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SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact vs Taurus G3c

Both are 9x19mm Parabellum compact records in this directory. The P229 Nitron Compact is ≈20 mm / ≈0.8 in longer overall; its barrel is ≈17.76 mm / ≈0.7 in longer; the G3c lists 2 rounds more of standard capacity. 2 fields are not comparable — overall height, weight — because the makers publish them on different measurement bases.

Computed differences06
FieldDifference
Overall length≈20 mm / ≈0.8 in (P229 Nitron Compact is greater)
Overall width≈7.5 mm / ≈0.3 in (P229 Nitron Compact is greater)
Overall heightNot comparable — P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER; G3c: magazine state not stated by Taurus
Barrel length≈17.76 mm / ≈0.7 in (P229 Nitron Compact is greater)
WeightNot comparable — P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER; G3c: published as "(Unloaded)"; magazine state not stated by Taurus
Standard capacity2 rounds (G3c is greater)
How these differences are computed: each is the arithmetic difference between the two published figures, and it is only shown where both sources measured the field the same way. Where a source states a measurement basis the other does not match, the row says so instead of subtracting — figures on different bases are not comparable even when the numbers sit side by side. Differences marked ≈ involve at least one figure this directory converted between unit systems, so the difference is no more precise than that conversion.
Size, to scale
To-scale size envelopes: P229 Nitron Compact vs G3cBoxes drawn from published overall dimensions at one scale, aligned at the rear. SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact: 180 mm long, 38 mm wide; Taurus G3c: 160 mm long, 30.5 mm wide.050 mm100 mm150 mmLengthP229 Nitron Compact is 20 mm longerTop · length × width
  • SIG SAUER P229 Nitron CompactLength 180 mm / 7.1 inWidth 38 mm / 1.5 in
  • Taurus G3cLength ≈160 mm / 6.3 inWidth ≈30.5 mm / 1.2 in
Boxes, not silhouettes: makers publish a pistol's overall envelope, not its shape, so that is all this draws. Every box is aligned at the rear and drawn at one fixed scale, the same on every page of this site, so drawings compare across pages. It is not life-size on your screen. Heights are not drawn because the heights are not published on one stated basis (P229 Nitron Compact: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER; G3c: magazine state not stated by Taurus).
Published fields, side by side
FieldP229 Nitron CompactG3c
ManufacturerSIG SAUERTaurus
Directory frame classCompactCompact
Chambering9x19mm Parabellum9x19mm Parabellum
Overall dimensions180 × 38 × 137 mm / 7.1 × 1.5 × 5.4 in (height: magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER)≈160 × 30.5 × 129.5 mm / 6.3 × 1.2 × 5.1 in (height: magazine state not stated by Taurus)
Barrel length99.06 mm / 3.9 in≈81.3 mm / 3.2 in
Weight975.2 g / 34.4 oz (magazine state not stated by SIG SAUER)≈624 g / 22 oz (published as "(Unloaded)"; magazine state not stated by Taurus)
Standard capacity10 rounds12 rounds
VerificationSource verified 2026-09-30Source verified 2026-08-13
Full records, with every value beside the source it came from: SIG SAUER P229 Nitron Compact · Taurus G3c. More from these makers: SIG SAUER · Taurus.
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