Hello all. My wife gave me a SW9VE for Christmas and I love it. I have polished up the sides of the slide, that's about it. I took apart the trigger mechanism and found no wearing of any kind that I have heard from by others. Maybe the recent productions are a cleaner finish. I have left the pigtail in, being that it has no saftey per say. The accuracy is great. Over all, I love it! I have put a little over 350 rds. thru it without fail. I am hoping to go put a couple more thru it tomorrow! I would recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable, high capacity firearm at a great price!