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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: steelhead13 on February 26, 2012, 07:25:16 PM

Title: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: steelhead13 on February 26, 2012, 07:25:16 PM: I was looking at one of these online and it was a good price but i personally have never shot or handled one. I was wondering if anyone has any info on how they shoot?
Title: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: stumprat on February 26, 2012, 07:45:57 PM: Mine shot great. Never a hiccup.
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on February 26, 2012, 08:13:12 PM: Just picked one up last week! For the price, I'm amazed at the quality! Very accurate! Very comfy to carry. All around solid gun! :tup:
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: steelhead13 on February 26, 2012, 08:28:16 PM: The only bad thing i have found is that they have a hard trigger pull. Is it that bad? 12-14 lb
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on February 26, 2012, 08:35:33 PM: Not that bad at all. I thought I would have a problem with it as well but it is surprisingly smooth! Where do you live?
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: steelhead13 on February 26, 2012, 08:41:56 PM: I think ia just going to buy it especially for the price can't be bad at all. I am on the eastside
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: Fowlweather25 on February 26, 2012, 09:35:43 PM: I think you will like it.
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: Atroxus on February 26, 2012, 09:42:14 PM: The one I had I ended up selling after about 2 months because of the trigger pull. Supposedly if you fire or dry fire it enough it gets better, but the one I had I put 400+ rounds through it and dry fired with a snap cap for another 600+ trigger pulls and it was still ridiculously heavy trigger pull.
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: M_59 on February 26, 2012, 10:25:12 PM: The trigger pull can be greatly reduced by the simple removal of a spring in the trigger group. YouTube it.
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: FC on February 26, 2012, 11:23:13 PM: They are a Glock knock-off, you need to remove one of the springs to make them shoot-able. With a 12+ lb trigger you will be lucky to hit the broad side of a barn with one while unmodified.
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: hillbilli on February 27, 2012, 07:31:46 AM: there have been some problems with the sigmas over the years but they should be worked out by now.. there are a copy of the glock mechanism. Smith even got sued for copyright infringement and had to pay royalties.. function wise it will probably be fine, mine was. The good news is the trigger pull is really rough, probably 12 lb pull. for that price range I'd get a ruger p95 before I'd get a sigma, just because of the trigger..
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: steelhead13 on February 27, 2012, 01:58:03 PM: Does the p95 only come as a 9mm?
Title: Re: S&W sigma SW40ve?
Post by: FC on February 27, 2012, 03:14:16 PM: Quote from: steelhead13 on February 27, 2012, 01:58:03 PM
Does the p95 only come as a 9mm?

Yes.

     P85    P89    P90    P91    P93    P94 / P944    P95    P97
Caliber:    9mm    9mm    .45    .40    9mm    9mm / .40    9mm    .45
Action(s) *:    DA    DA DC DAO    DA DC    DC DAO    DC DAO    DA DC DAO    DA DC DAO    DC DAO
Lenght, mm:    200    200    200    200    184    191    185    185
Barrel lenght, mm:    114    114    114    110    99    108    99    99
Weight, g:    1077    ?    980    900    870    930    780    860
Frame:    Aluminium    Aluminium    Aluminium    Aluminium    Aluminium    Aluminium    Polymer    Polymer
Capacity, rounds    15    15 (10 post-ban)    7    11    10    10    10    8
Years of manufacture    1987-1991    1991-present    1992-present    1992-1994    1994-present    1994-present    1996-present    1998-present