[Cosmose]

hi, i guess it would be the acme of foolishness to inquire, but i was curious if any of you have had any experience with the smith and wesson 380 sigma? i have been seeing a lot of these little pistols on the used market going for like 75$ to a 100$. i was wondering if they was accurate and reliable? i noticed several of them had some bad scratches on the slide(any reason for that?)
thanks cosmose

[fmjcafe]

There`s a thread about the Sigmas here:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42427

I have an SW380 and like it. It` feeds any bullet type I`ve ever tried in it and accuracy is acceptable for a pocket gun. As for the scratched slide, the finish is not very durable. I have a nasty scratch on mine.

[PCRCCW]

IMO, and I have lots of them :D

Its a great theory without proper thought given to the application.

For a CCW, as the gun was designed, it has major short comings.

Aside from being "as reported by me, having shot a couple of them" and alot of owners" unreliable. The mag release is a trajedy waiting to happen.....two hands to change the mag. Great design for those with 3 hands.....

Sorry....Id get an FEG, Bersa, PPK, CZ 83 or a Jennings before Id get one.

Again, just my opinion....Shoot well.

[mini14jac]

S&W came out in a magazine and said tha the .380 and 9mm "pocket Sigmas" had a short lifespan.
I'm thinking 3000 rounds, but someone here may know for sure.
They were the least expensive S&W firearms, and were hot sellers when they came out, but apparently were disposable.

I had the 9mm.
Very compact.
Not accurate.
Shot everything I put in it.
After field stripping it once, I vowed never to do it again.
Apparently some of them were good, reliable guns.
Some could never be made to function.

[MJRW]

Cosmose,

I would consider it neither accurate nor reliable. There may be the functional one out there somewhere. It is not worth the risk, in my opinion.

[Ala Dan]

Another vote for the Bersa "Thunder" .380.:D

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

[AndABeer]

one of the worst if not the worst pistols I have ever shot

[Okiecruffler]

A bargain at half that price. The mag release is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen on a gun, but since mine hardly ever made it thru a whole mag without jamming I guess that's a minor point. I've only had 3 pistols in my whole life that disappointed me, and the Sigma is by far the worst.