Thread: Personal Firearms

Originally Posted by rhensley

I have tried to find a way to email sig sauer and have failed. so maybe some one here can tell me just what is the nitron finish on sig sauer pistols is. I some times carry in warm areas and worry about sweet and rust. thanks folks

I know they are expensive, but a CCW is still a tool...you need to think about it that way. These guys are right on about the finish, it's really tough. Most sigs I own and have owned are all stainless slides with an aluminum frame, so even if you have a blem in the finish from wear or a chip...you should be just fine. Take it apart, clean it, & lube it once a week on warm weeks and at least once a month in cooler weather and you will be just fine. When carrying, it's not the corrosion you need to worry about, it's dirt & lint...amazing how much can get into your weapon. There are very few blued steel weapons being carried concealed now days with the advancements in alloys and polymers, the stuff just deters wear and rust/corrosion.

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

I carry a P229 (not stainless) with a Nitron finish. It has never shown the faintest sign of any type of rust/corrosion. As I live in the area which has been documented as the most corrosive environment in North America, that says a lot.

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I was under the impression that all P229s were stainless slides on alloy frames. The P228 had a non-stainless slide. I like those grips!

I understand Wikipedia can be wrong, but they say this:

The P229 is nearly identical to the P228, however its slide is made from milled stainless steel (vs. the P228's forged carbon steel slide) and is available in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG

Yes, the 228 was a carbon steel receiver made just for 9mm. They created the 229 for the larger more powerful calibers like the .40 s&w and .357 sig. I am not sure why a carbon steel slide wouldn't handle higher pressures...but I'm not a mechanical engineer either, could be simply weight. I have a p226 in .357 that is one tough guy for sure. One of my carry weapons is a 938. Sig makes some nice weapons...but I still have my Glocks too

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

AFAIK Sig uses a stainless slide, blackened or not, and the nitron coating besides. I could be (shudder) wrong ....... I had a P229 that I carried in tropical South FL, with plenty of sweat and no rust. I traded it for a better pistol and now carry a Glock .......

I had a glock 19 and really didn't care for it. when I shot the P229 I knew that sig sauer was the way to go. I found the P225 and it was lighter and easier to carry so I put the P229 in the night stand drawer and now carry the P225. As far a better pistol or weapon I really think the only one out there better that a sig would be a lightening bolt thrown from ZEUS own hand

Originally Posted by wrxguyusa

I was under the impression that all P229s were stainless slides on alloy frames. The P228 had a non-stainless slide. I like those grips!

I understand Wikipedia can be wrong, but they say this:

Well yes and no, but essentially you are correct...the P229 Elite has both stainless frame and slide. Mine (and most others) has a stainless (and often Nitron finished slide) and an anodized alloy frame. The P228 did not have a milled slide like the P229; that one was forged carbon steel.

Thanks for the compliment on the grips. Tulipwood (aka Yellow Poplar), State tree of my 2nd home...Tennessee

Finally found a Winchester model 12, 16 gauge, modified choke, in near perfect shape for a reasonable price, local reloader supply had it on consignment for 600 bucks but he called the Guy who was selling it and he took the $550 I offered. Grew up with one just like it.

Picked up a BPS 12g looks new and shoots great...gotta love the trap range

I soooooo wish it would warm up, I want to get this Remington 700 AAC-SD .308 with B&C stock I traded my Sig P938 for to the range...its rained 2 solid weeks here....winter is my nemesis...

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

I soooooo wish it would warm up, I want to get this Remington 700 AAC-SD .308 with B&C stock I traded my Sig P938 for to the range...its rained 2 solid weeks here....winter is my nemesis...

Do you have the can to go with it? If so, load 9.9 gr of trailboss behind a 180gr btsp, and be amazed.

Originally Posted by RJD

Do you have the can to go with it? If so, load 9.9 gr of trailboss behind a 180gr btsp, and be amazed.

Nope, not yet, gonna probably do the paperwork this winter, local class 3 dealer will set up the trust for free so seems like a good route. Plus the can will swap between the 700 and my 300 blackout