Recent content by SWShootinDave

I make dummy rounds with pieces of hard-rubber washer [get at Lowe's] in the primer pockets so pistol can be dry fired without harming striker or rear of breech face. If rubber piece becomes worn, I just cut another piece to fit the primer pocket. The washers I get are black dense rubber, 1/8"...

There were no aftermarket parts installed. I thought about installing an aftermarket sear spring but didn't. I had removed the 'pigtail' spring and outer sear spring. That was done some time ago and the pistol functioned fine for a long time after.

The plastic front sight popped off the slide the other day while firing, so I bought a steel Glock front sight...much better sight. It arrived today and required fitting, as it was a little too big. I needle-filed the slide's cutout and after several fitting attempts, got the sight to snugly...

My SW9VE is again happily reliable after the slight reprofiling of the striker's face--and I also cleaned the sear block--so if it wasn't the correct solution, at least it was effective. The striker hasn't disengaged/decocked upon slide release/lockup from numerous slide drops or...

Neutral engagement of the striker with the sear is the minimum-required engagement--contact--that allows safe, reliable operation. Apparently the engagement of my SW9VE's striker/sear was too minimal, or negative. I messed up and called the stoning/reprofiling I did 'negative' where I meant...

It doesn't take much in the way of primer-shavings buildup in the striker channel to slow the striker enough to cause light strikes. That's why I clean my SW9F's and SW9VE's striker/channel after 300 rounds. It only takes a few minutes and those could save your life.

I couldn't be sure of the cause so I added the insurance of reprofiling the striker's sear-contact face, because it was probably contributing to the tolerance/disengaging problem being neutrally engaged with the sear. Since the reprofiling of the striker's face, I've slingshotted dummy rounds...

For anyone who ever has this malfunction: I inspected the striker's sear-contact face and saw that it had neutral engagement with the sear. So I grabbed my trusty hard Arkansas stone--the best--and very slightly reprofiled--I'm talking a few thousandths or so--the striker's sear-contact face to...

The only cause I've ever seen of striker light strikes is by build up of primer shavings. I've never experienced firing-residue paste. But whatever works best for you.

I've never had that happen; I very lightly oil and clean often. But whatever works best for you.

Just a friendly reminder to clean your striker and striker channel. If you never have, or haven't in a while, you will be shocked at the amount of primer shavings and firing debris that gets stored there. This **** can and will cause light strikes, and no one wants a good guy's gun to fail at a...

Looking for a spare. I checked all the standard places and SW9VE strikers must be rare as they can't be found. I think SD9VE strikers will fit. Will pay a reasonable amount for one. SWShootinDave

I just ordered a sear spring from Galloway and will try it with and without the stock inner sear spring. On both of my Sigmas, I also polished the contact surfaces and worked the sears manually for a good while and used graphite to get the sears' actions really smooth. Both of my Sigmas'...

Unfortunately, the liability-lawyer weeniness pooped on the Sigma series by S&W screwed up a good design and lost them a lot of customers and a lot of money. But the simple work shown in the link really improves the shootability of any Sigma. Both of my Sigma's triggers are now as good as or...

For those who would like to make their Sigma pistol much more enjoyable and shootable. This is easily done: Simple, Zero-Cost Fix for your S&W SIGMA Heavy Trigger Pull | Northwest Firearms - Oregon, Washington, and Idaho Gun Owners