<P> The SIG Sauer P226 is a full - sized , service - type pistol made by SIG Sauer . It is chambered for the 9 × 19mm Parabellum , . 40 S&W , . 357 SIG , and . 22 Long Rifle . It is essentially the same basic design of the SIG Sauer P220 , but developed to use higher capacity , double stack magazines in place of the single stack magazines of the P220 . The P226 itself has spawned further sub-variants ; the P228 and P229 are both compact versions of the double stack P226 design . The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide . </P>
what is the difference between sig sauer p226 and p229
P229 are both compact versions of the double stack P226 design