a carry gun, then people would suggest you send it back to Sig for their $125 tune-up service which will strip, clean, change any springs that needed to be changed, and install night sights.

I forgot to mention, the date is 1980 on the slide. Sigfan91 was spot on with the sight analysis. BTW, SIG only charges $125 for all that service including the night sights?

Depends on your use. If you want to use as a CC weapon, the 239 is an amazing weapon.

Top Gun Supply is expecting some Zurch Police P225 [not P6] trade ins soon and P228's. Their website is tenatively showing $400 as the price but stating that may change depending on condition. I do not have a P225 yet but it sure feels nice in my hand.

http://www.topgunsupply.com/si...er-p225-p6-handguns/

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Originally posted by ohio1911:
I forgot to mention, the date is 1980 on the slide. Sigfan91 was spot on with the sight analysis. BTW, SIG only charges $125 for all that service including the night sights?

I'm sorry. It's actually $130.

http://www.sigsauer.com/Custom...CustomShopPrice.aspx

While I'm personally a big fan of the P225/P6, other than the barrel feedramp potential issues previously discussed, there are several other factors that you might want to consider:

1. The P239 is a stronger gun, as it has a "solid" steel slide, and was designed from the onset for 9mm, .40, and .357 SIG cartridges (admittedly, the .40/.357 varients have heavier slides to better deal with the .40/.357 pressures/pressure spikes);

2. The P239 magazines are inherently less troublesome; over time, if kept fully loaded, P225/P6 magazines can develop subtle lip spreadiing, which can induce a failure to chamber/go into battery jam, which seems to be more prevalent when ejecting an initial magazine, and reloading a fresh magazine and then attempting to release the slide (by either utilizing the slide release or sling-shotting). Interestingly, once the first round is chambered, the when the gun is actually fired, normal slide reciprocation seems to preclude further problems. My solution has been to download my P225 magazines to 6 rounds each if to be kept loaded over time, and to rotate the magazines, preferably quarterly.

3. The P329's triggerguard shape is more curved, assisting in re-holstering.

4. While currently available from SIG-Sauer (and others) (due to the demand created by the large numbers of German police surplus P6 turn-ins subsequently provided to the US market), historically P225/P6 magazines have been relatively scarce and expensive since SIGARMS discontinued regular importation of the P225 into the US. Hopefully, SIG will continue to provide us with available NIB magazines, but I'd guess that they'll be eventually phased out of production. There are no quality aftermarket substitutes available.

All that said, I still prefer my P225-it possesses exquisite ergonomics and accuracy, and the P239 has always had a bit of a slab-sided feel to me, or, with the aftermarket Hogue grips, a bit too bulky for its size.

A P225/P6 may be a bit like a quality 1911-while not necessarily at the cutting edge of pistol development, they're still a perfectly viable weapon, with a unique fit, feel, and quality all of its own, which is appreciated and cherished by its owners and users.

In the cold, harsh light of objective analysis, though, if I were to choose the most effective tool requiring the least maintance or operational adjustments to be made, with the best likely durability and reliability, I'd reluctantly have to suggest the P239 as the better route between the two...

Best, Jon

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1. The P239 is a stronger gun, as it has a "solid" steel slide, and was designed from the onset for 9mm, .40, and .357 SIG cartridges (admittedly, the .40/.357 varients have heavier slides to better deal with the .40/.357 pressures/pressure spikes);

Aw C'mon! Have you ever seen a P225 slide fail? What difference does it make how the P239 slide is built?

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2. The P239 magazines are inherently less troublesome; over time, if kept fully loaded, P225/P6 magazines can develop subtle lip spreadiing,

How many people have experienced this problem, apart from JonSigShooter? Has this happened to you personally? Not what happened to your friend's P6? Has this happened to your P6?

So little difference in size I no longer own the P239. Nice little pistol that it was.



-- Chuck

Well you ask different people you get different answers. I sold my 225 so I could by my 239.

While I miss the 225 I would do it all over again today with the same choice.

To be very honest if the subject is full time concealed carry I like my Kahr CW9 better than either SIG but I am very happy to have both the 239 and the CW9.

By the way, both are more accurate than my 225 was even with a replacement match barrel.