That's right. I'm now up to just over 1500, 100% trouble free rounds through my 40VE. The last 100 or so have been hand loads using 175gr Lyman LTC bullets and a few Hunters 175gr LSWC's. Absolutely no problems with this gun...and all stock too.
I recently used it at my gun club for CPL training. It really isn't training in the sense of learning from scratch. It is for CPL holders to train in "on the street" tactics. They call it practice. I was consistently able to draw from cover, and put two, three or four where they told us to hit, and I was one of the fastest and most accurate. I'm not trying to brag here, even though it is for holders of the license, I'd say that about one half of the class had new or never shot (by them) guns. So there was/is a bit of a learning curve and a comfort zone to find. I have been carrying for almost two years and practice drawing and gun handling...a lot!
Anyway, until I started using this gun for this type of shooting (not your ordinary standing at the bench, taking careful aim and trying to hit the X every time) I didn't realize how much of a non-issue the trigger really is. I mean, when you target shoot, you really notice the trigger pull as you are concentrating on squeezing steadily and keeping near perfect sight alignment on the X. During combat/self defense shooting at a human sized target, I was actually amazed at how you don't do any of that. At least not in the same ways. And you don't notice the trigger pull at all! With the proper draw and target acquisition, you pop those babies out like it was a 1lb pull. I absolutely couldn't tell the difference between the Sigma and my G19 or Sig P220 that I have also used for the class.
So all of this is very telling to me. First, target shooting is 1000% different from combat shooting, in that the way you do what you do is completely different between the two.
Second, I don't think that any owner or non-owner shooter of the Sigma can really appreciate what a great gun it is without doing some combat shooting. Even though it is not a real life and death situation, combat shooting makes you concentrate differently than you do at "the range", what with the heart rate up and all. I have always liked and defended the Sigma, but now I have a completely new appreciation for it. Wow!
I recently used it at my gun club for CPL training. It really isn't training in the sense of learning from scratch. It is for CPL holders to train in "on the street" tactics. They call it practice. I was consistently able to draw from cover, and put two, three or four where they told us to hit, and I was one of the fastest and most accurate. I'm not trying to brag here, even though it is for holders of the license, I'd say that about one half of the class had new or never shot (by them) guns. So there was/is a bit of a learning curve and a comfort zone to find. I have been carrying for almost two years and practice drawing and gun handling...a lot!
Anyway, until I started using this gun for this type of shooting (not your ordinary standing at the bench, taking careful aim and trying to hit the X every time) I didn't realize how much of a non-issue the trigger really is. I mean, when you target shoot, you really notice the trigger pull as you are concentrating on squeezing steadily and keeping near perfect sight alignment on the X. During combat/self defense shooting at a human sized target, I was actually amazed at how you don't do any of that. At least not in the same ways. And you don't notice the trigger pull at all! With the proper draw and target acquisition, you pop those babies out like it was a 1lb pull. I absolutely couldn't tell the difference between the Sigma and my G19 or Sig P220 that I have also used for the class.
So all of this is very telling to me. First, target shooting is 1000% different from combat shooting, in that the way you do what you do is completely different between the two.
Second, I don't think that any owner or non-owner shooter of the Sigma can really appreciate what a great gun it is without doing some combat shooting. Even though it is not a real life and death situation, combat shooting makes you concentrate differently than you do at "the range", what with the heart rate up and all. I have always liked and defended the Sigma, but now I have a completely new appreciation for it. Wow!
