SD9VE a battle pistol

:)Don't know, since there are no local battles to give it a real time test, dump the gun in a bucket of mud, retrieve it, shake it off, perhaps wipe the worst of the crud off then fire 500 to a 1000 rounds. Then put it in a freezer for a week fire another 1000 rounds, place it on the ground, run over it with a truck a few times and repeat the firing. You git the ideal, other than actual test I don't believe any one can state if it will survive the first firefight;)
 
Seen a few in ANP holsters over in Afghanistan back in 2008. Chief Wiggams (that's what we called him anyways) at the Daman police district seemed to like his a lot.
 
I'm not sure what you mean by "battle situation", but the SD9VE is the latest incarnation of the Sigma line. The US sent Sigmas to arm the police in Afghanistan and from what I recall hearing they were reliable pistols.
 
the sd9ve is a very reliable pistol. with average accuracy, this gun would do good in defensive situations. battle? depends on what extent. but for reliability this guns a go. overall good pistol just cheaply made, and nothings wrong with that
 
I just bought an SD9VE. I have put 200 rounds through it so far. I love it. Shoots great, easy to break down and clean. For only $300, there isn't a better gun out there.
 
the sd9ve is a very reliable pistol. with average accuracy, this gun would do good in defensive situations. battle? depends on what extent. but for reliability this guns a go. overall good pistol just cheaply made, and nothings wrong with that
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I don't think mine is any more cheaply made than other more expensive similar pistols. I just consider it more aggressively priced. What's not to like about it?
 
When I bought my SD9VE, I was comparing it to the Glock19. Same size, same design. Better ergonomics. SD9VE for $300, or G19 for $500.

I didn't see where the G19 was any better for the $200 price difference. People complain about the SD9VE 8 lb trigger pull. Doesn't bother me a bit. It's a self defense weapon.
 
"Battle pistol" is every bit as nonsense a term as "battle rifle."

The gun will either work or it won't. It's either reliable or it isn't. Torture tests only show how well a gun will work when caked with junk- unless you plan on getting into gunfights in a mudpit there's no point in paying much attention to them.

The SD/Sigma series tend to be reliable guns. Their shortcomings have nothing to do with feeding, firing, and ejecting. My Sigma (SW9VE) has been absolutely solid.
 
I have an SW9VE and really like it. It's my normal carry gun and I have other more expensive choices. The ergonomics are fine, it's very reliable and as I grew up shooting my Uncles double action revolvers the trigger pull is quite acceptable. The SD9VE should be even better.
 
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The SD/Sigma series guns are reliable, well-built, no-frills guns with great ergos and not-so-great triggers -- though I've seen one or two people say that the current SD version guns have better triggers than previous versions. Someone else can confirm whether or not that's true.

Like another poster said, the Sigma is the best new gun you can buy for less than $300, especially now that Ruger has sadly killed off the P95.
 
This thread has made me want to pick one of these up, throw an APEX kit in it for cheap, and see how it goes. I've been trying out different budget guns lately and this should be good and even if I have a problem I know S&W will stand behind it.
 
I picked one up and like it so far. The only modification I have made is changing the rear sight to a hi-viz sight I found on ebay for $6.

The 16 capacity magazines should really say 15 plus 1. You have to modify the lifter to get that 16th round in and in the gun.

I was going to go to the range Saturday for their Valentines Day special but it was 3 degrees out and up to 30mph winds.
 
I have the 40 caliber version. It was about $200 LNIB. It has been completely reliable. The trigger is mediocre. I don't love or hate it. It is adequate.
 
I don't know about the SD9VE but I have the 40 cal version. Bought it used and shot the crap out of it trying to see if it would fail..........it hasn't, and its been over 5 years.....

I haven't cleaned it yet because I want to see how much abuse it can take.

You do have to be picky about the bullets if you use cast bullets, but I think the problem is I wasn't seating them deep enough. Anyway the Lee Carbine Crimping die fixed the problem, so it was me not the gun.

If I wasn't a revolver guy, I wouldn't hesitate to carry it.
 
"... unless you plan on getting into gunfights in a mudpit there's no point in paying much attention ... torture tests..."

No one "plans" to get into a fight in a mudpit, but some folks do get into fights in mud pits and sand boxes; it is nice to know the gun has a good chance of working under adverse condiitions.

Jim
 
I don't think mine is any more cheaply made than other more expensive similar pistols. I just consider it more aggressively priced. What's not to like about it?
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It is priced well, the cheap routes of the gun are not much of an issue for me.
Some of the less than ideal parts would include: plastic guide rod, crappy trigger, cheap stamped slide release. Now i will say that standard glocks, m&p's, and xd's dont have the best triggers. They could all use an upgrade but i find them to do much better out past combat distances 10-25 yards than the sd9. The sd9 is a self defense gun. Inside 10 yards this gun does its thing. If looking to tighten up those groups id look into getting an apex trigger.
 
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