Friend of mine got a S&W Sigma...

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...for XMAS...what should i do to cheer him up? :barf:




but in all seriousness, i cant wait to shoot it tomorrow...just figure im going to have to hold a lot back after i do fire it...cant put him down on his new gun

actually i hope all i have heard about the atrocious trigger is overblown, for his sake

he likes it though...his dad got a used Glock and my buddy likens the Sigma to the glock, says its similar, and i guess it mostly is
 
I don't know that I would compare it to a Glock. I've owned both and neither were for me.
 
I bought that gun for my first gun on my 21st bday . I put 3500 rounds thru it and the shell extractor broke, but then i bought my XDs

Good cheap, not a XD or a SIG


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Just be glad for him and that hes not against gun ownership.
Id be friends with a Hi-Point owner if they would go shoot at the range with me.
Its not the gun that makes a good shooter ya know.
 
DasFriek said:
Just be glad for him and that hes not against gun ownership.
Id be friends with a Hi-Point owner if they would go shoot at the range with me.
Its not the gun that makes a good shooter ya know.
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It's a first gun I have nothing against that, like I said I owned one, now Hi points scare me... Lol


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Go shooting and if he complains, explain the limitations of the gun, and find out what type of gun he might like, then go shopping to show him the difference.
 
My cousin bought one in .40 about six months ago. The trigger was bad still after about three hundred rounds. He called S&W, they had him send it back and they did a trigger job on it for him. He is very happy with it now.

I love my Glocks but the one thing (only thing) the sigma has over them is a much smaller grip. But then again I like the way glock mags are constructed better, so I have to deal, lol.
 
Sigma triggers aren't usually "bad," but they are deliberately heavy. If you and/or your friend are familiar with double action revolvers, then the trigger will not likely offend. The trigger on my Sigma is significantly lighter and smoother than any of my J-Frame S&W snub nose revolvers, and the ergonomics are friendlier than any other polymer pistol I've owned. What's not to like, really - a reliable, accurate, very inexpensive auto pistol in a major fighting caliber, that shoots where you aim it?

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Go shooting with him. You might like it enough to want one yourself.

My wife has a Glock 19, and I've got a Sigma SW9VE. They're both good guns. The Glock has a better trigger. It should have. It cost twice as much. It's not THAT much better. I dry fired mine a couple of thousand times. The trigger either got better or I got used to it.

I'd say mine is a good, well made, dependable gun.

PS. I've got a Hi-Point too. It ain't bad.
 
I was considering a SW9VE, but decided to go XD instead. I have probably read more than 50 threads bashing sigs and talking about what pieces of junk they are and how nobody seems to like it when you're thinking about buying one. Then I read about 50 threads (google searches, not on THR) about what pieces of crap XDs are, and glocks, etc. About the only gun I haven't heard tooooo much bad about is the M&P. There is something negative to be said about everything, but in the end, you just need to feel one out for a few thousand rounds and go from there. Extractors break, that's what they are there for :) If you get sig sickness when you get to the range, be sure and tell us about your purchase!

p.s. Outshoot the crap outta your buddy with his own piece. It will give him incentive to practice! ;)
 
I had an early model Sigma .40 that was nothing but problems. If it was that gun, I would say get him some fishing line and hooks and use it for a trot line sinker.

In fairness, S&W did seem to work the bugs out as they produced the gun. There are a lot of posts where owners really like them.
 
They are actually a decent gun---even the trigger isn't a big deal---the one I had was accurate and reliable----traded for something I wanted more.

I'd buy another one but the price has gone through the roof---saw one the other day marked at $379---I can get a P95 for $80 less---a SR9c for a few bucks more and a Glock for $150 or so more----when it was $250-$300 it was a great bargain----at how its priced now there's A LOT more options. The Sigma has lost its way.
 
Before Christmas there were Sigma's on sale around $300. That may be expired now, but that was a good price for them. I've owned a 9mm and a .40cal version. They were reliable guns that I felt very safe with. I wish extra mags weren't so darn high. I bought mine used, so I couldn't take advantage of the free mag offer from S&W.
I couldn't help noticing a number of you replaced yours with XD's. I guess everyone is different, but the XD is one gun that just doesn't fit me at all. I have never liked the feel of the grip on them.
If I found a Sigma under the tree at Christmas, I would be a happy guy. It's not perfect, but it's a fine, dependable well made gun.
 
I have been meaning to buy a sigma for a long time now, then the other day I came across a 357 sigma for 299 at a local pawn shop. He had it in the stack with about 15 other sigma's for the same price.
 
I've got one. I bought it at Academy for $299 a couple years ago. It's not a Glock, but it's worth the $300 I think. Works good with good ammo. Doesn't like Monarch ammo AT ALL!
 
I have been meaning to buy a sigma for a long time now, then the other day I came across a 357 sigma for 299 at a local pawn shop. He had it in the stack with about 15 other sigma's for the same price.
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What's a .357 sigma?
 
I got to deal with a Sigma a bit ago, and personally I do like the lines of it. Very smooth.

The trigger isn't so much bad as it's heavy. And let's face it, anyone who is a 1911 lover is spoiled when it comes to triggers. Don't even deny it. Just because someone can put a few shots into one ragged hole with a 1911 doesn't mean anything on any other platform.

If I had a Sigma all I'd do is lighten the trigger and otherwise leave it as is. They're pretty nice guns. But for some reason the trigger is made way heavier than what I'd like.
 
went, shot it, and it wasnt as bad as i expected

after a few rounds i was able to hit the target, which is saying something with that trigger

i would buy it...not for $300...maybe if it had picatinny rail...but as is i would pay $200 for it
 
What's a .357 sigma?
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in the 90's smith and wesson made a few hundred sigma's in 357 sig. I found one for a deal but have yet to actually move on it. I am not that impressed with the 357 sig round and a sigma is still just a sigma no matter what caliber its in.
 
Oh that's interesting...had no idea they made the Sigma in that loading. I think the cost for the .357 FMJ is about twice as expensive as 9mm ball...so that would be a deterrent for me. I have tried the trigger on the Sigma and I don't mind it at all and the ergonomics are great for me personally, but I'm fortunate in that I've found the Ruger P95 fits me perfectly.
 
I EDC a SW40VE Sigma. Shot a lot of DA revolvers way back when, so didn't really have a lot of problems shooting it other than it shot low. After a few months, the front sight fell off...

I put a HiVix fiber optic front sight on it made for a Glock. Since it's a smidge shorter (technical term there...) it put my POA exactly where I wanted it. The more I shoot it the smoother the trigger gets. Can't be too bad, my 18 year old stick of a daughter can put all 14 in the middle of the target at ten yards pretty easy.

The early sigma models were POS, if you still have one and send it in for any sort of warranty work they just give you a new model.
 
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