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What do you do with old slides after purchasing Romeo1Pro slides?

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SlideLock

Discussion Starter · May 25, 2022

The title pretty much says it all. I bought new Romeo1Pro slides for my 9mm P229 Legion and my MK25. I've posted pictures of them here:

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Un-Legionizing my 9mm P229 Legion

My P229 Legion was my first Sig. Bought it in 2016. Great gun. Best trigger of all my guns. Controls: I couldn't easily manipulate the low profile slide lock and decocker. No problem: Bought full-size replacements. Grips: I couldn't use the Legion grips with the new controls (without...

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I put a P226 RXP slide on my MK25

I am liking red dot sights more and more, so I just bought a P226 RXP slide from Sig (with the 15% student discount at the Sig Pro Shop). Took something like 20 seconds to swap slides. Can't wait to zero the Romeo1 PRO. This P226 slide has cocking serrations, which the MK25 slide does not...

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I really like the red dots and shoot better with them. The old slides are sitting in the safe, and I don't know when/if I'll use them again. Should I sell them? I don't think so.

I can't imagine selling either of these pistols, but if I did, they might sell better in "original condition" with "original slides." The original slides would also be useful, if I ever wanted to (or needed to) send the guns back to the factory.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

SlideLock

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Nontypical

· #2 · May 25, 2022

I’d keep them.

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weatom

· #3 · May 25, 2022

Nontypical said:
I’d keep them.

X2. I keep my slides. I don't always shoot with a red dot so I like the
option of changing them out.

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Willard

· #4 · May 25, 2022

Here's the bottom line, the take offs, are already paid for, so don't cost you any more for keeping them.

If something changes in the future, and your RXs die, and can't be repaired or replaced, then you have backup top ends for them. Plus if you ever do decide to part with the pistols themselves, you may be better off selling the pistols as they were originally, and the optic slides separately.

Just as we are on the Romeo Pro currently, how long before the next "upgrade", with a different footprint? Change obsoletes older versions, to the point they may become unusable!

P6 11/78 - German KF Proofed P220 - German P220 w/Folded Slide - German P220 frame w/Carry Slide - P220R ST - P220R-22-BAS-SAO + 5" Match Upper - P220R Carry - P220R SSS - P220R w/ST Slide - P220R - P225A1 Classic Carry - P226 KA Proofed - 9mm - P226 KB Proofed - 9mm - P226 2009 unrailed LEO in 9mm - P226BR-22-BAS-SAO + 9mm Elite upper - P226R Elite SAO w/9mm RX - P226R Combat-9mm - P226 Former LE Veteran-.40 S&W - P226R .357 Sig - P226R Elite .40 S&W - P228 KB proofed DA/SA 9mm - P228 DA/SA 9mm (1999 vintage) - P229 "AB" Prefix-.40 S&W - P229 "AD" Prefix-.40 S&W - P229 Legacy 9mm LE Veteran - P229 LE Veteran- changed to .357 Sig - P229R DAK .40 S&W converted to DA/SA in 9mm - P229R DA/SA .40 S&W - P229R ESE 9mm - P229 SAS .40 S&W DA/SA - P239-.40 S&W DA/SA - P239-.40 S&W DAO - P239-.40 S&W DAK - P239-.357 Sig DA/SA - P239-9mm DAK - P239-9mm DA/SA - M11A1 9mm --- Too Many Non-Sigs to list

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AUGop41

· #5 · May 25, 2022

And historically sig loves to screw it’s early adopters so just keep ‘em since you have backups

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bblr

· #6 · May 25, 2022

Keep them.

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ras47

· #7 · May 25, 2022

Extra slides increase resale value should you ever need or want to sell. OTOH, you can always list the slide for sale on this forum, or on any other gun forum.

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GoneBallisticInAlabama

· #8 · May 25, 2022

Unless you are hurting for the money that you could get from them, I would keep them.

SlideLock

Discussion Starter · #9 · May 26, 2022

Thanks, everyone, I'll keep them. I probably won't use them much, as I have a couple of West German Sigs with iron sights. In any case, I'll have them for backup.

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Kos1

· #10 · May 26, 2022

Well, you could sell them.
I keep mine. Even though I have adapted to optics on pistols pretty well, I still swap on my original iron sight slides for practice at the range. They will never fail!

Hammer

· #11 · May 26, 2022

SlideLock said:
Thanks, everyone, I'll keep them. I probably won't use them much, as I have a couple of West German Sigs with iron sights. In any case, I'll have them for backup.

If nothing else, you have. whole slide assembly of spare parts.

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BajaJames

· #12 · May 26, 2022

Its really up to you.
If you don't want them kicking around sell them. If you can just out them in a box and be done then thats an option too.

challer61

· #13 · May 26, 2022

You can get them drilled and tapped/converted for most optics.

Ericz4253

· #14 · May 29, 2022

I keep all of my slides also. I like the option of shooting without the red dot. And having them if I ever need to send them in for service. Not that I couldn’t send them with the optic cut slide. The more the merrier for me!

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SigsAndPoutine

· #15 · Jun 2, 2022

Have them cut/milled/cerakoted, then build another.

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