Any Sig 228 in Canada?

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I have the Norinco copy of the Sig 228 and I really love the design. However, I want a Sig for better accuracy, sights, durability, grips, etc...

Is there anywhere I can get a Sig 228? I understand it would need a longer barrel, but perhaps a Norinco barrel could be swapped in. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the 229 as I seems to have inferior slide serrations and I am told it has a fatter grip as well.
 
the P229 has the same grip as the P228... not difference.

i don't know of any sources where you can buy a P228. i prefer my P228 over the P229 as i find the P229 more top heavy and it just feels different, even though they share the same frame.
 
Yes there are Sig 228s in Canada. They"re prohib but can be made restricted with a 106mm bbl.

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I have the Norinco copy of the Sig 228 and I really love the design. However, I want a Sig for better accuracy, sights, durability, grips, etc...

Is there anywhere I can get a Sig 228? I understand it would need a longer barrel, but perhaps a Norinco barrel could be swapped in. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the 229 as I seems to have inferior slide serrations and I am told it has a fatter grip as well.
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I have a Norc CZ-75 clone and I would defy any CZ owner to try to prove his CZ is more accurate than my Norc.

A set of Hogue rubber grips $30 & a LPA adjustable rear sight $75 and the only difference is the name stamped on the frame and you are $350 richer. With the savings, you can buy yourself another Norc or a bunch of ammo!

I would venture to say that your Norc/Sig clone is every bit as accurate as the original Sig. Norc factory grips really suck big time tho!

I have seen some really impressive range results from Norc's.
 
Check with Questar, they probably would be the best people to bring one in, and probably fix you up with a replacement barrel. Oh yeah, and let me know how much, the P-228 is probably the nicest of the SIG's and if they were available I'd be looking at them instead of the M&P.
 
ian_in_vic said:
Check with Questar, they probably would be the best people to bring one in, and probably fix you up with a replacement barrel. Oh yeah, and let me know how much, the P-228 is probably the nicest of the SIG's and if they were available I'd be looking at them instead of the M&P.
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Hey jan...just wondering what you like really like about the 228? Im a sigfreak and have handled most of them but not a 228, and Im curious
 
Steve David said:
The 228 is no longer made! I also have one!
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Yes they are still made. They are just not catalogued by SIGARMs.

BTW TSE imported some several years ago. They came with a factory installed extended threaded barrel.
 
redleg said:
Yes they are still made. They are just not catalogued by SIGARMs.

BTW TSE imported some several years ago. They came with a factory installed extended threaded barrel.
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NICE any plans to import more??? :)
 
The Norinco CZs are great, no doubt, but the SIGs are a different story. Norinco hasn't been able to manufacture the aluminum quite right in some cases (do a search), leading to premature and extreme wear. Also, the Norinco SIGs do not last nearly as long as real SIGs, according to people who own "range" Norinco SIGs. Remember, this is not a steel 1911 or CZ, this is a synthetic and aluminum SIG copy, so materials may not be up to par as with other products Norinco manufactures.

Why is the SIG 228 so great?

I have only also held a Norinco P226 copy, so I don't have a lot of experience. But the 228 is a great compact design. It has a grip that, while it holds 13 rounds (ideally), does not feel too fat (I don't like Glocks for this reason, or wide 1911s, but the 228 fits just fine. With no room to spare. It is perfect clearance). It follows the SIG design in that it is extremely easy to strip and clean. It resets perfectly on target after every shot. Even my Norinco has never had a single feeding, firing, or extraction problem, or problem of any kind, even using the crappy Norinco mags. The sight picture comes very quickly, and pointing is fairly intuitive.

So it makes the most out of design compromises, and is a very intelligent compact design. The only problem is that recoil is a bit heavy because the slide is so much heavier than the grip (a problem with all the 226/228 series, no doubt), and because it is smaller than a 226 or 1911. It is small enough to be carried all day without noticing it as much as a heavier pistol, however.
 
Griffoneur said:
I would venture to say that your Norc/Sig clone is every bit as accurate as the original Sig. Norc factory grips really suck big time tho!

I have seen some really impressive range results from Norc's.
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Against an older CZ, maybe the accuracy would be similar. But there is simply no comparing a Norc with a Sig. It shoots the same ammo, and looks the same, but you would know a real Sig when you shoot it.
 
The 228 simply fits me better, there is a difference in grip - I don't know if it's the size or the contour, but the 228 is a far more instinctive pointer in my hands, and the 226 feels like a 2x4. I'm also a big fan of midsize pistols, I'd take a Commander over a 1911 full size any day. You certainly won't be giving up accuracy or reliability with the 228 over the 226, both are fine pistols but to me the 228 is the right size for the cartridge while the 226 is on the large side.
 
Hard to compare a Norinco 228 "copy" to the real deal.

There are alot of plusses to the 228 series. they are my favorite DA/SA pistol and partly (if not largely) to the ergonomics of the pistol. Although designed for compact carry they are a great overall pistol if you consider fit, finish and function. Everyone has their opinions so YMMV.
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They seem to have a steel frame as compared to the newer 229s, the 229s in 9mm seem to have replaced the 228 in the US commercial market (with improved serations on the slide and newer frame)
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BTW - Always looking for more OEM 10 round mags for the 228!! PM me ;)
An excellent read on the 228 is available here: remtek.com/arms/sig/model/228/228.htm (copy and paste into brower)
 
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After 15 years of shooting pretty much all of the popular makes of pistols, Glock, Beretta, S&W, Walther, CZ, Browning and many differant 1911's, I found the Sig 228 the all around best pistol I have ever shot and owned. I have a 226 and 220, but this 228 is absolutly perfect in size, fit, feel, controlability, relaibility and accuracy. Just my opinion though.
 
redleg said:
Yes they are still made. They are just not catalogued by SIGARMs.

BTW TSE imported some several years ago. They came with a factory installed extended threaded barrel.
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I called Sig Arms this mornig about having the refurb done on my 228 and they told me they no longer make it.

Apparently there is one model still made in Germany for the German market , the 228 AL SO with 4 trigger options, but the US is not importing it for the civilian or LE market according to them, the 229 is now available in 9mm for those markets, it is pretty much exactly the same except for a few small things, height 1mm differance and the weight in the 9mm is 60 grams heavier in the 229.

redleg,

Will Germany put longer barrels in for import purposes, the new frame is knid fo cool with the rail?
 
The P228 is still made, SIG Arms just doesn't import it anymore because of the markup (I reckon). I think they're bloody stupid not too because the P228 was for many years their most popular model.

The P229 in 9mm is basically the same thing but with a honking big heavy slide designed to allow .40 to be safely shot on the same platform. The 9mm P229 is a gun looking for a reason to exist, I never understood why they made it frankly. The P228 is lighter and thinner.

What this obsession is with SIG Arms making crap guns I have no idea.

The P225 was a perfectly good single-stack 9mm, so they stop importing that and start making the P239 instead, which is an okay gun but not as good as the P225, the only real point to it is if you want a calibre other than 9mm.

And then they stop importing the P228 and replace it with the P229 in 9mm - why? To save a few bucks? The "official" reason was that demand dropped off after the AW ban came in, but that's got to be BS because why make the P229 in 9mm otherwise?

Anyway, because of SIG Arms' stupidity, the only way to get them now is to import them from Germany, and because of the barrel length limit that's a pig, because it means it has to be a special run of guns. So think $$$.

The reason to get one for target shooting is because the P228 has a more comfortable grip than the P226. Also the shorter sight radius can have advantages in certain situations.

TSE has a ####load of spare P228 mags in stock, btw.

I have to say even the German ones aren't as good as they were because now they have that stupid pointless rail on them which makes it have sharp edges and a smaller trigger guard, just what you don't need on a carry gun.
 
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