The Sigma Holy Trinity

[ImDrRich]

I kinda recognize the Sig P365 in there. Hmmm.

 

[NewLiberty]

The officers of the Afghan Police that my unit worked with daily in Helmand Province carried SW9VE Sigma pistols.

 

[austintexas]

357 Sig

I bought my 357 Sig Sigma in a local pawn shop years ago. I got it because I knew It was fairly rare and it was cheap. Someone had disassembled it and put it together wrong. The slide wouldn't stay on. The pawn shop probably bought it for $50 and I paid $150 and turned the slide catch mechanism around. Wish I could find a box for it. I shot it but found out it would leave a bulge by the rim like a Glock 40. Loading magazines is a pain because the slope down to the neck makes it hard to push rounds into the magazine.
SWCA 892

 

[colt_saa]

I bought my 357 Sig Sigma in a local pawn shop years ago. I got it because I knew It was fairly rare and it was cheap. Someone had disassembled it and put it together wrong. The slide wouldn't stay on. The pawn shop probably bought it for $50 and I paid $150 and turned the slide catch mechanism around. Wish I could find a box for it. I shot it but found out it would leave a bulge by the rim like a Glock 40. Loading magazines is a pain because the slope down to the neck makes it hard to push rounds into the magazine.
SWCA 892

WHOA, there is something to be said about being in the right place at the right time

Get yourself one of the UPLULA magazine loaders and you will be a happy camper


9mm to .45 UpLULA™ universal pistol mag loader- UP60B - YouTube

 

[Echo40]

The reason why you see so few .380 Sigmas is because they were literally disposable. That's why S&W is so ashamed of them. They have a very short service life and begin falling apart after less than a couple thousand rounds. The ones still kicking around were indeed left in sock drawers and gun safe for most of their lives.

I've heard that the minimum service life of the SW9M is a mere 600 rounds before it starts to disintegrate under recoil.

It's literally the Smith & Wesson equivalent of one of the infamous Ring of Fire guns manufactured by the likes of Bryco, Jennings, or Raven Arms.

There's a reason why Hi-Point pistols are so thick/blocky, because that's how much ZAMAK it takes to build a pistol chambered in .380 ACP or 9mm Parabellum that can actually hold up to being fired.

 

[NewLiberty]

There's a reason why Hi-Point pistols are so thick/blocky, because that's how much ZAMAK it takes to build a pistol chambered in .380 ACP or 9mm Parabellum that can actually hold up to being fired.

Not to derail your thread, but Hi-points use a fixed barrel and simple blowback action. Most modern semi-autos in calibers over .380 use a recoil operated system with a moving barrel with some sort of locking mechanism.

The added slide mass on a Hi-point is needed to hold the chamber closed long enough for safe operation. It is more a function of adding weight than strength.

 

[Echo40]

The SW380M/SW9M are also straight blowback operated, as were the Ring of Fire guns I previously mentioned.

In fact, straight blowback was the most common design for .380 ACP pistols up until the Kel-Tec P3AT hit the scene.

 

[MastuhWaffles]

Update - I managed to grab an SW9V that works and a SW357V. The 357V came with two original 10 round mags which one of them someone tried to modify during the ban era to hold the full capacity. (they didn't quite finish so I ordered some parts and I will finish the work they started)

The middle section was just my P10F but I managed to start to tame the 357V (shooting at the head). .357 sig is probably my second favorite cartridge now.

 

[triaxle]

I picked up a mint full size Sigma in 40 cal , came in the box with papers , it wasn`t that cheap but like new I added a front night sight , , it like new so I have not fired it much , the trigger is not that bad either . they keep going up like every thing else .

 

[oldcop71]

I picked up a SW9VE at a pawn shop for around $250. Since my pistol shooting training was with DAO revolvers, the heavy pull on the SW9 was not a problem. I did later add an Apex kit to lighten it up a bit.