The short answer, obviously, is to buy both grin

I have a P229 LEO trade in coming that I picked up for $340 shipped with tax.

I have a P226 with Crimson Trace grips. Bought it used. The "melonite" on the stainless barrel all flaked off and there seems to be just a little slop in it, but still one of my favorites.

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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

- Benjamin Franklin

"A free people ought to be armed."

- George Washington