I will completely agree on this post. The 229 is by far one of my favorites. Comfortable, balanced and very versatile. I would recommend definitely buy it in the 357 sig or .40, the reason I say this is that I own 5 of them and you can purchase the aftermarket barrels in 9mm that are cut from...
Well even if you wanted to just do an uppers and mags trade but keep your serial# I'd be interested. No worries either way. I've been wanting to go that route for some time now.