First off I am computer illiterate so I apologize at the outset for not being able to locate previous threads on this subject.
I have late 1980's/early1990's P Series pistols, a P2226 in 9mm and a P229 in 40 S&W.
I have read that SIG P229 has consolidated on the larger frame now that they are making the P229 in 9mm. Don't know if the P226 frame changed since Sig starting making it available in 40 S&W.
I would like to buy (if I could ever find one) conversion units -Sig Sauer Caliber Conversion kits-with Romeo 1 reflex sight, black, 9MM, CALX-226-9-B-RX and CALX-229-9-B-RX.
If the P226 frame changed than that looks like a non-starter but I have hopes for the P229.
WILL either one or both of these Romeo sight conversion units fit on my early model guns?

Thanks,
rmc

I'm going to reply just to bump this thread back to the top so that someone might have an answer.

I do have an opinion, I would leave your older P guns as is and just do/get what you want on a newer one.

Old classics should remain stock. Classics that are modified lose more of their value.

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CALX-226-9-B-RX

He is not talking about modifying the gun but just putting a different slide on it. It won't affect the value at all. Take it off and go back to original.
rmc I'm sorry I can't answer your question from actual experience as I don't have any faith in the Sig optics so I didn't look at these kits. However I don't think sig has done anything to slides to make them not interchangeable on the surface of the issue. I have switched many. Of course there are always the risk of fitment issues when you do that from tolerance stacking. Since your response here has been low this is a question that I would ask SIG. They say on the website to call about certain conversions of slides so they should be prepared to answer you.

Blume9mm thanks for the bump but there doesn't seem to be much knowledge about these conversions here.

hrcjon thanks for the advice. I will be calling Sig tomorrow. Probably should have done that in the first place.

My wild ass guess is 226 would be fine and 229 might depend on if it's 229 or 229-1.

Either way, cool to see they are selling just the slide. Seems a bit pricey to me at $500+ that I found in quick Google Search.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
My wild ass guess is 226 would be fine and 229 might depend on if it's 229 or 229-1.

Either way, cool to see they are selling just the slide. Seems a bit pricey to me at $500+ that I found in quick Google Search.

If you consider the cost of having a slide custom milled for a MRD optic + cost of a quality optic + installation, it would equal or exceed $500+. And from what I can see, buying a pistol already equipped with a MRD optic starts at around $1000.
I purchased a P229 RX 9mm exchange kit, and it has worked fine on my 1995 P229 .40.

I called Sig today. They said the conversion would fit on my P229 and may fit on my P226. If it doesn't fit the P226 properly I would have to send the frame to the factory and the conversion unit would be "fitted" to the frame. My P226 is an early version and I was told that there was a lot of hand fitting of its components.

So I will be getting a conversion for my P229 but I am definitely leaving my P226 stock. It is far too accurate as is.