Capt Crunch
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Picked up my SD9VE and after a few days with it now I can say I'm very pleased. I have owned an M&P40c before but ended up trading it due to the trigger and because I found that I simply don't care for 40.
I purchased the SD9VE from an online source because of a sale they were having so I ended up getting free shipping as well as no tax and with the cash saved was able to buy some fiber optic sights for it.
The reason for the purchase was that I simply wanted something cheap that shot 9mm for a range toy. 9mm is just starting to come back in to my area and at normal prices. I hate to have to compare this to a Glock but ultimately it's hard to ignore the gorilla in the room. I would say that for what you pay, the SD9VE outshines all of it's competition, move up a few hundred dollars and you will start to see extras that the SD9VE simply does not have but at that point you really are into M&P territory anyhow.
So, the Trigger...it's the one issue with Smith poly guns and we all know about it. They are getting better and better by time, not model. In short, it seems as though it is the latest Smith Poly that will have the best trigger. Meaning that I believe that as time goes on they tend to make small improvements in their trigger and they move them into current production. I can tell you that the trigger on this is far better than the one on my 40c and while people may deny it, I can tell you for certain it's the truth. Personally I have no problem with a hard trigger but Smith Polys feel very spongy and squishy, my 40c was very spongy but this SD9VE feels much tighter.
The gun is also very pleasing aesthetically and I enjoy forward serrations on poly guns. The grip angle is good, I find the grip a bit wide but not too bad at all. There is a good amount of factory stippling on it including some just below the slide, that actually made me chuckle. I normally will not stipple guns myself, opting for grip tape but I decided to go ahead with just a few small spots of very tasteful stippling so as to not hurt the resale value too much.
As for the accuracy, I find the gun to work just as well as one would think for a modern poly gun but again, for it's price, far ahead of it's competitors. When I think of other full size poly guns around the 300 dollar (or more) price range, I just don't understand why someone would go with something like a Taurus when one can buy something probably cheaper from a much better company.
Don't allow the legacy of the Sigma fool you, this is not a Sigma, not at all, in fact I think of it more as an M&P Lite. If you are a first time or new handgun owner or looking for a value full size pistol, you really can not go wrong here.
Here are a few pics of my additional stippling as well as my unboxing video. Unboxing: Smith & Wesson SD9VE, Unmatched Value! - YouTube
I purchased the SD9VE from an online source because of a sale they were having so I ended up getting free shipping as well as no tax and with the cash saved was able to buy some fiber optic sights for it.
The reason for the purchase was that I simply wanted something cheap that shot 9mm for a range toy. 9mm is just starting to come back in to my area and at normal prices. I hate to have to compare this to a Glock but ultimately it's hard to ignore the gorilla in the room. I would say that for what you pay, the SD9VE outshines all of it's competition, move up a few hundred dollars and you will start to see extras that the SD9VE simply does not have but at that point you really are into M&P territory anyhow.
So, the Trigger...it's the one issue with Smith poly guns and we all know about it. They are getting better and better by time, not model. In short, it seems as though it is the latest Smith Poly that will have the best trigger. Meaning that I believe that as time goes on they tend to make small improvements in their trigger and they move them into current production. I can tell you that the trigger on this is far better than the one on my 40c and while people may deny it, I can tell you for certain it's the truth. Personally I have no problem with a hard trigger but Smith Polys feel very spongy and squishy, my 40c was very spongy but this SD9VE feels much tighter.
The gun is also very pleasing aesthetically and I enjoy forward serrations on poly guns. The grip angle is good, I find the grip a bit wide but not too bad at all. There is a good amount of factory stippling on it including some just below the slide, that actually made me chuckle. I normally will not stipple guns myself, opting for grip tape but I decided to go ahead with just a few small spots of very tasteful stippling so as to not hurt the resale value too much.
As for the accuracy, I find the gun to work just as well as one would think for a modern poly gun but again, for it's price, far ahead of it's competitors. When I think of other full size poly guns around the 300 dollar (or more) price range, I just don't understand why someone would go with something like a Taurus when one can buy something probably cheaper from a much better company.
Don't allow the legacy of the Sigma fool you, this is not a Sigma, not at all, in fact I think of it more as an M&P Lite. If you are a first time or new handgun owner or looking for a value full size pistol, you really can not go wrong here.
Here are a few pics of my additional stippling as well as my unboxing video. Unboxing: Smith & Wesson SD9VE, Unmatched Value! - YouTube
