Is Sigma the revolver I've been looking for?

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I've been looking for an inexpensive beater/trade-in K-frame for awhile which is no easy feat in California.

I'm really just interested in it as HD gun because a 4" revolver just feels like a better fit than any of the range toys currently in the safe. I really like the idea of a point & click DAO trigger setup. In fact a long pull is actually sort of a plus here.

So the other night I stumbled on a review of the Sigma and I was immediately attracted to its "fundamental flaw". It might just meet my needs to a T and is actually obtainable in my state.

Given where I'm coming from on this, do any of you Sigma owners think I would more likely than not be satisfied?

The only double action triggers I'm really familiar with are an L-frame & CZ-75. If I'm cool with those should there be no worries with a Sigma?

Thanks in advance.
 
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I think that's precisely what the Sigma was intended to be. The various DAO/"Safe Action pistols are not all the same even if people claim they are. I carried and used S&W and Ruger medium frame revolvers a lot and do well with them. I spent a year trying to love the Glock 17 with no success; the trigger is best described as like breaking a green twig. I also spent time trying with a SIG 220 DA/SA and DAO with indifferent results. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Oddly enough the one time I tried out the S&W 4586 DAO I shot it fine. As best I can recall the trigger felt quite a lot like the Sigma, long, smooth, and about 10 pounds.

Although I am not a 9mm fan, I have found the Sigma a friendly, reliable pistol of ample power that I can hit with. The low price is just a bonus.

Come to think about it, that sounds just like the logic that sold 3 million plus K frame S&W revolvers...
 
I own the SW9VE. I really like mine! With any firearm, it takes practice. I think you'd be very happy with a Sigma.

Keep us posted.
 
Just don't mistake that it is a true DAO. It isn't. You have to rack the slide to do the partial reset on the striker. Then the trigger does the rest with each pull.
 
The sigma is a cool revolver, mine came with 2, 16 round "cylinders"!:)

Maybe 10 rounders in California.

All kidding aside, the trigger pull is "part" of what makes it ideal for a HD gun, no controls to mess with and unlikely to have an AD or ND (whichever term you prefer).
 
After I shoot my S&W Airweight 442 my SW40F feels kinda' natural... only easier. :D
 
leejack said:
The sigma is a cool revolver, mine came with 2, 16 round "cylinders"!:)

Maybe 10 rounders in California.

All kidding aside, the trigger pull is "part" of what makes it ideal for a HD gun, no controls to mess with and unlikely to have an AD or ND (whichever term you prefer).
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Yep, 10 round mags in California. It's all good! :D
 
Maximumbob54 said:
Just don't mistake that it is a true DAO. It isn't. You have to rack the slide to do the partial reset on the striker. Then the trigger does the rest with each pull.
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Took me a minute to get your comment...

In a failure to fire situation you can't just pull the trigger again, right?

So with the striker partially reset just a bit it's more like "mostly DAO", or at least "a little more DAO than the other strikers claiming to be DAO".
 
To my knowledge all the modern poly frame striker firing guns are all sharing the semi-rest or half charged striker. Ruger’s SR series, SW’s Sigma’s, M&P’s, Glocks, they all have a half set striker. Not sure who did it first but they all rely on the trigger pull to finalize the cocking of the striker before release. If you get a misfire you MUST retract the slide to recharge the striker so it is ready for the trigger pull again. THEY ARE NOT LIKE DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS!!! I don’t like that we ever refer to them as DA or DAO. Glock coined the term Safe Action but that does nothing to describe what it is doing so I don’t care for that name either. I tend to think of them as half reset strikers because that is what they are. That is why most people say a 1911 can have a glass rod trigger but half reset strikers have at best a snapping a green twig trigger. Even with the drop in parts all you are doing is decreasing the amount of effort it takes (or increasing depending on the kit) to make the final pull on the striker before release. I’m not sure how else I can over explain this.
 
Maximumbob54 said:
To my knowledge all the modern poly frame striker firing guns are all sharing the semi-rest or half charged striker. Ruger’s SR series, SW’s Sigma’s, M&P’s, Glocks, they all have a half set striker. Not sure who did it first but they all rely on the trigger pull to finalize the cocking of the striker before release. If you get a misfire you MUST retract the slide to recharge the striker so it is ready for the trigger pull again. THEY ARE NOT LIKE DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS!!! I don’t like that we ever refer to them as DA or DAO. Glock coined the term Safe Action but that does nothing to describe what it is doing so I don’t care for that name either. I tend to think of them as half reset strikers because that is what they are. That is why most people say a 1911 can have a glass rod trigger but half reset strikers have at best a snapping a green twig trigger. Even with the drop in parts all you are doing is decreasing the amount of effort it takes (or increasing depending on the kit) to make the final pull on the striker before release. I’m not sure how else I can over explain this.
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Taurus's 24/7 has second strike. To bad I don't trust them. Its the only one that I know of. I also thought that glocks were fully set vs the Sigma was half.
 
It sounds like what you really need is a Glock, in your choice of caliber. There is just something about Glock polymer that feels right when you grasp it. Plus the ultra realiability/durability and easy to fix aspects cannot be beat. Also with a Glock there are alot of after market parts to jazz it up.
 
I know this is a S&W forum, & I own & like a Sigma (9mm), but it sounds like a Sig P250 is what you're looking for. I love my P250C in 9mm. Long SMOOTH trigger pull, like a really light DA revolver, hammer, not striker fired, so it does have second strike capability. Very reasonable price, I have a little less than $400.00 in mine , & that includes night sights. Not knocking the Sigma, like I said, I really like mine, but the Sigma & P250 are different guns (IMHO). Good luck, whatever you decide.
 
Broker50 said:
I know this is a S&W forum, & I own & like a Sigma (9mm), but it sounds like a Sig P250 is what you're looking for. I love my P250C in 9mm. Long SMOOTH trigger pull, like a really light DA revolver, hammer, not striker fired, so it does have second strike capability. Very reasonable price, I have a little less than $400.00 in mine , & that includes night sights. Not knocking the Sigma, like I said, I really like mine, but the Sigma & P250 are different guns (IMHO). Good luck, whatever you decide.
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+1 on the p250 being like a high capacity revolver.
 
10-4 357 MAG It was not till I starting reading the magazines, forums that I found out that they had a "problem" ?? All mine work Mine are pre V, VE. They point well, they are accurate ( No not the same as my 6" 19 @ 100 yds) . You will prob notice that you shooting your revolver DAO will improve. Enjoy. Be Safe.
 
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step 1. move out of Commiefornia
step 2. move to Texas
Step 3. buy some real guns without all that waiting BS I might add
 
Several of the Taurus pistols have a "strike two" capability. My 709 Slim is one example. The 24/7 G2 models have that capability as well. Misfire and simply pull the trigger to hit the primer again.

My SD40 does not have that capability. Must rack the slide to set the striker. Taurus has the edge on S&W on this.
 
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