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Three things. 1. The gun will not take down (remove slide) with a magazine in. 2. You must dry fire before attempting takedown of the slide. 3. When attempting to takedown, pulling the slide back too far will reset the trigger, see number 2 above. Only pull the slide back 1/8 to 1/4 inch to...

Just a quick note about the Sigma extractor spring and plunger assembly. Whenever I've taken off the slide insert, I do it inside a doubled up plastic grocery bag, never lost an extractor spring yet. To reassemble, a large flat-head screwdriver with one edge covering the extractor spring...

This post is not intended to disparage Mr. Smith. Last year, after owning a SW40VE for a year and being unhappy with the grittiness of the trigger and the heavy pull, I contacted Mr. Smith and made arrangements to have him check my gun. I had run about 200 rounds through it which, in my...

mtngunr and leejack, both excellent perspectives on what this gun is and is not. For me this is a "truck gun" and is the only polymer-framed semi-auto that I own. If someone breaks into my car and steals my SW40VE, I'll just get another, or maybe a 40SD because I like the standard tritium...

I'm sorry, your statement is just inaccurate. The three springs (outer, inner, and pigtail) that reset the sear must be compressed in the trigger pull. The striker spring is not the only resistance to trigger pull. In the Sigma it is easy to see how much they contribute to pull weight...

I'm going to go against the majority (so far) grain a little here. First of all, if this is your first handgun, there is no way you should mess with it or do any of the things I'm going to describe here (actually a reprint of my old post) or consider the YouTube stuff. If you want these things...

mtngunr - you may be confusing the Sigma with the Glock. The Sigma does not have a pre-staged configuration. i.e. the striker is not partially back unless you are pulling the trigger.

Here is something that helped me. I was always told to "squeeze the trigger". Well, I didn't get it. If I give you a tennis ball and say "squeeze it", you won't just push on it with your index finger, you will tighten on it with all fingers and your thumb. Yet people think that they are...

Kenner 21 Read my post #16 on this thread for a detailed description of a trigger fix that keeps all parts intact. http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-sigma-sd-pistols/187772-pig-tail-spring-question.html#post135915744

The trigger pull weight of a gun, particularly a double-action (I'm not going to get into the debate about "it's not double action because it doesn't have a hammer"), is dependent on two things: friction and springs. The design of the gun generally assumes that friction will go to near zero...

If you need parts, try http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/PistolPartsList_Retail.pdf and scroll down to MS40VE. You did the right thing to return it to Smith. I hope you put back the original parts before sending it. Fed-EX has very strict rules about...

First, go to the Sigma & SD Thread Smith & Wesson Sigma & SD Pistols Then read post 13 of this thread: (I wrote it) http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-sigma-sd-pistols/181077-any-tips-trigger-mod-3.html I completely changed the trigger pull and feel without removing or replacing...

This is the Ameriglo sight I'm buying. It says $34.99 on the page but they put $35.99 on my invoice. The real deal is the $4.99 flat rate S&H. So it's $41 out the door. I will measure the installed height of the sight and post it here when I get it. Ameriglo Sights & Lasers ameriglo tritium...

The real first question is, "How are you aiming?". Are you lining up the three dots and putting the dots on the target at center or 6 o'clock? Are you lining up the top of the sights and putting the top of the sights at center or 6 o'clock? Or are you lining up the dots but aiming with...

First of all, I agree with those who call for more training instead of more gadgets. The only weapon I have with a tac-light attached is my Rem 870 Express shotgun because it takes two hands to manage the gun. Other than that I have a hand-held tac light next to every self defense handgun...

Glad you're fixed. Another plus for S&W service. I've been spending the last 40 minutes trying to figure out how to insert pictures. Worthwhile to know. Happy shooting!

LedFowl If that last picture you showed is the gun after you got it back, it is still not fixed. The outer surface of the extractor should be parallel to the surface of the slide, not dipping below the surface of the slide at the front of the extractor as in your picture. Take off the...

I was confused about the Trijicon and AmeriGlo references for the same sights. Turns out that AmeriGlo makes the metal sight housings, ships them to Trijicon who makes and installs the tritium tubes in the housings and ships them back to AmeriGlo who then sells them as AmeriGlo night sights...

Bud, You've come to the right place. There will be a lot of opinions thrown at you but they will all agree that the .22 is not a self-defense round. There are only two ways that bullets stop aggressors (or game animals). One immediate way is by disrupting the nervous system by a head or...

The French LaBelle rifle was the first to use copper jacketed bullets, I believe around 1890. The copper isn't just to look good. At speeds of about 1100 fps and above, i.e. supersonic, lead fouling of rifling becomes very significant. Good modern 9mm and .40 handgun rounds are right around...