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Posted: 8/17/2016 5:02:53 PM EDT
[#1]
How much did it cost? There was a thread on Sig Forum a while back about P228 training guns that had some demilling done, but the frame was completely functional. They looked pretty beat but the price was good.
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Posted: 8/17/2016 5:10:16 PM EDT
[#2]
The price was $129.99 plus $9.95 shipping |
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Posted: 8/18/2016 3:49:55 PM EDT
[#3]
Out of stock
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Posted: 8/18/2016 9:17:56 PM EDT
[#4]
I saw them on sale but I did not know how much the frame would of cost.
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Posted: 8/18/2016 10:12:31 PM EDT
[#5]
I wished I had known about them...would have bought a few
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Posted: 8/19/2016 12:01:17 PM EDT
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I saw it in an email flyer they sent They didn't last long, maybe they didn't have a lot of kits As for frames, I did a quick search and didn't find frames for sale I bought it for spare parts |
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Posted: 8/19/2016 12:06:50 PM EDT
[#7]
There used to be 80% 228 frames.
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Posted: 8/19/2016 3:14:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There used to be 80% 228 frames. (ETA) just checked Copes. Kits are back in stock, I ordered 2  . Gonna order the 80% frames and jigs soon too. |
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Posted: 8/19/2016 3:56:44 PM EDT
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Looks like they have 9 kits left. I ordered 3 last time and 3 this time. My 80% frame and jigs arrived today. Should be a fun project.
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Posted: 8/19/2016 4:19:26 PM EDT
[#10]
Got in for one
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Posted: 8/19/2016 4:48:28 PM EDT
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Matrix Precision has the frames and tools:
http://www.matrixprecisionparts.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=91 |
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Posted: 8/20/2016 11:01:22 AM EDT
[#12]
Thanks for the heads up I grabbed one
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Posted: 8/20/2016 8:29:56 PM EDT
[#13]
When you get your kit, report back. Just curious about consistency of condition |
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Posted: 8/20/2016 8:31:18 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: When you get your kit, report back. Just curious about consistency of condition What would you rate yours as? I am kind of expecting it to be similar to my P6s I got 10 years ago |
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Posted: 8/21/2016 9:31:56 AM EDT
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When you get your kit, report back. Just curious about consistency of condition Will do, I'd guess it'll be here by Wednesday. Any luck with non-railed 80% frames? |
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:13:01 AM EDT
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What would you rate yours as? I am kind of expecting it to be similar to my P6s I got 10 years ago Quote HistoryQuoted:
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When you get your kit, report back. Just curious about consistency of condition What would you rate yours as? I am kind of expecting it to be similar to my P6s I got 10 years ago For a used kit, I'd rate it at 7 out of 10. This is my first kit, so I'm just guessing here. The wear is cosmetic, bare metal on the slide from the holster. Finish wear on the barrel. Bore is excellent Of course, there is no way to know if the springs are still good. |
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Posted: 8/21/2016 10:29:42 AM EDT
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Thats a deal.
I bought one of the complete slide assemblies from Apex about a year ago. It was in decent shape. Paid 200 though.
Some of these come with dead trijicon night sites. I sent my bare slide into Trijicon and they re lamped it for about 60 bucks. I used the slide to make my early non railed P229 the same as my P228, I like the balance better. My old 229 slide is getting suppressor height sights and will be dedicated for when I'm running a suppressor. I suck at the shooting through the can sight method. |
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Posted: 8/22/2016 12:30:12 PM EDT
[#18]
Here is my kit on a Matrix Precision frame.
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Posted: 8/23/2016 7:10:23 PM EDT
[#19]
Just got my shipping notice. Kits should arrive Friday.
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Posted: 8/24/2016 7:45:33 AM EDT
[#20]
My kit shows out for delivery. I'll get pictures up after work.
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Posted: 8/24/2016 6:50:44 PM EDT
[#21]
Kit arrived today
Very well packaged 
It looks like they did a few mag dumps then stripped the gun.. or the previous owner never cleaned it.. it was well used thats for sure It looks complete just needs a deep clean and the slide will need a refinish. Came with dead Trijicon night sights, at least those can be relamped (date on sights is '98) Slide: 
No complaints here for the price.. I'll clean it up and mount it on my P229 frame and try it out this weekend. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 11:28:07 AM EDT
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P228 kits are back in stock. Looks like they have 91 kits in stock.
Make sure you check your kits when you get them. 2 of 6 of my kits were missing parts. http://www.copesdistributing.com/p228-parts-p-10391.html |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 3:16:49 PM EDT
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P228 kits are back in stock. Looks like they have 91 kits in stock. Make sure you check your kits when you get them. 2 of 6 of my kits were missing parts. http://www.copesdistributing.com/p228-parts-p-10391.html Thanks, I ordered one. |
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Posted: 8/29/2016 7:16:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/29/2016 9:47:27 PM EDT
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Mine came in today. Apparently I ordered 3, not 2 like I originally thought. 1 Kit has almost no wear on the slide or parts, 1 kit looks like it was carried a LOT and shot some, and 1 kit looks like it was shot and carried very little. All have trijicons which are quite dim. 90's dates. All frames marked Made In Germany and has the SIG ARMS EXETER NH on the other side.
<ETA> all 3 of my kits had all of their parts as best I could tell. I'm not intimately familiar with the P228 so if I'm missing something small I won't be shocked. I know all the big and important pieces are there though. I am contemplating ordering another kit just so I have an even number (partially to satisfy my OCD and partially because 2 is 1, 1 is none....so 4 is 2
) Of course at that point I might as well get 2 more kits so I have 5....and then I can get the 5 pack of 80% frames at a slight discount....but then there's that whole "odd number" thing and my OCD kicking back in  . Sigh....probably better to just hold what I got and buy a mini mill instead. |
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Posted: 9/1/2016 3:33:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI've been kicking around the idea of putting one of these together. Looks good. |
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Posted: 9/1/2016 5:42:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThats awesome! I would wanna build one but its expensive for just one. |
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Posted: 9/2/2016 11:33:07 AM EDT
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Thats awesome! I would wanna build one but its expensive for just one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thats awesome! I would wanna build one but its expensive for just one. Yea. Its pretty pricey for just one. I managed to get some friends together and we did 6 of them. That helped bring the Jig cost down and each pistol ended up being $465 complete with a mag. PM me your location in IL. If you are close enough, we could probably work out you borrowing my Jigs. |
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Posted: 9/2/2016 12:31:20 PM EDT
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User "dkMags" on gunbroker had some p229 frames listed, both railed and non-railed. I have a non-railed inbound for my P228 build. Shoot him an email if they're down it sounded like he had more.
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Posted: 9/2/2016 12:39:27 PM EDT
[#31]
I got my kit from Copes yesterday.
I am very pleased with it. The slide, functionally, is much better than my current one. It was really dirty. It does not look like it had been shot very much. But it does have lots of holster wear and even some pitting around the rear sight. I guess I will get the slide refinished. Thanks OP for letting us know about these. I love my P228 and this slide will allow me to continue to shoot my favorite hand gun for a long time! |
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Posted: 9/5/2016 11:20:50 AM EDT
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Matrix Precision has their jigs and frames on sale, probably, for today only. $600 for all the tools you need with a frame, frames are $240 ea.
<pro tip> if you individually add all the tools you need and a frame it's $25 cheaper than buying the bundle. The sear pin install tool comes with the rail cutter  . If you're military you can stack a .mil discount on top of it as well. Got everything I needed tool wise for sigs and 1911/2011 and 3 frames for a little over $1k. If you got a tank I'll PM you the code
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Posted: 9/9/2016 8:47:16 PM EDT
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Got my jigs, tools, and frames in today. Matrix does a great job packing their products for shipping, everything was either in a box or bubble wrapped quite well. The frames also look amazingly well machined. I'm very happy with them. Maybe I'll get around to completing them in the next few weeks.
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Posted: 9/10/2016 12:54:39 PM EDT
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Picked up the stripped, bare P229 German made frame I purchased off GunBroker for my P228 project
Yes it came fulled assembled and included a .40/357 magazine with LEO/Gov't markings, extremely pleased with the condition of the frame, rails look mint, much better than my "excellent" condition P229 railed looked.. All stripped down and a cleaned up 
All reassembled with new springs 
I put a deposit on refinishing job with CCR's last sale, looks like my P228 will get sent in next week to get refinished while sights are shipped off to Trijicon to a re-lamp. Also picked up a new M11 leather holster off eBay for $13.25 from user Mocityman, fits the P228 perfectly. 
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Posted: 9/10/2016 5:35:52 PM EDT
[#36]
This is my slide and barrel. You can see holster wear at the front of the slide and finish wear on the barrel
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Posted: 9/14/2016 2:41:29 PM EDT
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Kits are back in stock. Looks like they have a bunch of them this time.
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Posted: 9/14/2016 6:39:26 PM EDT
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Kits are back in stock. Looks like they have a bunch of them this time. Placed an order. Hopefully they are complete and in good, surplus shape. 
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Posted: 9/14/2016 11:46:19 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Kits are back in stock. Looks like they have a bunch of them this time. DON'T TELL ME THIS!!! |
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Posted: 9/15/2016 6:12:54 AM EDT
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Gunbroker user dkMags has a few P229 frames listed for sale if anyone needs a frame for their P228 build.
heres one |
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Posted: 9/15/2016 1:17:12 PM EDT
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Gunbroker user dkMags has a few P229 frames listed for sale if anyone needs a frame for their P228 build. heres one So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? |
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Posted: 9/15/2016 2:06:19 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Gunbroker user dkMags has a few P229 frames listed for sale if anyone needs a frame for their P228 build. heres one So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? Yeah swap out the locking blocks. Pretty sure that's all you need to do. |
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Posted: 9/15/2016 8:20:39 PM EDT
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So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Gunbroker user dkMags has a few P229 frames listed for sale if anyone needs a frame for their P228 build. heres one So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? Yup, I purchased a P229 frame from that seller and used it for my P228 build. As mentioned just swap in the locking block and you're good to go. |
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Posted: 9/16/2016 12:19:10 AM EDT
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Yup, I purchased a P229 frame from that seller and used it for my P228 build. As mentioned just swap in the locking block and you're good to go. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Gunbroker user dkMags has a few P229 frames listed for sale if anyone needs a frame for their P228 build. heres one So the .40cal P229 frames are fine with the P228 kits? Yup, I purchased a P229 frame from that seller and used it for my P228 build. As mentioned just swap in the locking block and you're good to go. Thanks, guys.
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Posted: 9/16/2016 1:40:17 PM EDT
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One more thing is if use P228 or P226 mags in the P229 frame you can get some wobble. The P229 40/.357 cal of yesteryear and the P229-1s of today all have a slightly wider magwell than P228 and P229 9mms of old.
The P229-1 9mm magazine will eliminate that totally since it has the stepped sides of the P229 40 cal mags. Some say you can use the P228 grip screws to eliminate some play because they stick in to the mag well farther on a p229 but I don't really like that. A spacer or insert would be great but none exist. It is not a huge concern for the range because the slimmer mags can work just fine with the wobble but it is something you should know about. |
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Posted: 9/16/2016 4:00:46 PM EDT
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One more thing is if use P228 or P226 mags in the P229 frame you can get some wobble. The P229 40/.357 cal of yesteryear and the P229-1s of today all have a slightly wider magwell than P228 and P229 9mms of old. The P229-1 9mm magazine will eliminate that totally since it has the stepped sides of the P229 40 cal mags. Some say you can use the P228 grip screws to eliminate some play because they stick in to the mag well farther on a p229 but I don't really like that. A spacer or insert would be great but none exist. It is not a huge concern for the range because the slimmer mags can work just fine with the wobble but it is something you should know about. Got it. Question for you, PharetH, K1rodeoboater or anyone else with the Matrix frame: Is there any wobble of the P228 magazine like in the P229 frame mentioned above in blue on the Matrix frame using P228 magazines? |
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Posted: 9/16/2016 4:20:27 PM EDT
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Got it. Question for you, PharetH, K1rodeoboater or anyone else with the Matrix frame: Is there any wobble of the P228 magazine like in the P229 frame mentioned above in blue on the Matrix frame using P228 magazines? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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One more thing is if use P228 or P226 mags in the P229 frame you can get some wobble. The P229 40/.357 cal of yesteryear and the P229-1s of today all have a slightly wider magwell than P228 and P229 9mms of old. The P229-1 9mm magazine will eliminate that totally since it has the stepped sides of the P229 40 cal mags. Some say you can use the P228 grip screws to eliminate some play because they stick in to the mag well farther on a p229 but I don't really like that. A spacer or insert would be great but none exist. It is not a huge concern for the range because the slimmer mags can work just fine with the wobble but it is something you should know about. Got it. Question for you, PharetH, K1rodeoboater or anyone else with the Matrix frame: Is there any wobble of the P228 magazine like in the P229 frame mentioned above in blue on the Matrix frame using P228 magazines? I'll get back to you when I get home. I may have to test it on a friends build, as mine is tore back down to the bare frame and is going in for cerakote next week. |
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Posted: 9/16/2016 4:28:10 PM EDT
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I'll get back to you when I get home. I may have to test it on a friends build, as mine is tore back down to the bare frame and is going in for cerakote next week. Cool.
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Posted: 9/16/2016 4:40:38 PM EDT
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There shouldon't be but I can check here shortly.
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Posted: 9/16/2016 5:35:06 PM EDT
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The Matrix frame is a P228/P226 (old style 13rd P229 9mm) profile magwell. The step side .40/.357 and P229-1 mags will not fit.
You can make a .40 with that frame but you have to use P226 mags with it and the x grip or just let them hang the 1/4 or so inches below the grip. 
Matrix frames. P226 in magwell on left P228 in magwell on right. edit for pics |
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