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HiPower4u

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I am about to purchase a NEW SIGMA series SW, but I get mixed reviews about them from everygun store I call, They like it, they hate it. No in between, could someone or everyone please give me their feedback on these line of guns from SW, I personally have shot a SW40C, and I loved it, not to much recoil, VERY accurate, and fit perfect in my hand. I like it better than a Glock 23, 21, both of which I have shot, and various other semi automatic pistols.
 
Go over to the S&W forum...

There are people over there who like theirs, me included. I've had a 40E for a few years now that is my dailly carry piece. Without talking negative about any other plastic guns, I will say it will do what the others do... with better fit and finish. Most likely, the negative reports come from the early models, that apparently didn't have all the bugs worked out.

The only downside to this gun is the the trigger reset. The reset requires the trigger to come forward almost all the way, similar to my HiPower. If you are used to this then great. I have been shooting my Glock a lot and it's reset is very short, which I prefer. Oh well.

If you can, try one before you buy it. And take this advive... Buy what YOU like, because you may have it forever.

BTW- I have HP 9mm and I'm keeping it!

best -Coop
 
Sigma 40V

I had one it was an early 1996 model, I got rid of it because:

It had a lousey trigger heavy lots of takeup and creep and it had a rough barrel which scrapped jacket material off the bullets, it was always full of copper fouling. I could not hit the broad side of a barn with it.

It did fit my hand and after about 1000 rounds fired it never had a failure to feed or extract. It was very reliable.

I have a glock 26 now a much better gun.:)

I paid $270 new at Sports Authority, and when I traded it I got $200 from a gun shop. So it cost me $70 to rent it for two years:rolleyes:
 
Well thanks for the varied input.


I think I am going to go on ahead with my purchase of the SW40VE, I think it feels much better than a GLOCK in my hand, shoots better than my glock 23, and a 21c. I ran 200rds through the sw40ve, and not one Failure of any kind. Recoil is much better than the G-23 in my opinion, and the grips are much better.

SW might have had a problem with the 1st series of SIGMAS but these newer ones seem to be much better in people's opinion.

So far this is my current arsenal though...

GLOCK23
WALTHER P99
SW 6x86, 2.5 inch barrel (Revolver)
92 Browning Hi power 9mm, (Belgium) <---- Favorite Gun
Berreta 92 FS 9mm
Browning 22lr Camper
Soon SW40VE

and an assortment of rifles, and AR's
and a Dillon 550B reloader.
 
I have a 1st model full size .40 Sigma that I got a few years ago at a special price. The gun functions fine, but accuracy was only "combat acceptable" where as the glock I picked up a short time later is almost a "1 holer". The Sigma has dust on it and probably will remain in my vault as I don't think it's worth selling for so little. I guess it'll remain in my vault as a "just in case" gun, or perhaps as a gift for someone unable to afford a centerfire pistol. The Sigma does feel VERY good in my hand and points well, but it just wasn't as accurate as the glock I picked up. That was my only knock, plus I thought the butt of it was "chubby". No big deal unless you are trying to carry it concealed IWB.
 
I had a 40VE. At first, I loved it; it fit very comfortably in my hand and it shot better than my S&W410. But when I bought a Beretta, I noticed how much better the trigger and accuracy were. The trigger of the 40VE was very gritty. I sent it back to Smith & Wesson, complaining about the trigger. They sent it back to me with a replaced trigger that felt exactly the same. On top of it, now the gun misfed every other round and the slide would not stay open after the last round. I sent the magazines back to Smith & Wesson (thinking it's a damaged spring or follower), they sent me new magazines which did the same thing.

I finally had enough of it. I traded it in for peanuts towards the purchase of a Glock 21.
 
I've owned a couple of Sigmas, altho I had 9mm's, not .40's. One was an early model, the first ones that came out- I don't know where all the bad ones came from, but mine I had no trouble with;
I DID have a 17-rnd magazine that liked to choke on the 2nd or 3rd round, but that only happened for some reason if it was topped off. I also have a SW9VE that I am considering trading
off for a SW40V at some point in time that is very good. Accuracy
is good for pistol ranges, altho not as tight as some makes, and
it's more reliable than some I've seen.

Bottom line, if you like it, go for it. It's worth it.

ANM
 
Master Blaster?????

I love my 17... and wanted to try out the 26 for carry. Mostly for jogging and recreational stuff.

Please report :)

-Coop
 
I have 2 Sigma’s a 9VE and a 40VE. I have fired over four thousand rounds in each of the guns with out much of a problem. The gun I use for CCW is the 40VE; I also picked up a few hicaps for it. The trigger was a little gritty, but it’s ok now. The Sigma seems to carry around a bad rep. I think it's because of the bugs in the first generation of Sigma’s and from the people who think Glocks are the next best thing to sliced bread. I know that Glock took S&W to court over the design of the Sigma and S&W lost. I know one guy that told me my gun was a piece of crap, I asked him if he ever shot one and he told me no. He never even handled one before; he was only going by what someone told him.
 
I've got a SW40C and a SW40E. Neither has ever given me a bit of trouble and I have thousands of rounds through 'em (mostly through the C)

I won't buy any new S&W products, but that's my personal poitical choice - hope it can change someday...
 
A neighboring Police Department w/ approx. 60 Officers had issued the S&W Sigma 40 from 1997-1999, and they had nothing but troubles. They even sent out an NCIC bulletin advising departments of their problems with the Sigma. Moslty FTF and FTE issues, but alot of broken extractors and firing pins as well. They phased them out as fast as the could.

When I went through the State Police academy back in 1998, the only two guys we had that had regular problems were carrying Sigmas. Each Officer is required to fire well over 1200 rounds in various positions, weak hand, etc. We never had a single Glock or Beretta with a failure.

mlk18
 
SW40V tack driver, no malfunctions, love the grip, love the finish, feeds anything I put in it, one 10rd, one 15rd mag. My only issue has been the three strikers I've broken while dry-firing. I dry-fire every day quite a bit more than the average shooter. If that's your intention I suggest getting some snap caps like I finally have. S&W in my experience has the most friendly and excellent customer service of any company I've ever dealt with. They never charge you a dime for shipping or repair. I sent my sw40v in for a replacement striker and since it has 2000+ rounds I asked them to put in new springs and a new sear. They replaced everything including a new recoil spring, polished the feed ramp to a high shine and got it to me within a week. I almost fell for the discreditors, I'm glad I kept it and have no intention of letting in get away.

(I've also never heard of or seen a Sigma KB. ;) )
 
The 2 Sigma’s I bought were bought new. They only came with one magazine, later I learned they came with two. I suspected that the dealer screwed me so I called S&W to complain. They sent me two free magazines and said they would take care of it. I don't know what they did but the next time I went in to the gun shop were I bought the guns I asked how many magazines come with the Sigma, they said two. So I guess the took care of it. This was over two years ago.:)
 
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s&w 40 sigma
Worst auto I have ever owned. Different mags and ammo tried with no improvement(jams and poor accuracy). Would make a trot line weight but there are laws against pollution. On 2nd thought, its to light for that anyway.
 
Sigma

I was a Sigma SW40V owner until today. I bought the pistol back in '98 for $279. My pistol had the matte stainless uppper and the black lower. I knew that the trigger has kind of heavy, but I thought that I could get used to it or that it might lighten up with usage--I was wrong. The pistol had several failures to feed and was never really that accurate. I've always said that I would never get rid of a gun but I tried with this Sigma. Nobody ever wanted to give me anything for this pistol on a trade so I thought that I was stuck with it.

Today I was at the largest gunshow in the metro Denver area and found a gun dealer that specialized in Springfields and Smith and Wessons. I showed him my Sigma and he gave me a half -way descent offer on a trade toward a Springfield XD-40. Needless to say I jumped at the chance to get rid of the Sigma and bought the XD-40.

The Sigma has a great warranty, but you will probably have to use it after a year or two. The mags for the Sigma are only made by Smith so they are pretty expensive if you want to buy more.

Bottom line: Spend a little more and get a better gun. Take it from me, I lost money in the end finding out how bad the Sigma was.
 
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