It's not the best to everyone. If someone told you it is the best, that was an opinion. It may be many people's favorite. I like SIG Sauer's just fine, but there are many other brands and calibers out there. It depends on what the use of a gun is.
This pistol is good if you want a full sized pistol that holds a decent amount of rounds. It is designed to hold 12 in the magazine. In California and some states citizens are limited to 10 round magazines.
This caliber is interesting because it started out with the .40 S&W case and necked it down and uses a 9mm bullet. It is not similar to the .357 magnum, mostly chambered in revolvers. It is a fast bullet as far as semiautomatic pistols go.
The sig does not make a 357 magnum in a semi auto, they do however make a pistol chambered for the 357 sig caliber. There are only two manufacturers, to my knowledge, that make a semi auto chambered for a 357 mag, Coonan Arms and Magnum Research Desert Eagle, all other 357 mags are either revolver or rifle.
The Sig Sauer P229, however in certain scenes individuals have used the Sig Sauer P226.i think they mostly use the p226 not the p229 but mabey the p228
She usually uses the Sig P229 but in some occasions is carrying the P228 or P239
Without knowing what "better" means to you the answer could be yes, no or maybe.
NCIS contract calls for over 2,000 pistols to replace the aging fleet of refurbished M11 (SIG P228) pistols purchased more than 15 years ago. The contract represents the first pistol procurement for NCIS agents since the agency's inception. The new P229 and P239 models will be chambered in .40S&W and fitted with SIG SAUER'S exclusive DAK trigger system. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2008/04/21/ncis-upgrading-to-sig-sauer-40-sw-p229-and-p239-pistols/
The SIG Sauer P226 has been modified for suppessor installation.
L9 is SA, P226 is SA/DA
sig sauer p225 Personally, I'd be more inclined towards the P226.
The Sig Sauer P226.
100-400 or so
100-800 USD or so
50-500 usd
glock 17, berreta m9, colt 1911, sig sauer p226
Sig sauer p226
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1st choice is a beretta 92fs 2nd is a Glock 17 3rd would be Sig Sauer p226 but that's just me
100-500 or so depending on specifics