When these hit the shelves, I had drifted from my P series Sig's and was well into my 1911/Gov't guns. I always thought "hey, those look pretty damned cool and fill a niche". That was about all the glance I gave them at the time.

Earlier this week, I won an auction for a mint P224 in .40s&w with all the melted edges, DAK trigger (first time to experience that as well) and no magazine. Knowing the parts and magazines for these fairly scarce P series guns were a thing, I bid low. Well, for $420 including auction fees, I got the gun without a magazine. It looks barely used.

I fell on my sword and paid $100 for a new in package factory 10rd magazine, so I'm all in for $520. I have plenty of P229 magazines that will work as well for range days.

I haven't had a chance to get to the range yet but, I feel like it was a fair purchase, it'll give me a good way to use up the pile of .40 ammo I'm sitting on and damned if it doesn't seem like a decent little carry gun, even if a bit heavy for its size.


Anyone else have one? Thoughts on them?

I helped my girlfriend source a mint condition used DA/SA P224 in 9mm some years back here in the Forum Classifieds from a Member in Louisiana.
It came with 10 or 12 magazines, all 10 round capacity. The seller had larger capacity magazines available, but in NY State, that's a no-go.
She liked that little P224 a lot and it was her favorite carry pistol.
I don't have anything bad to say about it, it always has worked 100%.
It is a "chunky" and rather heavy small pistol.

I recently inherited her impressive firearms collection, including the P224.
Just the other day I tried the P224 in a holster designed for an HK P2000sk.
I won't need to buy any P224 holsters. (she was a lefty, I am a righty)

You did good, the P224 is a nice pistol, a bit chunky, a bit heavy, but a real solid dependable unit.
I have no personal experience with the DAK type.

I purchased a P224/.40 SAS new at a LGS shortly after they came out many years ago, because at the time my EDC was my P229/.40 TT, and the P224 made a great companion piece. Although I haven’t fired it in well over 10 years, I remember it being accurate and easily controllable. Enjoy that P224!

Enjoy mine. There is a thread on my acquisition here somewhere.

I need a magazine so if you have any suggestions let me know.

I won an eBay auction for a NOS magazine! Hope it shows up.

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Originally posted by 4MUL8R:
I won an eBay auction for a NOS magazine! Hope it shows up.

Nice - they are hard to find for sure. I managed to pick up a good condition used one for a tolerable price as well.

I had two P224's in 9mm and stupidly parted with them. I really miss them.