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I prefer the balance of the older folded steel slides, so I voted P228. Sadly, I don't own one. I do have an early pre-rail P229 in .40...my first duty gun that I bought from my dept. when we went to the P320. It's a good gun, but a bit heavy and blocky for my taste. The P228 is a little more svelte. | |||
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Member |
I guess I've got 1 1/2 of each. An '80's 228, a 229DAK in .040 that I converted to .357 Sig, and a new 228 M11A1, which in my opinion is really a non railed 229. I didn't vote, because I really don't know which one I'd choose to keep. ************************************************ "Tonight, we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done". {George W. Bush, Post 9/11} | |||
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Lost |
One thing going for the 229 is the solid pin vs. the rolled pin of the 228 (which must be replaced at interval). Not a big thing, but something. | |||
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Road Dog |
I guess a person couldn’t put a solid pin in a P228?
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| Lost |
^^Don't know. Any armorer want to comment? | |||
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| Member |
The solid pins on the early P226 and P229 guns were eventually replaced by rolled steel pins. | |||
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| Lost |
^^Interesting. Do you know the reason? | |||
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Quit staring at my wife's Butt |
No, he gives them away because every time he opens the safe door 100 or so fall out on the floor, gets tired of restacking them  . | |||
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| Road Dog |
Yeah. I have always noticed stainless slides have solid pins and stamped slides have rolled pins. I never understood why or if/why I couldn’t use a solid pin in my stamped slide.
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Member |
I thought they were replaced by spiral pins which are different from the split roll pins? | |||
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| Member |
Stamp slide guns= Two part inner and outer pins Early short extractor P229/P226 = solid pins Later short extractor P229/P226 = spiral pins, I referred to these as rolled pins, same thing The rolled/spiral pins are more durable. | |||
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Oriental Redneck |
And can be used in the the stamped/folded slide gun, too. Q | |||
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| Lost |
Do the spiral pins require periodic replacement? | |||
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| Road Dog |
What about the coiled pins? https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/PIN-12 | |||
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| 7.62mm Crusader |
Coiled is the spiral pin. Same piece. | |||
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| Road Dog |
Thanks, David. Does this eliminate the need for an outer and inner pin? | |||
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| Oriental Redneck |
Correct. There is only one pin, and it's spiraled/coiled. Q | |||
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| Road Dog |
Thank you, Q! Do you have a good source for purchasing them? | |||
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| Road Dog |
Also, Q, just so I’m clear; I can use the coiled pin in the P228 I Won from you and my 2003 P220? | |||
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Member |
I prefer the P228, it just feels better in my hand. I also prefer the full height serrations on the slide, and I am aware that the new 229s have that feature. I still prefer the 228. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” | |||
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