SIG Sauer P229 Full Metal Blow Back Gas Pistol airsoft gun Review

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(More customer reviews)Bought this with the intent as using this as a training complement to my actual Sig P229. While there's going to be obvious differences due the functional action of an airsoft, aside from the federally mandated orange tip this all-metal airsoft of the Sig P229 is a pretty convincing copy of the 9mm 229, at least from its shape. Deviations revolve around the fit and finish tolerances that clearly are not as precise as the real gun, compounded by plenty of rattles and play with the magazine and the slide action, and its weight is a bit light (especially noticeable when the real Sig's 15-round mag is full), but the overall balance and look still gives the user a reasonable feel for the actual gun.

Downsides are few, but they DO exist. Material selection isn't really much of a match, but it's probably no surprise considering the relative cost difference. The slide is slightly wider than that of the real 229, so rigid holsters like the particular Blackhawk Serpa I own don't fit cleanly over this airsoft version. The valve for filling the magazine's gas chamber occasionally sticks open from the filling operation, where it can leak after refilling and the bottle of Green Gas has been disconnected, thus allowing the propellant to escape from the storage chamber. Only quick and continued prodding from the Green Gas can's nozzle causes the valve to 'unstick'. Not exactly a method that provides any measure of confidence in the gun's build quality.

From a shooting standpoint, this airsoft 229 clone isn't bad but it's not perfect either. I've had a number of misfires in the first 100 or so shots with this gun. I've also had a few incidents where I swore the gas chamber was full (it wouldn't accept any more gas from the bottle) only to rudely find that the gun would only fire 4 or 5 BBs then with the next shot there wouldn't be any more propellant left in the magazine. I'm still trying to get an opinion as to how accurate this gun can be, but unfortunately with the frequency of the misfires I've had a tough time getting any sort of rhythm and consistency out of it. As a result it's been rather hard to tell what type and weight of 6mm BB the gun works best with. The blowback action is more cute than anything in the same time zone as realistic, feeling rather goofy and contrived and not anything in the neighborhood to the real gun's action. In truth, so far the only real saving grace for this airsoft pistol is that it appears so much like my real 229.

It would've been a nicer and more accurate touch had the slide on this airsoft been able to have been modified to receive a set of the radioactive sights that the 9mm Sig comes with, and that the recoil spring had greater tension to better mimic the stiff action of the 9mm's own slide, but in general I honestly can't really complain too much given the realities of this being an airsoft pistol. My Sig-branded light/laser (made by iTac) fits on the rail on the gun's chassis, though the required sliding on/off action is rather more snug than on the real gun; that said, the sideways mounting action of my Streamlight light/laser combo presents no problems. I guess I need to occasionally remind myself that in the end this gun is merely a simulation of the real 229, and as such it does do this fairly well.

It's just that I continue to wish it did it a little better and more convincingly, particularly for the money that this particular style airsoft pistol costs relative to other similar-use guns. For the owner of a real P229, perhaps it's a neat alternative to have as a counter to the 9mm or .40 and for practicing away from the range, but frankly from a usefulness and training standpoint you'd probably be better off with a Sig Mosquito .22LR or a P229 .22LR conversion kit as a shooting alternative instead, even if it means going to the range to get your practice in.

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Product Description:
Sig Saurer's P229 is a 1:1 scale with blow back for ture life action. Shoots 383 feet per second and has a magazine capacity of 23 rounds. Full metal body for strength. You can adjust the hop-up for better accuracy.

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