I have the 40VE. In terms of reliability and quality, it's great at its price point. I have no doubt that when I pull the trigger its going to go boom. Earlier Sigmas created the bad reputation, but the current generation VE sigma has had very few reliability problems.
BUT, I absolutely hate the trigger. My local range requires the .40 and up calibers to shoot at 25 yards. At that distance, I can barely put my shots on the paper with the Sigma. Reliable it is, target gun it is not.