A friend of mine recently purchased a Sigma SW40VE (which he really likes).
I have always been a revolver guy and when I looked at it I was shocked.... auto with no safety!!! Then he let me dry fire it. Seems to be safe as any DA revolver I have used. Never even considered an Auto for my defense pistol but now I was very interested.
I did a little research, went to the store and I ended up with the SD as I liked the sights and trigger a little better.
The only thing that I can complain about so far is the fit of the plastic against the frame by the muzzle is not aligned very well. It's a cosmetic issue only but it does bug me. The Sigma did not have this problem but it does look like the plastic it slightly thicker.
As far as performance is concerned I am very happy with my purchase. I have 250 rds through it now with no problems. I am shooting a little low and slightly to the left but I have a sneaking suspicion that may not be the fault of the SD
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My friend’s Sigma has over 700 rds now with only one hang up as the slide did not catch when the mag was empty. This only happened once and he was using cheap ammo at the time.
Overall... two new very happy S&W owners.