Sig 229 Homeland Security

[crs1]

Anyone pick up one of these yet...I saw one at a gun show and liked the look and feel...

[Gnote]

I held one too. If we didn't already have a 229, it would be very tempting.

[ldivinag]

+1...

or make a 10mm... lol....

[anotherted]

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[anotherted]

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[BigAL]

As much as I think SIG builds a great pistol all these limited runs of essentially the same gun have me thinking they really don't do much pistol R&D anymore. They just add a few minor things, get a .gov contract and build a special commemorative version so they can jack up the price. Hopefully this is a sign all their R&D is going into building a civi version of the SIG 55X.

[PanzerAce]

Hopefully this is a sign all their R&D is going into building a civi version of the SIG 55X.

I think there already is one, but because they are made overseas, and because of the 10 part rule, you cannot bring them into the US.

[Omega13device]

I'm sure they're still doing plenty of R&D (it's a competitive marketplace out there). What you are seeing is a common marketing tactic that companies use to get you to buy more of something you already have.

[BigAL]

I think there already is one, but because they are made overseas, and because of the 10 part rule, you cannot bring them into the US.

True. But rumors abound that SIG will be making a US version at their Exeter, NH plant, thus bypassing the import regulations. Might just be yearly SHOT Show hysteria but I know of at least one SIG/Blaser dealer on another forum who is organizing a group buy already.

[crs1]

That 229 Equinox does look pretty cool...Come to think of it, the only things I really liked about the Homeland edition were the engraved american flag (cool touch I thought) and the rail. Does the equinox come standard with the rail and is it on the Cal list?

[crs1]

Nevermind, found the answers.

[phish]

I wanted a P229 after watching "In the Line of Fire". When I turned 21, the USP was priced to sell at Tri-City and got that instead. My sister offered to sell me her P228, but I never got around to taking her up on that offer.