Sig P229 X-Change Kit

[OmegaTrader]

I plan to purchase this X-change kit .40 S&W and slap it on my 9mm P229 so it can fire both caliber w/o buying a second Sig. The X-change kit doesn't have that load chamber indicator. Is that ok w/ the current law?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SIG-Sauer-P229-40S-W-Caliber-X-Change-Conversion-Kit-N-S-CALX-229-40-BSS-10rd-/183315197047?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c1#viTabs_0

[theLBC]

yes, perfectly legal afaik.

i have bought 2 kits from osage county guns.

[jimmythebrain]

Don't worry, it is legal to own sig sauers that were made before the LCI became a law. The law/rule only applies for firearm manufactiure's that are submitting pistols for DOJ "safe gun" testing.

You may want to see if these two uppers use the same locking block.

[OmegaTrader]

Thanks

But mine is a relatively new (bought in 2015) and has that load chamber indicator. That's part of the reason I want to get this kit. On the Sig website, it asks me to punch it my zip code to make sure that I'm buying legal ones. I punched mine in and it's good to go. I just want to make sure that I'm REALLY legal to get it.

[protohyp]

Don't worry, it is legal to own sig sauers that were made before the LCI became a law. The law/rule only applies for firearm manufactiure's that are submitting pistols for DOJ "safe gun" testing.

You may want to see if these two uppers use the same locking block.

great point.

you won't find lockup among all the P229s to be alike. if they're P229 folded slides they typically use a different locking block but locking blocks are cheap and should drop in to ensure fit. or switch to a non P229-1 barrel.

[theLBC]

keep in mind that some places will not ship to california because of the mag capacity limits. sig for example may not sell you one if the mags hold more than 10rds.

some places, like osage county guns, will replace the regular cap mag with a california compliant mag as ship it to you. you have to call them because it isn't an option to choose on the site.
they are out of stock on .40 though...

[Daze]

GTG

I have several, never had an issue with any. Many folks purchase them to do away with the LCI, as it bugs a few folks.

[protohyp]

I bought a Legacy Elite slide on eBay for 150.00 with no LCI and was going to sell my LCI slide when I thought why would I sell a perfectly good backup slide?! So I figured why not just cover it up?

Then again I might just cut it up for an RMR



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[Equitymind]

LOL 90% of my guns are the off-roster version all purchased via PPT or consignment from the gun store. You're good to go.

[QXSOUP]

great point.

you won't find lockup among all the P229s to be alike. if they're P229 folded slides they typically use a different locking block but locking blocks are cheap and should drop in to ensure fit. or switch to a non P229-1 barrel.

The 229 never had a folded slide. The 228 did. The difference between the 229-1 and the normal 229 is the frame. There used to be two different frame sizes, one for 9mm and one for .40/357. The 229-1 has standardized on the .40 frame regardless of caliber.

[protohyp]

The 229 never had a folded slide. The 228 did. The difference between the 229-1 and the normal 229 is the frame. There used to be two different frame sizes, one for 9mm and one for .40/357. The 229-1 has standardized on the .40 frame regardless of caliber.

Yup. Thanks for clarification. My mistake


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[Daze]

Curious?

Interesting, I did not know that. I also have a Legacy P229/.40 frame with a Elite Caliber Exchange slide. I have a newer P229R/9mm E2 with LCI/MD. Does this mean it was the same frame 229-1 ( Legacy .40 frame,) and would be compatible with my Elite Slide as well?

The 229 never had a folded slide. The 228 did. The difference between the 229-1 and the normal 229 is the frame. There used to be two different frame sizes, one for 9mm and one for .40/357. The 229-1 has standardized on the .40 frame regardless of caliber.

[protohyp]

Yeah I thought the locking blocks were different but the frames were the same


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[protohyp]

Interesting, I did not know that. I also have a Legacy P229/.40 frame with a Elite Caliber Exchange slide. I have a newer P229R/9mm E2 with LCI/MD. Does this mean it was the same frame 229-1 ( Legacy .40 frame,) and would be compatible with my Elite Slide as well?

[DEPUTYBILL]

I might be wrong, but I thought the Sig web site had a disclaimer that the exchange kits wouldn't fit guns with LCI and mag disconnect.
Or maybe that was just the 22 cal. conversion kit?