Srigs
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Glad you finally bought one. My 40VE was the first smith I purchased and will be in the family for a long time.
I believe this is a real value (S&W Sigma)
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Erich
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Hi Srigs,
I saw your comments on yours over at the M&P Forum. I'm really impressed at what a value this is - I mean, you can get into a brand-new fine-working hi-cap 9mm semiauto with four mags for far less than a used .38 Spl revolver. Wow. How do you not take that deal?
I've been reading folks' comments on my post on other boards over the last few days, and I note that S&W seems to have greatly improved the finish on a lot of the fire-control parts on the Sigma. There was a thread here that showed how to basically do the Glock 25¢ trigger job on a Sigma - the pics in that thread showed that a LOT of parts in his older Sigma really needed polishing. I found only two parts (both stamped) in mine that needed polishing - almost all of the rest were MIM and were so perfectly made that they were polished to a mirror finish.
They've obviously improved the Sigma. This current deal is a heckova deal.
I saw your comments on yours over at the M&P Forum. I'm really impressed at what a value this is - I mean, you can get into a brand-new fine-working hi-cap 9mm semiauto with four mags for far less than a used .38 Spl revolver. Wow. How do you not take that deal?
I've been reading folks' comments on my post on other boards over the last few days, and I note that S&W seems to have greatly improved the finish on a lot of the fire-control parts on the Sigma. There was a thread here that showed how to basically do the Glock 25¢ trigger job on a Sigma - the pics in that thread showed that a LOT of parts in his older Sigma really needed polishing. I found only two parts (both stamped) in mine that needed polishing - almost all of the rest were MIM and were so perfectly made that they were polished to a mirror finish.
They've obviously improved the Sigma. This current deal is a heckova deal.
Picking my used "like new" Sigma, 4 mags, up on Friday for $190!!! Supposedly 400 rounds through it.
Thanks Bompa for the info on the high caps. I may carry the 10 with the shorter magazine, and get a full capacity or two as spares.
Beware the peppers: sometimes they are as hot coming out as they are going in!
Thanks Bompa for the info on the high caps. I may carry the 10 with the shorter magazine, and get a full capacity or two as spares.
Beware the peppers: sometimes they are as hot coming out as they are going in!
Forester
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Thanks Erich for your informative and exhaustive review. I bought my 40ve a couple of years ago. I bought it because of the price. I wanted something new and there it was. Also went for the 40 because I wanted something larger than a 9. This may have been a small mistake due to ammo prices, but oh well.
I love it. Trigger is stiff, but I think that is good in a DAO. A trigger job on mine would probably reduce it a little, but I haven't sprung for that yet. Accuracy is fine at short distances as you say. Although I can't seem to manage quite your results. I suspect that is not the gun's fault though.
There are a lot of people on this forum. Some you discount, some you take with a grain of salt, some you tend to believe, and a select few who when they write something you sit up and open your mind. I consider you to be in that last category. Thank you for this thread and your contribution to this forum.
Shaun
I love it. Trigger is stiff, but I think that is good in a DAO. A trigger job on mine would probably reduce it a little, but I haven't sprung for that yet. Accuracy is fine at short distances as you say. Although I can't seem to manage quite your results. I suspect that is not the gun's fault though.
There are a lot of people on this forum. Some you discount, some you take with a grain of salt, some you tend to believe, and a select few who when they write something you sit up and open your mind. I consider you to be in that last category. Thank you for this thread and your contribution to this forum.
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Erich
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Gosh, Shaun, what a nice thing to say! Thanks!
I'm really itching to get back to the range with the Sigma. I want to try to chrono the rounds that I wasn't able to get done due to the cold messing my batteries up. I've seen that the Ranger 127-gr +P+ does 1350 fps out of a Glock 19, so I'm expecting at least 1300 out of the Sigma (which, as I mentioned, seems to shoot "fast").
And I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of my extra mags and rebate check!
I'm really itching to get back to the range with the Sigma. I want to try to chrono the rounds that I wasn't able to get done due to the cold messing my batteries up. I've seen that the Ranger 127-gr +P+ does 1350 fps out of a Glock 19, so I'm expecting at least 1300 out of the Sigma (which, as I mentioned, seems to shoot "fast").
And I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of my extra mags and rebate check!
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Erich
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Thanks to both of you - only one more day before I can get to the range to shoot it some more!
I have always thought it was the best bargain out there for the money and a lifetime warranty.Now they have a rebate and free mags. I'm tempted to buy another in 40 cal. I have been very satisfied with the 9ve.
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Erich
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Too windy for me to shoot today.
I'm really itching to see what those +P+ rounds chrono at.
Srigs
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Originally posted by Erich:
Too windy for me to shoot today.I'm really itching to see what those +P+ rounds chrono at.
Come on up and shoot here in MN. We had 6 inches of snow yesterday.
I love shooting trap right after it snows
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Erich
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All the snow we've gotten this year melted off w/i a couple of days. Kept the dust down at the range last weekend, though.
Tijeras_Slim
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I didn't have to go to the range, I could shoot skeet at the shingles flying off my roof yesterday.
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Hi Erich,
Nice detailed review, based with your wide-range of experience with handguns.
Thanks for sharing.
586L-Frame
Nice detailed review, based with your wide-range of experience with handguns.
Thanks for sharing.
586L-Frame
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Erich
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Thanks, 586L-Frame!
I really can't believe what a deal this seems to be.
Slim, I was up on the west face of the Sandias yesterday - pretty windy, all right. Bears didn't seem to mind, though - they're obviously not down for the winter yet (though judging from the scat piles they may be doing their bedtime toilette
. My 3" Model 36 stoked with THE LOAD was a great carry gun for the conditions and the rock-climbing terrain.
Slim, I was up on the west face of the Sandias yesterday - pretty windy, all right. Bears didn't seem to mind, though - they're obviously not down for the winter yet (though judging from the scat piles they may be doing their bedtime toilette
i think that was one of the best reviews i've read about the sigma. if you're looking to get one i'd say do it. i've had one since may and almost 1000 problem free rounds now i have no problems with mine. i got it as my first gun just to punch holes in some paper but if i could (damn california) i'd carry it everyday and trust my life with mine.
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Erich
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No updates; it's been too nasty to get to the range. Thanks for the kind words, kpw001.
What a great write-up! One of the best I've read in a long time and truer words have scarcely been written. As I have said before, I believe that the Sigma offers the best value of any handgun on the market today. People just have to understand what a Sigma really is and then they will begin to appreciate it more. It's just a great tool offered at an exceptional price. One day people will look back on 2007 and kick themselves for not buying one or two of them when the price was still hovering around $300.
rogerb1583
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Great post on the Sigma! I dug my 9VE out of the locker and marveled again at the ergonomics. I also had the 40GVE but sold it to a friend. I just might have to go and buy another one.
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