Pete123

I recently purchased and Sig P229 and can share my experience.   I didn't know about the website referenced above.  While researching, I came across many police trade-ins.  I really wanted a 9mm, though couldn't find any.  My next choice was a .357 Sig.  The ones I came across had Sig's DAK trigger and I know I don't want that.     Based on my sources, .40 S&W was the only choice.  I had one option that had that police trade-ins.  Those pistols had sig night sights, a picatinny rail or both,  The vendor rated them good to very good.   I have had another provider selling the Sig certified pre-owned guns.  Those guns go back to the Sig factory and one of their techs restores it to the specs of a new gun.  The downside with these is that you didn't know if you would get night sights or a picatinny.   With the selection I had, I went with the certified pre-owned.  It's really nice, shoots well and is very accurate. It has neither night sights or a picatinny.  I would expect that the police trade-ins would have been nice as well.  If the choice had been a used 9mm I would have gone with the used gun, especially if it had night sights and a picatinny.  I would have gone with a used .357 sig with night sights over the certified pre-owned if that had been a choice.   From a pricing perspective, the certified pre owned was $510 and the used guns were mainly around $500.

Hi,   My name is Pete.  Nashville is the only place I've lived that feels like a true home - I won't be leaving.  I grew up in Georgia.   I really enjoy shooting and am coming back to this after about 25 years.  I grew up where I could go in the back yard and shoot.  Once I moved to Atlanta and had to shoot at an indoor range I lost interest.   I'm blown away by the changes with guns over the last 25 years.  They have really come a long way with the 9mm pistols as well as all defensive ammo.   Accurate shooting and self defense are my main interests.     Here are my favorite guns that I own:   Springfield Armory .45 1911   Sig P229 - Certified Pre-Owned which brought the cost down   HK VP9 - I love this gun and trust it to fire when I pull the trigger.  I'm having a hard time adapting to trigger from striker fired pistols, though I can certainly shoot well enough for defense.   Browning Hi Power - This is an Israeli military or police trade in.  This one will need some work for me to really enjoy it.  It has the little military sights which I can't see.  The trigger will need work to be enjoyable.  The magazine release really hampers the trigger, though in this litigious society, I don't want to disable it.  I'll say one thing though, nothing feels as good in my hand as a Browning Hi Power.   Many thanks,   Pete