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July 18, 2023, 11:43 PM
YooperSigs
Mine shoots amazingly soft for a.40.
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July 19, 2023, 12:36 AM
Mountain Walker
The 40SW slide a little taller and may not fit a regular 239 holster. The gun is heavy enough to handle the 40SW cartridge and the gun is quite shootable. Much softer shooting than a Glock 23.
July 19, 2023, 07:34 AM
gjgalligan
I have 2 in .40 and one in 9mm. I prefer shooting the .40 over the 9mm.
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July 19, 2023, 07:38 AM
StarchedCover
Great gun, like it so much that I have two in 40 S&W. They get carried on a regular basis. Soft shooter, controllable.
July 19, 2023, 07:50 AM
P250UA5
My dad has had/carried one since 1996. Never had any trouble with it.
I keep telling him to pick up a 357Sig bbl for it.
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July 19, 2023, 07:54 AM
Nipper
Very good choice. Had mine since the Eighties, lots of rounds through it. Shoots as well as my P229 and P226. Utterly reliable.
Before I bought mine, I tried a P239 .40 a friend owned. Zero issues with the .40 recoil. Good gun good cartridge. What more can I say?
Btw, you can also use a stock 9mm barrel with it for practice/ammo savings. A number of us here have done so. Conversion barrel not needed and works with 9mm or .40 mags.
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July 19, 2023, 08:21 AM
P250UA5
quote:
Originally posted by Nipper: Very good choice. Had mine since the Eighties, lots of rounds through it. Shoots as well as my P229 and P226. Utterly reliable.
Before I bought mine, I tried a P239 .40 a friend owned. Zero issues with the .40 recoil. Good gun good cartridge. What more can I say?
Btw, you can also use a stock 9mm barrel with it for practice/ammo savings. A number of us here have done so. Conversion barrel not needed and works with 9mm or .40 mags.
Guessing typo? The P239 came out in 1996...
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July 19, 2023, 08:28 AM
Nipper
^^^ Correct...my bad. Thanks. Got my P229 in 1996 and the P239 a few years later, then my P226.
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July 19, 2023, 08:45 AM
m.p.driver
Go for it, i have a 226,2229,and a 239 all in .40, the 239 has been my EDC for a while, under gunned? I dont feel like i am with 9 rounds from 140grn to 200 grn in a pistol that shoots more accurate than i'm capable of
July 19, 2023, 09:40 AM
Jimbo54
Mine will never be sold. Very comfortable to shoot with Hogue finger groove grips. You won't regret adding it to your gun collection.
Jim
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July 19, 2023, 02:26 PM
TheFrontRange
Just adding to the chorus - P239 and .40 is a good combo. Such was both my first SIG and first .40 many years back. I imagine that a .357 SIG barrel and / or 9mm conversion barrel would only add to the fun.This message has been edited. Last edited by: TheFrontRange, July 19, 2023 06:50 PM
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July 19, 2023, 02:38 PM
dsiets
I didn't care for mine until I replaced the grips. Since then I picked up a .357sig barrel and a conversion 9mm and both of those work fine w/ the .40 mags at the range.
Another thing I recommend is heavy grease for the rails before each range trip.
July 19, 2023, 05:53 PM
Oaklane
I prefer mine in .40 and with the .357 barrel over the 9mm I had…