Bought me a Sigma

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Or rather a SD9VE from my local pawnshop pal. Clean as a whistle looked damn near brand new! Must have resided in someone's sock drawer for years.

As I have mentioned before, I am a confirmed cheapskate and just wanted something in 9mm. I owned one of these fine pistols 10 or 15 years ago and am familiar with their, shall we say, not quite perfect triggers. Soft and spongy but they go boom.

As I remember, that old pistol was 100% reliable as far as firing and ejecting whatever 9mm ammo I stuck in it.

I've owned a scad of nicer semi-autos over the years but had reduced my firearms "collection" drastically to where I before this purchase had only revolvers.

But 9mm is so cheap relative to any store bought .38 and .357 I just caved and bought me a 9.

I can load .38 and .357 but I get lazy.

Being, as I said, a bit on the frugal side, I don't plan to spend a nickel on upgrading it in a vain attempt to make it a tack driver (which quality I could not take advantage of anyway).

Just gonna take it with me to the range and bang away every now and then.
 
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I got a good friend started with pistol shooting almost 30 years ago.
Later, he was sold a S&W Sigma 9mm by the LGS.
He instantly regretted it.
He sold it and bought a Kimber Classic 1911. They were hot, new, and Kimber was playing their “A-Game”.
My buddy ditched the Sigma for $150, just to express his displeasure.
 
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I had one . It got stolen . No big deal . I never missed it . It was a truck gun .
 
I’ve often heard the Glock has a large wing of a building paid for by S&W because of the Sigma.

Smith went from producing Masterpieces like the 4506 to a Glock copy.
 
The OP got what he paid for, a simple self defense handgun. Most gun people know a Sigma is not a Camp Perry competitor, and never will be. A Sigma will do what it was designed to do. I have owned three and see two of them regularly, serving their current owners.
 
That's it

Colby got it right. Cheap gun that goes bang reliably. Nothing more. And nothing more expected by me.

Of course I could have bought a better, more costly gun, but chose what I did intentionally. Now I can shoot 9mm when I like, which I could not do before my purchase. That's ALL I wanted to accomplish.
 
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My SW9VE is an accurate shooter. I learned to shoot double action only with revolvers, and the SW9's trigger is very similar to a DA revolver. I did put an APEX spring in it to lighten the trigger a couple of pounds. They are a good deal for the money.
 
SD9VE

I thought my purchase of one of these might provoke a little controversy. Interesting that most of it is negative, eventhough I made it clear what my decision making process was.

What did I want? A cheap 9mm pistol that was functionally reliable.

I have no concerns about the trigger or less than great accuracy. If it shoots minute of white paper plate at say, 15 yards, that's good enough for me.

The only thing that would aggravate me would be if the gun doesn't shoot and eject reliably. I expect it will.

I'll report my results when I get a chance to hit the range.
 
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I thought my purchase of one of these might provoke a little controversy. Interesting that most of it is negative, eventhough I made it clear what my decision making process was.

What did I want? A cheap 9mm pistol that was functionally reliable.

I have no concerns about the trigger or less than great accuracy. If it shoots minute of white paper plate at say, 15 yards, that's good enough for me.

The only thing that would aggravate me would be if the gun doesn't shoot and eject reliably. I expect it will.

I'll report my results when I get a chance to hit the range.
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People should stop putting down the Sigma. It's a gun that fits a niche and does it extremely well. I like mine a lot and wouldn't even consider a Glock over it.

The Sigma has the same grip angle as a 1911, making it one of the most natural pointing guns around. It's a perfect house gun for self defense. I spent an extra $20 or so for an Apex trigger kit, which helped that particular issue a lot.

Be proud of a great purchase that you made. Ignore the naysayers.
 
I bought a Sigma .40 as my panic purchase back when the assault weapons bill was about to go in effect - 1994, I think - which I should recall as I was about to have twins join the family.

The ergonomics had it all over the Glock, even back then. It just fit my hand and I didn’t have to fight it like with the Glock.

Always reliable. Always goes bang. Yes, the trigger isn’t the greatest. It was Smith & Wesson’s transitional pistol to get to the M&P, also with class leading ergonomics and usually a better trigger.

I’ve used it as a truck gun and a fun shooter - but haven’t had it out in awhile.

I’m going to change that now.

I hope you enjoy the heck out of your 9mm.
 
Times 2 on what you just said!
Mine always goes to the range with other guns.
It was a great value at the time of purchase and
will always be a keeper. It runs flawless.
 
I bought a .40 caliber one for $135 brand new (no box) from a police supply store about fours years ago. They had two so I called my buddy who was looking for a truck gun and he replied “I hate the .40!!” Silly rabbit.

Mine was a great gun - felt good in the hand, completely reliable, and accurate. The trigger was usable. My oilfield kid glommed onto it and now it shoots snakes and coyotes and scorpions in West Texas.

You got a good reliable American made gun that shoots cheap ammo. Congrats and enjoy!
 
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I thought my purchase of one of these might provoke a little controversy. Interesting that most of it is negative, eventhough I made it clear what my decision making process was.
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No controversy, IMO. It was merely people expressing their opinion(s) on your gun selection. You invited these opinions when you posted them, IMO.

I don't see the opinions as being negative per se, but more along the lines of surprised. As in surprised you didn't want nor selected a much better made gun for not much more $$$.

Enjoy your Sigma.
 
Masterpiece is my opinion. I once hit a 3 inch steel round target 11 times in a row with mine, standing offhand, 25 yards. The 4506 is 2 pounds of American designed and manufactured stainless steel pistol capable of handling 45 Super.

Why aren’t the 1006, 4506, 4566, etc still being made? Time moved on. It was primarily a police weapon. The 4506 is too big for the average female officer.

The bean counters decided it was more profitable for the then Mighty Smith and Wesson to sell its soul and make a plastic glock copy. When glock sued S&W for patent right infringement,
I’ll bet the old guys who built the Smith and Wesson name on quality, craftsmanship, and design, were spinning in their graves.

In a hundred years from now, which pistol do you think will sell for more money, a 4506 or a sigma?

I love my old Smiths. If Smith would fire all the bean counters and remake the 4506, and the 629-4 on CNC machinery, tighten up the tolerances and sell those guns for $1400, I’d be in line to buy them.
 
I bought a S&W M&P15T AR15 when they first came out. You know S&W will at times offer rebates or other incentives to buy one of their products. When I was looking at AR15’s, S&W was offering a Sigma pistol as the incentive. I bought the rifle but wasn’t that interested in the pistol, so the day after my purchase, I traded the Sigma for something I wanted more (can’t remember what) at the time. I also can’t remember what the MSPR was on the Sigma or what I got for the trade-in. I believe this was in 2005-7, and the Model 15T was pretty expensive.
Larry
 
Shot the Sigma

It went bang. Every time. Ejected every round. Locked back when empty. Nary a single malfunction.

Now I did not put 100s of rounds through it but enough to satisfy me that it works and I'd trust it if need be in an anti-social encounter.

But then I'll continue carrying revolvers, since I doubt I'll ever travel to the land of needing 17 rounds to feel safe!

Yes, the trigger is not so good but I knew that from dry fire and my previous ownership of an earlier edition of the Sigma. And like I predicted, my accuracy was round about minute of 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper at 15 yards. A better (and younger) shooter could probably get a half decent group out of it. I did not shoot from a rest but just standing unsupported.

So I got what I wanted. A cheap 9mm semi-auto that goes bang. As I shoot it more I'll likely learn the trigger pull better and maybe even progress to HALF a sheet of paper at 15 yards!

Bottom line - I am satisfied.
 
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