Any SD9VE fans here

[Buckeye63]

One of my favorite pistols is my SD9VE.
Sure .. some people complain about the heavier trigger …I don’t.. mine has the stock trigger..
It does seem heavy. but hits a positive wall breaks clean …. 100% reliable with anything… Im accurate with mine .. my 125lb wife loves to shoot it ( with gloves ) aggressive grip texture.. she shoots it well ..
better than my well worn 19 ..

My first Sigma I purchased in 95 it was in 40 S&W
absolutely great pistol…Heavy trigger ..I ran thousands of rounds through that pistol ..
I gave it to a friend… he still has it ..

My SD9VE has a certain duty … because of its amazing reliability.. and how my wife shoots it
Its pure home duty .. on our nightstand
loaded with Winchester 147 Silver Tips sub-sonic

 

[Hugger-4641]

Glad you like it.
I had one, shot great, accurate, and reliable, but I don't like casings flying over my head, so I got rid of mine and bought a G19.

 

[Dirtybob]

Have an SD40VE that I don't hate. It does throw casings like it's a competition to see which one flies the farthest...
Have gotten used to the trigger such that when firing a Ruger MkII target I was double tapping (the takeup on the SD40 is heavier than the break on the Ruger).

 

[RON in PA]

Glad to see a positive report on the SD9VE. I've always thought that it's an excellent pistol with very good ergonomics and accuracy. The primary complaint has always been the trigger, but people don't understand that if you treat it like a DA revolver trigger it's fine. It's heavy for a purpose, safety.

 

[entropy]

My son has the .40 and loves it, after he put an Apex trigger in.

 

[tercel89]

They used to be the S&W cheap "truck gun" that could be purchased for under $300 but here lately their prices have gone up to over $400. I like them but if I am going to spend over $400 I'd rather get the M&P series.

 

[SeanSw]

I like mine. Bought it used for maybe $250 some years ago. Great for price but I wouldn't pay the asking price for a new one. Too many other options. My complaints are mainly a too light magazine release and the plastic sight is a little worrying. It functions very well and I think the trigger is good with an apex kit.

 

[defjon]

I don't see an issue at all. It has a light. She shoots it well. Plenty of rounds on tap. Should it have to be used for its purpose it is replaceable inexpensively.

Difference between cheap and inexpensive!

 

[CajunBass]

I've owned a couple over the years, all 9mm. I always liked them. Heavy trigger, but no worse than most revolvers. Grip felt great in my hand. There really wasn't much not to like IMHO. They were too heavy for me to carry, but that was because of the 15? 17? round mags more than anything else. They would have been a great nightstand gun, but I've always just used my carry gun for that job.

 

[rdnktrkr]

I own a couple of the SD40VEs, purchased my first when they were on sale for $250, then years later I found some on sale for $200 so my wife said why not 2 more, I like the Apex trigger kits, if I keep the mags clean I've not had any problems. mine shoots the 165 and 180gr rnfp bullets well and at 10-25 paces is minute of pie plate accurate.
I bought some used M&Ps and one came with metal sights in the box so I installed them and I can't tell a difference. I clean and lube each mag and found even the new ones needed cleaning. I like that the holsters for the M&Ps fit them perfectly. I keep them in the nightstands and beside my chair with a spare mag and extra mags close by.

 

[dweis]

I had the 9mm model for years. It was a trusted tool. Ate any ammo I ran through it. Never had a failure to fire or eject. It was simply reliable in every way. Eventually, I wanted something smaller with a good capacity. I got a Ruger Security 9 Compact with 15 round magazines. I like it a lot.

 

[aaaaa]

I had the 9mm model for years. It was a trusted tool. Ate any ammo I ran through it. Never had a failure to fire or eject. It was simply reliable in every way. Eventually, I wanted something smaller with a good capacity. I got a Ruger Security 9 Compact with 15 round magazines. I like it a lot.

I found one ammo it won't eat, rather it choked on it.

 

[Buckeye63]

I found one ammo it won't eat, rather it choked on it.

I would never consider using that ammo anyway

Especially now I know… I certainly positively will not use it now
Thanks for the heads up

I have a nasty steel case ..& reloads using lead hardcast and just about everything ( but that ) in-between …

 

[FL-NC]

I don't care for them, I would prefer to spend the extra $ for a Glock or M&P. I suppose they are adequate, and I would not hesitate to recommend one to someone who is more of a "casual" gun owner, and just wanted something solid for defensive purposes and occasional range practice. Large amounts of these were purchased and issued to the mil and police in afg during the late unpleasantness. Unsurprisingly, they quickly found their way into the hands of the bad guys, and we would occasionally recover 1 during missions. We would gift these things to our combat interpreters to use as personal sidearms, since they weren't issued any- if they had a handgun, it was typically an old tok or mak they acquired through whatever means. I suppose lots of warlords are wearing these things nowadays.

 

[aaaaa]

I would never consider using that ammo anyway

Especially now I know… I certainly positively will not use it now
Thanks for the heads up

I have a nasty steel case ..& reloads using lead hardcast and just about everything ( but that ) in-between …

No idea, but that ammo may work fine in other guns. I would love to hear others who have used it, what their experience has been. I only saved the spent cases that I had to pry out and those won't go into the barrel all the way but the last 1-2 mm require great force and then a dowel to remove. Fresh cartridges slide right in the chamber the same as the Speer cartridges do, not tight and will tumble right out if I tilt it up.

Hey I just field stripped this SD9 VE and it is a piece of cake to field strip, takes about 5 seconds to pull the slide. Now that I am using the gun I am likking it more and more. It may be entry level, but it is a quality gun nonetheless. Perfect bedside gun for a home invation. Two double stack mags. It was my first ever handgun purchase in Dec 2020 inspired by the 2020 summer of "peaceful protests."

 

[dweis]

I found one ammo it won't eat, rather it choked on it.

I think every pistol will have some ammo that it cannot take. One reason I had no problems was I never shot cheap ammo. No Winchester whit box etc. I snot CCI Blazer, Federal American Eagle. Federal HST, a variety of Hornsby rounds and other similarly ranked ammo.

 

[Jimbo80]

I sold a ton of them when I was in the biz pre covid. They were $199 on sale so for someone on a budget looking for a nightstand gun they're hard to beat. The "Steve" was a "go to" for all of our salesmen.

 

[AustinTX]

Solid, no-frills guns. I’ve recommended them to a few people over the years who weren’t “gun people,” but who were just looking for a dependable and inexpensive pistol from a reputable manufacturer.

Not sure the value is really that great anymore at $350 to $400, though.

 

[mindbent]

Got an SW40VE a few years ago unfired for $350. A little polishing of the internals and an Apex trigger (just trigger not the kit) made this a good shooter for the price. Also put some Trijicon night sights on it. For a truck gun it fits the bill, I like it. I imagine the SD9VE would be much the same.

 

[Buckeye63]

I purchased two SD9VE’s ( one pictured and another) on Gunbroker a few years back for under
5 bills for both shipped.. my nephew has the other one …
I found several extra mags online at a good price and installed +3 mag extensions on a couple of them

 

[TarDevil]

Never owned one. Handled them at the LGS... feels a little "Glockish" to me. The forum is full of good reports about them.

 

[Tallball]

Mine was fine. It went bang every time and was as accurate as most service pistols.

I traded it towards something else eventually, because of the clunky trigger, but it was a perfectly adequate handgun.

 

[aaaaa]

I like my SD9 VE but if I had to do it again, and knowing what I do now, I would rather get a CZ75. Similar size, less bulky at the slide, about the same capacity, and metal.

 

[Mike J]

I have never owned one. I have shot one though. I believe they are fine. Accurate enough, reliable. Just one of those guns that might require some time to learn the trigger.

 

[Catpop]

I’ve got one
Like it for what it is
Goes bang every time
I like the sights
But Lacking in accuracy department