Hi I just bought a sigma 9mm and I was wondering when I unload the gun I take the clip out and I slide and eject the round and then the trigger is still cocked. I dont know what to do I dont want to dry fire it every time i unload it can someone please help.

Dry fire or leave it cocked

There is no way to uncock the gun?

No reason to uncock it but if you wish to then just dry fire it, dry firing will not hurt the pistol.

I'll go out on a limb here and state that there is NO striker-fired pistol that has a decocker. As stated previously dry-firing is not needed, necessary, or beneficial, but dry-firing does no harm.

First off all, your pistol doesn't use a "clip", it uses a magazine.

Difference Between a Magazine and a Clip - YouTube

Second, what type of guns do you have experience with? There is no "decock" function on THIS striker-fired pistol. It's a different type of mechanism than a DA/SA pistol or whatever you have in mind when you look for a decocker on your Sigma.

I can't believe that someone else did not mention this. Make sure that your sequence is consistent. Drop magazine, then rack to eject round, then dry fire. People have been known to rack the gun to eject round, drop the magazine and then dry fire. "BOOM" (take advantage of the dry fire to make conscious effort to not move front sight as the gun fires....don't just mash the trigger........gun of course pointed in a safe direction.

Walter P99 to name one.

Happy now?

SWSIGMA, just want to welcome you to the forum!

As others have said, dry firing doesn't hurt the gun. You have to dry fire it to take it apart.

Shoot some bad guys on the TV screen and have some safe fun!

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Just as a safety issue; I'm not in the habit of pulling triggers on "Known Empty" guns. Unless I'm at the range and there is a specific downrange direction, I just make sure it's empty and leave it cocked. Pulling triggers subconsciously whenever you unload a gun is a bad habit to get into IMO.

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Their is no reason to dry fire after you unload the gun. It won't hurt it if you do. My advise is don't bother. The Sigma striker is at rest even when the gun is cocked.

People on the internet seem to get upset when you call a magazine a clip, don't take it personally, we know what you mean.

That's the problem with going out on a limb

If practicing trigger-squeeze etc, and dry-firing to do so, you want to insert an empty magazine, if I'm not mistaken. Dry-firing to unload, because you want to field-strip and clean, won't hurt the pistol; but I think dry-firing over and over as in practice can damage the firing mechanism. I'm sure if I'm wrong someone will correct me- some nicely- others not so much. As said before, just be sure and check that chamber - be positive it's empty- before any dry-firing. Check it two times- three times. Even experts have fooled themselves and had accidental discharges.

How do you take the gun apart and clean it when you get home?

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As per Smith and Wesson, dry firing doesn't hurt the gun. I've dry fired as much as I've shot the Sigma and its still standing.

I like your suggestion on checking 2-3 times. Hell, check it 10 times. More the merrier.

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After I drop the CLIP and rack the slide to make sure the gun is not loaded, I always dryfire the gun. When ever I pick up a gun no matter if I just put it down, I always drop the CLIP, rack the slide to make sure it is unloaded and dryfire the pistol. This is a great habit to get into. Unless you are using a pistol with an external hammer like a 1911. Striker fire pistols does not hurt the FP to dry fire. Dry firing a 1911 is a bad thing. if you drop the CLIP on a 1911, rack the slide toi make sure the chamber is clear then you and use the decocker or lower the hammer by hand. I always unload the gun and then dry fire it because if I want to take it aprt its ready.

CLIP lmao

Only reason I mentioned using an empty magazine when practicing dry-firing is my Ruger manual says to do it. I've read my SD manual several times but it doesn't say anything about it.
I figure safe than sorry- and use an empty CLIP.

The beretta NANO also has a striker release on it too....mid sayin..

Of course, you are right. At some point you will have to pull the trigger on a sigma in order to clean it. What I think isn't a good idea is to get in the habit of "rack the slide + pull the trigger" as an unloading Tip, Technique, or Procedure (TTP).

Like this. That will work every time as long as there isn't a round in the chamber or the extractor works every time. The first time those two things aren't true, you will get a surprise.

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Make double damn sure the pistol has no ammo in it when you think to dry-fire it.
You must pull the trigger to get the slide off to clean it, so ---
Read the first sentence again.
Get a snap-cap and make that the only load. Dry-fire at every BG on the TV. It makes you a better shooter at the range.

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