Initial Impressions:

I field stripped the new SW9VE. What I could see without farther disassembly appears well made. The polymer frame has no excess flashing or flaws. The metal components appear well machined and are well finished if not polished. The barrel appears to be excellent. I saw no obvious assembly issues. The infamous "tampon" spring damper in the trigger spring seems to be in place and nice and tight.

I did a quick light solvent cleaning (to remove any preservative) avoiding the "tampon", ran a gun cloth over the major components, ran a very lightly oiled patch through the bore and applied oil to the 6 recommended points very lightly. I disassembled the mags and cleaned them and used a silicone (dry type) based spray.

Trigger:
It appears grit free although a bit long and having just a touch of stacking (weight increase) just before the break. Although that could be an illusion because the pull is long enough my finger starts to lose leverage just before the break (I have a wide hand but short fingers. That forces me to engage the trigger at the base of the pad instead of in the joint when my arm is correctly aligned with the pistol). Their is no crepe or over travel.

Dry Firing Practice:
I am having no problem with keeping a penny on the front site when I do my part. However I need to strengthen my weak hand as a I start to drop the penny after about 6 repetitions on one hand weak side drills.

Conclusion:
Overall for $249 after rebate I think I got my moneys worth. Im cautiously optimistic that we will get along well. Im going to try to get to the range later this week. Dont expect to much as Im far from an expert shot and have not shot a pistol in decades.

PS Did I miss anything in getting ready for the pistols first trip to the range?

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Gene

Not really, but you'll have better success if you don't try to 'stack' or 'stage' the trigger. Just give it a steady consistant squeeze and you'll be happy with the results.

Sorry, forgot to say welcome to the forum.

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Pete.

I polished the feed ramp, not that it looked like it needed it, just thought I'd do it as long as I had it apart on it's 1st cleaning. I also put light notches on the rear of each mag base plate, so I could tell which was which in case I had feed or last round lock issues. Wasn't an issue with either of my mags.

I think I got more than my money's worth with my Sigma. Quality stainless slide pistol from a top notch US manufacturer, backed by the excellent S&W warranty for $250 after rebate, good deal!

p.s. some have better accuracy covering the center of the target with the front sight dot vs the lollipop sight picture.

The only thing I think you forgot is buy lots of ammo!!

Nice review. Keep us posted on your wonderful pistol.

.357 mag

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