I shouldn’t have looked… LGS find

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I was at my local LGS picking up a transfer… saw this and couldn’t say no. It’s been fired, but has no exterior blemishes

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I disagree...It's a good thing you looked. It appears to be unissued, AND chambered in .357 SIG no less!

That's an incredible 'Take My Money' find right there! It definitely would've followed me home if I had seen it.

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That’s awesome! I have been accumulating P229s this summer and more than half have been 40/357. Nice pick-up!

I purchased a 2015 P229R from Basspro in NC today. It’ll be ready for pick up at my Hampton VA Basspro on Monday.

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I don’t know about unissued, but it’s in great condition.

It’s a good time to pick them up. There are definitely some good deals out there.

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Great pick up. Do you plan to convert the DAK?

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quote:
Originally posted by Shack:
I don’t know about unissued, but it’s in great condition.

It’s a good time to pick them up. There are definitely some good deals out there.

The fact that it is a DAK Pistol leads me to believe it was NOT a commemorative pistol but rather originally purchased by the NCSHP as a Duty Weapon, especially since the NCSHP has a history w/ SIGs chambered in .357 SIG. The fact that it is void of any exterior blemishes (has zero holster wear, etc) leads me to believe it was 'unissued' by the NCSHP.

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No. I’m not going to carry this and I don’t mind dak if I just take it to the range.

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Udo

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Nice find!

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Blue Dog

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Nice find. Can't go wrong with e 229

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got2hav1

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Being from NC, I completely approve. That's a nice one. I'd have left with that one myself.

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quote:
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Originally posted by Shack:
I don’t know about unissued, but it’s in great condition.

It’s a good time to pick them up. There are definitely some good deals out there.

The fact that it is a DAK Pistol leads me to believe it was NOT a commemorative pistol but rather originally purchased by the NCSHP as a Duty Weapon, especially since the NCSHP has a history w/ SIGs chambered in .357 SIG. The fact that it is void of any exterior blemishes (has zero holster wear, etc) leads me to believe it was 'unissued' by the NCSHP.

The more I thought about your suggestion of unissued, the more it does make sense. Especially, with the condition of the case and its contents.

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That's a clean find!

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There is a little more to the story. There was another pistol right next to the p229 that caught my attention. I didn’t really know anything about it yesterday when I saw it. So I studied up on it last night and went back to take a look. Its condition is no where near the p229s, but I was intrigued enough to pick it up. It’s a Beretta 8357 Cougar.

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quote:
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There is a little more to the story. There was another pistol right next to the p229 that caught my attention. I didn’t really know anything about it yesterday when I saw it. So I studied up on it last night and went back to take a look. Its condition is no where near the p229s, but I was intrigued enough to pick it up. It’s a Beretta 8357 Cougar.

Another cool find! You are on a roll!

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quote:
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There is a little more to the story. There was another pistol right next to the p229 that caught my attention. I didn’t really know anything about it yesterday when I saw it. So I studied up on it last night and went back to take a look. Its condition is no where near the p229s, but I was intrigued enough to pick it up. It’s a Beretta 8357 Cougar.

Did you trip over an unclaimed HK USP in the parking lot and take it home as well. Seriously, those are 2 awesome hammer fired pistols. Great pickup. I have never seen that Beretta before. I’m going to keep an eye out for one of those.

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Well… II guess we don’t post about all the stores we visit and find nothing. From what I’ve read, this was the only.357 that Beretta produced.

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That's a very nice find.
Congratulations.

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Both great guns to bring home! .357sig in a P229 and a P239 are the perfect combo.

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Originally posted by Shack:
There is a little more to the story. There was another pistol right next to the p229 that caught my attention. I didn’t really know anything about it yesterday when I saw it. So I studied up on it last night and went back to take a look. Its condition is no where near the p229s, but I was intrigued enough to pick it up. It’s a Beretta 8357 Cougar.

Did you trip over an unclaimed HK USP in the parking lot and take it home as well. Seriously, those are 2 awesome hammer fired pistols. Great pickup. I have never seen that Beretta before. I’m going to keep an eye out for one of those.

the first Mission Impossible features one FYI. Great pistol.

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Congratulations!

I found a gently-used P229R in 9mm locally for what I felt like was a proverbial song - it’s (to me) a near-ideal 9mm. Paired with a Milt Sparks VM-2, it carries extremely well

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