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Hello all!
I am the proud owner of a brand new (this week) Sigma 9ve. I've only got 100 rounds in, but so far am extremely impressed and my very few worries about this pistol are slowly fading away.
I purchased this handgun as a CC piece, (my first) because of the price and Smith and Wesson name. I decided on the 9mm caliber due to capacity, availability, and price.
Before heading to the range, I did a simple field strip, wipe down of excess oil, barrel cleaning, and quick, light re-oil (one drop at each lubrication point shown in the manual). I am happy to say that the firearm, although more oiled than necessary, was comparatively very clean out of the box, and I am confident would have performed excellently without any initial cleaning.
My first two trips to the range have gone much better than expected! Although I'm familiar with a wide variety of handguns and calibers, I'd never fired the Sigma in 9mm before my first range experience yesterday. I fired 50 rounds from 15 feet, and another 50 rounds from 30 feet. 115gr. Federal champion FMJ. The gun performed very, very well (except a slight hiccup, see below). I'd say around 45 of the 50 rounds were all in the black of a standard 25 yard target at 30 feet, and all but one round were in the black at 15! The machined accuracy was excellent, and the trigger, although admittedly heavy, was no issue for me at all, and certainly did not seem particularly long, specifically compared to the other handgun I was considering, the Sig P-250.
I have a few questions that have probably been asked before at the forum, but I'm hoping you guys can help me out and give me a free pass for my first post
First, the very first rounds fired from this handgun were fired from one of the high capacity magazines the firearm came with. The magazine was loaded with only 10 rounds of ammunition. Feeding was excellent. Two rounds were ejected strait back at me, and the slide failed to lock back after the final round was fired (the final round ejected normally). The handgun had just been removed from it's case, and was probably no warmer than about 30 degrees Fahrenheit (I live in Michigan and it is *cold*.) The same magazine ejected two more rounds directly back towards me, but had no failure to lock backs for the rest of the trip. The second factory magazine had no lock-back failures or strait back ejections whatsoever. To summarize: Mag 1: 50 rounds, one failure to lock slide, four rounds ejected strait back. Mag 2: 50 rounds, perfect function.
The explanation I'm hoping for is that the extreme cold (it was about 10 degrees outside, and the firearm was in the trunk of my auto for around an hour) cause a slight gum up somewhere. If these issues continue, when should I, and what should I say when I contact S&W?
Second: This issue has only been really noticed during dry firing. This might be strictly amateur stuff, but I would venture a guess that the slide resets the striker pretty early on when the slide is manually charged. On my pistol, this reset of the striker is accompanied by a pretty loud "click". It's definitely coming from the rear of the handgun, where the striker is located, but it just seems a lot louder of a click than "normal". This click only occurs when the pistol is charged (ie, it's not happening every single time I rack the slide, only the first time). Anything to be concerned with?
Third: This issue is also only been noticed during dry firing. After a dry fire, when the striker hasn't been reset yet and the slide is forward (basically, when the pistol is completely at rest), the slide seems to lock up nice and tight. I don't mean to say it's too tight. it actually feels very solid and comfortable. Deliberate force is required to open the action to rack the slide. Again, I feel that this is a good thing. However, once the pistol is charged, the slide seems to come back about a 1/4 inch very easily, and then normal racking resistance returns. Is this also normal?
I hope I've been clear and not confusing. This is my first experience with a handgun, this forum, and the Sigma. I know no one else around here that owns one (I'm sure there are plenty of people who do), so I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
No matter what, thanks a lot for reading, and it's nice to be here!
I am the proud owner of a brand new (this week) Sigma 9ve. I've only got 100 rounds in, but so far am extremely impressed and my very few worries about this pistol are slowly fading away.
I purchased this handgun as a CC piece, (my first) because of the price and Smith and Wesson name. I decided on the 9mm caliber due to capacity, availability, and price.
Before heading to the range, I did a simple field strip, wipe down of excess oil, barrel cleaning, and quick, light re-oil (one drop at each lubrication point shown in the manual). I am happy to say that the firearm, although more oiled than necessary, was comparatively very clean out of the box, and I am confident would have performed excellently without any initial cleaning.
My first two trips to the range have gone much better than expected! Although I'm familiar with a wide variety of handguns and calibers, I'd never fired the Sigma in 9mm before my first range experience yesterday. I fired 50 rounds from 15 feet, and another 50 rounds from 30 feet. 115gr. Federal champion FMJ. The gun performed very, very well (except a slight hiccup, see below). I'd say around 45 of the 50 rounds were all in the black of a standard 25 yard target at 30 feet, and all but one round were in the black at 15! The machined accuracy was excellent, and the trigger, although admittedly heavy, was no issue for me at all, and certainly did not seem particularly long, specifically compared to the other handgun I was considering, the Sig P-250.
I have a few questions that have probably been asked before at the forum, but I'm hoping you guys can help me out and give me a free pass for my first post
First, the very first rounds fired from this handgun were fired from one of the high capacity magazines the firearm came with. The magazine was loaded with only 10 rounds of ammunition. Feeding was excellent. Two rounds were ejected strait back at me, and the slide failed to lock back after the final round was fired (the final round ejected normally). The handgun had just been removed from it's case, and was probably no warmer than about 30 degrees Fahrenheit (I live in Michigan and it is *cold*.) The same magazine ejected two more rounds directly back towards me, but had no failure to lock backs for the rest of the trip. The second factory magazine had no lock-back failures or strait back ejections whatsoever. To summarize: Mag 1: 50 rounds, one failure to lock slide, four rounds ejected strait back. Mag 2: 50 rounds, perfect function.
The explanation I'm hoping for is that the extreme cold (it was about 10 degrees outside, and the firearm was in the trunk of my auto for around an hour) cause a slight gum up somewhere. If these issues continue, when should I, and what should I say when I contact S&W?
Second: This issue has only been really noticed during dry firing. This might be strictly amateur stuff, but I would venture a guess that the slide resets the striker pretty early on when the slide is manually charged. On my pistol, this reset of the striker is accompanied by a pretty loud "click". It's definitely coming from the rear of the handgun, where the striker is located, but it just seems a lot louder of a click than "normal". This click only occurs when the pistol is charged (ie, it's not happening every single time I rack the slide, only the first time). Anything to be concerned with?
Third: This issue is also only been noticed during dry firing. After a dry fire, when the striker hasn't been reset yet and the slide is forward (basically, when the pistol is completely at rest), the slide seems to lock up nice and tight. I don't mean to say it's too tight. it actually feels very solid and comfortable. Deliberate force is required to open the action to rack the slide. Again, I feel that this is a good thing. However, once the pistol is charged, the slide seems to come back about a 1/4 inch very easily, and then normal racking resistance returns. Is this also normal?
I hope I've been clear and not confusing. This is my first experience with a handgun, this forum, and the Sigma. I know no one else around here that owns one (I'm sure there are plenty of people who do), so I'm hoping you guys can help me out.
No matter what, thanks a lot for reading, and it's nice to be here!
