Which 239?

[Sir Knight]

Got a combination birthday/Christmas present coming up -- the one time that the Mrs doesn't give me a hard time about buying a gun. Figure that I might as well take advantage of that Already decided on the model but not on the particular package. Which of the following two would folks recommend and why ...

• Like the smooth, anti-snag edges but while the wooden grips look nice, not sure about how good they would be in absorbing recoil.

• Like the stainless finish and prefer TDA/SA over DAO but the hammer could snag on something when drawing the weapon.

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[jhm]

Knight :  I have the DA/SA model in all blackened stainless, there is vary little hammer protrudging above the slide its not a problem, I like having the SA trigger when just working on a smooth trigger squeze, enjoy you whichever you decide on, I have only had mine a few weeks and am gewtting vary fond of it.    JIM

[williamlayton]

Funny you should post.
I have been doing some research on spiffing up my 239. It is a stainless DA/SA with Sigs black coating.
I am thinking about having the slide Hard chromed and putting on some Nill or hogue wood grips.
I prefer DA/SA in all of my weapons. the hammer does not present a concern, but if it does too you, you could get it shaved a tad. there is a web site for a guy that works on Sigs--TJ's Custom Gunworks--which offers such services.
I would much prefer some black grips other than the Hogue rubber but they are not to be had.
Blessings

[rockbilly]

I rescued an abused Sig a while back, the slide on it looks awful, but it still behaves like a Sig should.  I do jewelry work as a hobby, everything from fabricating from scratch to repair, and have all the tools and equipment necessary to do the work.  I have capability to plate, and have ben kicking the idea around about gold plating the Sig slide, with a high luster nickle on the frame.  I have never plated a complete pistol but think the combination would make a nice looking gun.  And I have a new set of Crimson Trace Laser grips to top it off.

I have plated some parts, trigger, hammer, etc. for a Marlin 39A, and a Winchester 94.  It really dressed them up. :wink:

[ButlerFord45]

Ok, Will, it seems like you're ready to move on in your education.  I'm starting to get a pretty good idea of your tastes and what's in your gun cabinet.  It's time for you to start thinking about the ultimate self defence/concealed carry pistol.  I want you to know that I don't pass this information along to just anybody!!!  'Cause I hold you in pretty high eseteme, I'm gonna let you in on the secret: (HK P7 M10{40 S&W}) :wink: .

Now you know everything there is to know about the perfect SD/CCW.

YMHS

[ButlerFord45]

Will, I posted that last night while under the influence of excess leftover turkey, dressing and gravy, I know, that's no excuse, but now that the cat's out 'o tha bag, I need to add a disclamer, ithe decision to add said pistol to the collection will cause the diminishment of affection toward all others!

http://mactec-militaryarms.com/hkp7.html

[williamlayton]

BUUUURRRRPPP!!!
Pass tha, er, ummmm, well, now I know where I am, I think.
BF, I have never had a HK in my hands, that I can remember. They look good, but, right now I have more Irons in the fire than I can handle. Thanx for the tip though, we will see.
Right now I am working on getting two weapons hard chromed. Finding someone to do this, someone I think I can trust, who has some skills, and some imagination is turning out to be more time consuming than I suspected. One that I wanted is taking no work right now because of backlog.
Looks like I am going to have need of dealing directly with the plater, whoever that person turns out to be. Ford's in Fla? Metalife? Tripp? someone else?
I got to find out how this whole thing works. Doan want to go messing up the weapon due to poor communications.
Blessings

[rockbilly]

I haven't used them in years, but the company listed below hard chromed a CZ for me several years ago.  It turned out nice and had held up very well.  I just had the frame done, it had been exposed to salt water down at Aransas Pass and was in sad shape.  After a good glass beading, the chrome pretty much hid the pits.

   Caldwell Music Co.
   2401 W. Industrial Blvd
   Abilene, Tx
   (325) 695-5323

Like I said in the post above, I do jewelry work and am very critical of other folks work.  I was impressed with theirs.  I will try to contact them tomorrow and see if they are still doing work other than musical instruments.  If so I will post the information tomorrow night.

[rockbilly]

williamlayton.  I had a long conversation with Mike from Caldwell Products this afternoon.  His first question, "why does he want to chrome plate a Sig?"  "Is it damaged?"  I told him my understanding was you just wanted to dress it up a bit.  He just rolled his eyes.

Mike is a shooter, and quite knowledgable of firearms.  He suggested contacting a gunsmith in Dallas named Ron Coleman and asking him who he uses for plating his guns.  Mike said whoever does the plate work does an outstanding job.  You may see if you can pull Ron's address/phone number up on the web, or perhaps someone will know him and post the numbers.

Caldell no longer does chrome plating due to the environmental hazards.  They were using an old process called bivalent chrome plating.  It was very dangerous for the workers so they just quit.  There is a new process out today called trivalent chrome plating.  This is what Mike recommended, he said it is much better that the old type and will hold up better.  

I had been thinking about a nickle plating on the frame of one I own, he advised me against putting nickle on a gun, said it will not hold up.  I asked about factory nickle plating.  He said that was not very good either.  The nickle is soft and will eventually wear and come off from use such as holster wear.  He made a comment that I never thought about.  When a manufacturer makes a tolerance mistake on a part and it leaves gaps on the frame/plates of a gun, they go the nickle plating process to fill the gaps and salvage the gun.  They then sell it for a much higher price.

Hope this will help you locate a plater, it after serious consideration, that is still your goal.    

[williamlayton]

That is good information and not unlike what I have received from others.
Not a lot are fond of white guns.
I like the looks and it is a reasonable expense [my own excuse/rationalization] to get rid of a finish that, while durable, is not exactly what I call pretty.
I may opt for a nice blueing, which seems to be a reasonable alternative. I doubt it, however.
I just do not want to screw it up, mechanically speaking.
Blessings