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The P229 (to which I'm also adding the M11A1) is a bit odd in that even though it is essentially a 'compact' version of the P226, in some ways it feels kinda' like a bigger gun...especially the railed version. It feels wider in the grip to me with whatever comparable grips, and the slides seem thicker even though they are shorter.
I prefer the G10 grips on a P226 like on my Legion, but on my P228 and stainless P229, I prefer the original Sig Polymer grips...which are slimmer than the newer ones that come on the M11A1, and a bit slimmer than G10's.
I had a Stainless Elite P229, but it just felt ginormous, especially being a .40. Traded it in for a late-90's P229 stainless with no rail and 'legacy' slide which to me is more streamlined, and I recently put together a FrankenSig P228 which feels much more compact and streamlined with its original-style carbon-steel slide.
I prefer the G10 grips on a P226 like on my Legion, but on my P228 and stainless P229, I prefer the original Sig Polymer grips...which are slimmer than the newer ones that come on the M11A1, and a bit slimmer than G10's.
I had a Stainless Elite P229, but it just felt ginormous, especially being a .40. Traded it in for a late-90's P229 stainless with no rail and 'legacy' slide which to me is more streamlined, and I recently put together a FrankenSig P228 which feels much more compact and streamlined with its original-style carbon-steel slide.