S&W Sigma ?
- Thread starter Art708
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I've seen them for $319 new but I guess it depends on where you live. If you have to drive too far to get the lower price it isn't worth it.
I have only shot one S&W Sigma. This was in late 2000. I met a guy at the range and he let me shoot his .40 Sigma and I let him shoot my Kahr MK 40. The guy I borrowed it from got it used for around $275. I think for $350, you should be able to get a new one if that's what you want.
I was pleasanlty surprised by his Sigma. Recoil was not bad, fairly accurate,nice trigger pull. Overall, a nice shooter. I have heard alot of bad things about them on this board so I can't tell you too much.
From my limited experience with the borrowed gun, it was pretty decent.
I have only shot one S&W Sigma. This was in late 2000. I met a guy at the range and he let me shoot his .40 Sigma and I let him shoot my Kahr MK 40. The guy I borrowed it from got it used for around $275. I think for $350, you should be able to get a new one if that's what you want.
I was pleasanlty surprised by his Sigma. Recoil was not bad, fairly accurate,nice trigger pull. Overall, a nice shooter. I have heard alot of bad things about them on this board so I can't tell you too much.
From my limited experience with the borrowed gun, it was pretty decent.
Smith & Wesson make very nice revolvers and their higher end autos are ok but the Sigma is junk. Of the three I've seen all jammed often. When using them in IDPA matches they could rarely get through a stage without jamming. I would get anything except a Sigma. Just my opinion.
nascarnhlnra
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I haven't owned either mostly due to alot of bad stuff I've read about both. The Sigma line seems to be S&W's most troubled line of pistols and I've read that the Taurus Millenium pistols are having slide fractures. Mind ya it's just stuff I've read but multiple times at multiple forums so maybe run a search here on either and see what comes up. Just don't want a fellow T.F.L.er to get a problem firearm.
I have no experience with the SigmaE (ehanced series), but the standard Sigmas are horribly unreliable and prone to parts breakage. Others will disgree, but in my police academy we had 2 Officers with Sigmas. Both of their firearms failed to complete the combat course, one had a broken firing pin and the other would only fire 3-6 rounds before jamming. I seen one at a gun show for $100 with a sign on it that said "S&W Paperweight $100".
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Jason Demond
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$350 is to high, $250 to $275 would be more fair.
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.
BTW, I like and own a few Glocks also.
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.
BTW, I like and own a few Glocks also.
Art,
I owned a Sigma SW40V until about a week ago and I really didn't enjoy the pistol. I bought my Sigma back in '98 and had less than 300 rounds through it because it was so hard to shoot. I could never really get used to that horrible trigger pull. My shooting buddies would make fun of me because I can't miss with my 1911, but couldn't hit anything with the Sigma.
Last week I took the Sigma to the gunshow and traded it off for a Springfield XD 40 pistol. The Springfield is a really nice pistol and I can shoot pretty well with it. I liked the way the Sigma looked but I want a pistol I can shoot.
I bought the Sigma for $279.00 brand new. I also think that the lifetime warranty is no longer in effect after the pistol changes hands from the original owner, but I could be wrong about that.
I owned a Sigma SW40V until about a week ago and I really didn't enjoy the pistol. I bought my Sigma back in '98 and had less than 300 rounds through it because it was so hard to shoot. I could never really get used to that horrible trigger pull. My shooting buddies would make fun of me because I can't miss with my 1911, but couldn't hit anything with the Sigma.
Last week I took the Sigma to the gunshow and traded it off for a Springfield XD 40 pistol. The Springfield is a really nice pistol and I can shoot pretty well with it. I liked the way the Sigma looked but I want a pistol I can shoot.
I bought the Sigma for $279.00 brand new. I also think that the lifetime warranty is no longer in effect after the pistol changes hands from the original owner, but I could be wrong about that.
Ok ... I thank you all for the good imput. I'll scratch the Sigma even though it's a good looking weapon. I have heard that Taurus has solved the frame cracking problem.. who knows for sure? I also have looked at the Springfield XD/ HS 2000. Now that it's available in the .357 Sig it looks pretty inviting.... damn, so many guns, so little money. 
SouthpawShootr
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Neither is a good price. I got a Sigma new for $289. It required one trip back to the factory for a simple fix and they turned it around in a week. It has worked flawlessly since then. Still, it is not as good as any of my Glocks. I would stay away from the Millenium guns altogether. That is, until someone convinces me that Taurus has solved their problem with cracking polymer frames/components.
Bottom line: Sigmas are good $250-300 guns.
Bottom line: Sigmas are good $250-300 guns.
$350 is high for a Sigma, but I do like the gun. I have a SW40F with over 10000 rounds through it and no problems and a SW40E with just over 1000 rounds without a problem. I also have yet to see first hand a real problem with any Sigma that wasn't ammunition or operator related.
By the way - opinions are cheap on the internet and motives easy to disguise. Try one at a rental if you can and see if you like it without listening to the tribal opinons out there. (Oh, yeah search the term "Tribal" if you don't know what I mean - there was a good thread on it some time ago and I belive the Sigma a good example of the victimization of such...)
By the way - opinions are cheap on the internet and motives easy to disguise. Try one at a rental if you can and see if you like it without listening to the tribal opinons out there. (Oh, yeah search the term "Tribal" if you don't know what I mean - there was a good thread on it some time ago and I belive the Sigma a good example of the victimization of such...)
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Owned a Sigma 40 for many years. Bought it originally for defense around the house for my wife. Blew off the dust recently and took it to the range. If I concentrated and pulled slowly, I could keep a respectable group. Speed shooting looked more like a shotgun pattern. Cleaned it then dropped it off at my dealer to be sold. I came out ahead, mainly thanks to having three hi-cap mags. Bought a used S&W 1066 with the money from the Sigma. Now that's a nice shooting Smith!
Owned a Sigma 40 for many years. Bought it originally for defense around the house for my wife. Blew off the dust recently and took it to the range. If I concentrated and pulled slowly, I could keep a respectable group. Speed shooting looked more like a shotgun pattern. Cleaned it then dropped it off at my dealer to be sold. I came out ahead, mainly thanks to having three hi-cap mags. Bought a used S&W 1066 with the money from the Sigma. Now that's a nice shooting Smith!