Another Newbie .40 S&W Sigma Owner

[M1Tanker]

Greetings from Da U.P. of Michigan.

Just bought a .40 Sigma this afternoon and looking forward to getting out and putting some rounds through it.

A couple of questions.

I didn't have a good chance to look the pistol over when I bought today as I was in a hurry on my lunch break.

When I got her home and went to clean her I noticed that the breech end of the barrel has some wear on it and the barrel appears to have some brownish fouling on and in the rifling.

I see in another thread that the breech is gonna wear and that is a lubrication point...no biggie there (other than I wanted to be the guy to break it in ).

But the discoloration in the barrel has be concerned...looks like rust and the pistol has a test fire date of 2009, but it could be fouling from test firing.

Any thoughts?

 

[spricks]

Conrats on you're new .40 I know you will be happy with it. Sounds normal to me. Just go ahead and field strip it according to the manual and clean the barrel. Mine had some brown that cleaned right up. Prolly just some oil for storage till sold and cleaned. Good Luck.

spricks

 

[40cal]

I think that is normal, welcome to the forum. Be safe have fun! Mine has about 1800 rounds thru it, no problems. Hope you enjoy your sigma.

 

[leejack]

Welcome to America's elite sigma club!

Clean her up and let her rock & roll!

Lee

P.S. light on the lubrication and carefully hold your thumb on the guide rod/spring when you reinstall the slide onto the rails.

Oh, one more thing: A digital camera is manditory to be in the club. (just kidding).

 

[RevJammer]

I have not been able to shoot my Sigma a lot... but the 200-300 rounds I have put through it have been fine.

I still think I'd like to send it off for a trigger job, does anyone know if the guy in Texas is still doing those for free?

 

[jppezz23]

I have the 40 also.A very good gun.Good luck and enjoy it.

 

[leejack]

Welcome Revjammer!

WOW, that's 2 new members!

Awesome!

Lee

 

[M1Tanker]

Got a chance to get out and put 150 rounds through my new Sigma...no malfunctions but my groups ended up 1 foot low and 1 foot left.

Going to get back at it this weekend and see if it is me or the gun.

I am a little concerned because the groups are consistent, just not POA.

 

[Wisemaster]

Welcome to the sigma 40 club. Once you adjust to the trigger, you'll find it to be a fine pistol. Remember, a craftsman never blames his tool. Lol. My advice, keep it clean, use one drop of oil on the 6 lube points before range sessions (one drop only), and it will run like a Swiss clock. Ignore the "sigma bashers" you've heard from on various forums. This is a fine pistol. It's my CCW handgun at work, and I trust my life on it...I can think of no better compliment for it than that. Enjoy!

 

[leejack]

Got a chance to get out and put 150 rounds through my new Sigma...no malfunctions but my groups ended up 1 foot low and 1 foot left.

Going to get back at it this weekend and see if it is me or the gun.

I am a little concerned because the groups are consistent, just not POA.

M1Tanker, I couldn't possibly say what it is, sitting behind the computer, but here's some food for thought:

Many shooters who are new to the sigma have reported the same thing, low and left. Then, after some practice it gets better.

Shooting targets can be a bit of a challenge with the sigma, especially at first. Assuming your a right handed shooter, it sounds as if you are anticipating the shot and squeezing your other fingers at the last second before it breaks. This is very common until you get use to the gun. I pulled a few low and left just yesterday, just by losing focus.

I would recommed concentrating on the front sight (even if the target blurs in the background) and follow through on the shot. Don't look for for the hole until you have completely followed through. Have somebody else shoot it too, just to see what happens.

If, after more practice, you determine that it is the gun, then by all means call Smith. Their CS is excellent.

Let us know how she does after your next outing. Hope this helps.

Best of luck and welcome to the club!

Lee

 

[angel71rs]

I still think I'd like to send it off for a trigger job, does anyone know if the guy in Texas is still doing those for free?

There was some drama on that front, so the guy had to stop doing it. If you are reasonably mechanically inclined, you can do it yourself.

 

[M1Tanker]

M1Tanker, I couldn't possibly say what it is, sitting behind the computer, but here's some food for thought:

Many shooters who are new to the sigma have reported the same thing, low and left. Then, after some practice it gets better.

Shooting targets can be a bit of a challenge with the sigma, especially at first. Assuming your a right handed shooter, it sounds as if you are anticipating the shot and squeezing your other fingers at the last second before it breaks. This is very common until you get use to the gun. I pulled a few low and left just yesterday, just by losing focus.

I would recommed concentrating on the front sight (even if the target blurs in the background) and follow through on the shot. Don't look for for the hole until you have completely followed through. Have somebody else shoot it too, just to see what happens.

If, after more practice, you determine that it is the gun, then by all means call Smith. Their CS is excellent.

Let us know how she does after your next outing. Hope this helps.

Best of luck and welcome to the club!

Lee

Thanks Lee.

I am a right handed shooter and I will be practicing the dry fire exercise in the basement. Probably won't get to shoot for another week...I can't wait.

Tanker.

 

[M1Tanker]

Lee...would you please explain "follow-through"?

Tanker

 

[leejack]

I'm not an instructor, just a long time gun owner so I don't know if I can put it in proper terms, but I'll try:

Stay focused on the front sight and don't anticipate the break. Let the shot be a surprise.

Don't push the gun down to look for the hit. Let the recoil happen, don't fight it, manage the recovery to get the gun back on target.

Think of a golfer after launching a drive. He doesn't stop when the club meets the ball, he continues the swing with the follow through. Only then, does he look for the ball in flight.

Practice dry fire with a coin on top the slide right behind the front sight. Keep the coin from moving or falling off; this has helped many a shooter.

I hope I didn't totally screw up this answer.

OKFC05, please shed some light on this for us.

Thanks,

Lee

 

[OKFC05]

OKFC05, please shed some light on this for us.

Thanks,

Lee

You're doing fine with the explanation.
Front sight, press, bang.
Concentrate on letting the gun go off and recoil without changing grip.
The basic reason "follow-through" is so important is that the shooter thinks he is moving after the shot, but he is really moving his hand BEFORE.
Had a student a couple months ago that just could not grasp the idea, and was shooting a foot low at 5 yards. I had them hold the sight picture and reached around to squeeze the trigger between thumb and forefinger myself. Scared the hooie out of them, but the shot was dead center. "Now that's perfect follow through!"

 

[leejack]

OKFC05, thank you sir!

M1, here's an old training aid that may help.

Lee