Enhanced Elite model P229's take the same features common to all Elite
series pistols and combine them with the ergonomic one-piece reduced reach
grips used in Sig's E2 pistols. Available in both P226 and the updated
P229-1 (using the same slide configuration as the P229 E2), these pistols
bring the advantages of the one-piece modular grip to a wider audience.
California Approved.
Specifications:
- Type: Pistol
- Action: Single/Double
- Caliber: 9mm
- Barrel Length: 3.9"
- Capacity: 10+1
- Safety: No Manual
- Grips: Ergo Reduced Reach
- Sights: Siglite Night Sights
- Weight: 32 oz
- Frame Finish: Black
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
The 9mm Luger (9X19mm, Parabellum, P08) was developed in Germany in 1902. Widely used in both world wars, it is the most popular pistol cartridge in the world, now widely used by innumerable law enforcement agencies and militaries (including our own) in both pistols and submachineguns. The controversy over its "stopping power" will never go away, but its attribute is that it is much easier to shoot accurately than larger cartridges with greater power...but more recoil. Advancements in bullet design for law enforcement and personal defense have narrowed the gap considerably. The 9mm Luger is a world standard, chambered by virtually all makers of semiautomatic pistols, with a myriad of factory loads. The most standard is probably a 115-grain load at 1160 fps, with common bullet weights ranging from 95 to 147 grains, and +P loads at higher velocity. — Craig Boddington
