I was looking for a different CCW, I was carrying a HK USP 45 compact at that time. I ended up carrying that USP45C for at least 10 years. I was just married, no kids. Now my oldest is turning 18 in October. I've made countless friends in person and "imaginary." I am grateful everyday I've found Sig Forum.

When did you stumble on to our lil community?

Like my username, joined to find out about the new P250.
My dad has had a P239 since the mid 90s & a P229 was well out of my budget.
Ended up with a KT P11 instead, added a P320 later.
Only had 1 kid at the time, now have 3 & the oldest is about to be 14

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I had just started in law enforcement, and the PD I went to work for issued the P226 in 9mm as the duty weapon. I stumbled across SigForum looking for info on my issued fun. This is still my favorite place on the internet!

I was researching Sig pistols to determine which I should purchase (my first Sig). I learned about them, and much more!

Ended up buying a P229 Sport with .40 S&W and .357Sig barrels.

Looking for information on a SIG of course. I think I had a question about a M11-A1 so I had to stop just reading and sign up.

I stumbled in here when GW Bush still had three years to go.

I had just bought a used P228 at an old timey gun show in Paris, Ky. I was looking for any information on it. A friend at the time had let me shoot his P226, and I was hooked. I went to the show looking for one and ended up with the 228. My kids were teenagers then. They are all gown up now with kids of their own. My son has the P228 now.

Eighteen years ago, I went to an auction with a friend and came home with a P239. I had never even heard of SIG before that day!

I trolled the handgun forum for a while. A friend was going to sell me a 226 navy. I found this forum to read about it and learn about Sigs. I finally became a member, and started posting but only in the handgun forum. Later I ventured out into the other forums, particularly the Lair and Lounge.

Man this has been a crazy ride.

I lurked at first when I got a 245. When it was gone I was gone. Then a few years later I got a 229 I became a member.

I had just bought a P225 and wanted to know more about it. That sure seems like a long time ago. I have had many a pistol since then. Quite a few people on here that I appreciate the virtual company of. I’ve met a few via the phone and a few in person.

By far my favorite place on the internet.

When I moved to Houston the first time, I went to the gun range and rented every 40 S&W they had. I determined that the G22 was going to be my 1st gun. I went to a large gun store with 3 locations, and then let the damn salesman talk me out of the G22 because it didn't have a safety. He talked me into buying the brand new 40 S&W Browning (i.e. one of the few guns I had bot rented), but little did I know there was no aftermarket at all to buy magazines, holsters, better sights, etc. I took it to the range 4 weekends in a row, and after 1000 rounds the damn thing was 50/50 on whether it would slide lock on an empty magazine.

I recalled seeing somewhere that the Secret Service carried Sig Sauer handguns so I thought if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me. I figured there would be a forum for Sig Sauer so I googled it which is how I found Sigforum. My first post was in the "Sig Pistols" subforum and I asked which 40 S&W Sig Sauer to buy. Everyone was super helpful and overwhelmingly recommended the P229 as a do everything gun (night stand, concealed carry, range, etc) with good aftermarket support for holsters, magazines, sights, etc. I don't recall Para participating in the thread, but the impression was everyone was very knowledgeable and helpful.

Next weekend, I gave the Browning another chance with 200 rounds at the range and the damned thing still wouldn't reliably slide lock on an empty. I drove straight from the range to Tomball Pawn where I traded the Browning for a brand new P229 + some cash.

I guess I found it just after you. I joined in 2007 and was married a year with a son not quite a year old who is now 18. I had just purchased a P226 on my Dad’s advice in 40 S&W, his favorite caliber next to 357 Magnum.

I was a longtime member of Para's S&W forum and that old troublemaker rburg organized a 4th of July membership raid on Para's Sig Forum.

Several S&W forum members joined Sig then, the late great Jim Shugart being one. Not sure what has happened to rburg, I heard he had some health problems and no longer drives. Miss seeing him at gunshows as he is an encyclopedia on S&W revolvers.

Freshman in college. I graduated in 2010 after five years and am in my sixteenth year of active service to the nation as an Army Officer. Picked up a wife and son along the way. And a lot of guns.

Bought my first SIG in February of '86 after drooling over the "ugly" SIG's for a year. A brand new '85 P226 Tyson's Corner. Nobody really heard of them back then until the military trials. I always thought they were the most beautiful pistol I'd ever seen. Found SigForum, I don't know when, early 2000's? and lurked for years. I finally joined right before zippy was inaugurated in 2009. I actually bought a brand new P220R right after New Year's at the same time I joined because of what I knew was coming from the GDC's. Now I have a safe full of SIG's.

I bought a mint condition P225, so I was searching for more info about them.

I wanted a handgun as my first firearm and had been doing research on SF among many other websites. The P226/228 became my first choice. I bought a used W German 9mm P226 in summer 2003, then thought it'd make sense to officially join SF. Been here ever since. Still own that first gun too.

At the time, SF had more than one mod, and Para ran the S&W forum too.

Same month and year as you Dave. Found this place one year after I retired.
This place is a potion for my sanity.

I'd Just gotten a 229 in 357. interestingly enough my I happened to register on my dads birthday.