Sigma series SW380 opinions?

[VaRecon]

At the local shop there's a used SW380 for right around a buck fifty.
Being that it doesn't look nearly as nice as any of my revolvers I wanted to hear if this was a well priced pocket pistol or just another saturday night special?

 

[OKFC05]

I bought one of the first and still have it. After a quick trip back, it became reliable.
Since the slide is zinc, it is not made for heavy use, and is no longer factory repairable; they'll just replace it with something else.
I sometimes carry mine as a BUG, but seldom shoot it. It works.

 

[Quanah]

Run. Don't look back. I've broken two with ball ammo.

 

[dswr050]

I have the S&W 9MM version. Aside from the heavy recoil, it has been a great little shooter.

 

[nycems22]

I bought one of the first and still have it. After a quick trip back, it became reliable.
Since the slide is zinc, it is not made for heavy use, and is no longer factory repairable; they'll just replace it with something else.
I sometimes carry mine as a BUG, but seldom shoot it. It works.

do you know what they replace them with?

 

[OKFC05]

No, don't remember what the owner told me; at least a couple of years ago.

 

[jsbethel]

I am one of the few fans of the SW380 - very light, concealable and perfectly reliable. I owned a SW9M plagued with light primer strikes. It was sent back to S&W - never to be seen again. It was replaced with a SW9VE - nice but hardly a pocket pistol. There is a thread somewhere on this forum where a guy talked S&W into replacing his SW9M with a 908.

 

[MPanova]

I picked one up a few months ago for 200 that's looked like it had very few rounds through it. I took it to the range and put about 50 rounds of various ammo through it with out a single problem. The only complaint I have is the slide not locking back on the last round but that seems pretty normal for most pocket 380's. I own 5 small 380's and only the Sig and Taurus lock open the Smith Rugar and Diamondback all do not. For a buck fifty I would snag it up. Or give me the shops info and I'll take it off there hands . I am a fan of the sigma line and I'm currently looking for another Gray Sigma 9V

 

[Daniel71]

I like my S&W Sigma 380

I've owned one since about 1997 and still carry it often. However, I shoot it only once or twice a year. When it wears out, I'll probably replace it with the Bodyguard 380. (I would pay about $250 for a like-new one, but I don't think I would buy one heavily used - as someone else said, the slide was not designed to last very long.)

 

[hunter5567]

Buy it, shoot it, break it, send it in, they will replace it with something that costs more than a buck fifty.
A win win situation.