S&W .40 Sigma

[PatrickRyan]

A few weeks ago I bought a S&W Sigma .40 from a fellow calgunner. It was my first handgun purchase and I have to say I'm pretty happy about it. It was affordable and it shoots great. I read a lot of mixed reviews about the gun, but I really like it. My only complaint is the trigger pull is fairly strong even with a lighter spring. I've put about 800 rounds through it (my pops is LEO and has TONS of leftover duty rounds) and haven't had any problems with it. I've shot everything from 185 grain LEO rounds to 155 grain ****ty wadcutters and haven't had any problems whatsoever. Does anyone else have any opinions on this gun? I'm just curious.

[CZ9]

I bought one used after seeing it was such a good price I couldn't pass it up. Never had any jams with it but I've only shot fmj through it. Actually it did get limp wristed by a new shooter once but that stopped after I got her to hold it right.
Overall very good gun for the money, just has a really heavy trigger. Trigger is easy to get used to though.

[89 Vision]

I've got one in 9mm and one in .40. They are good guns, especially for the price. It's a shame too, the gun would be a lot more popular if the trigger wasn't so bad. Like already said, it's easy to get used to after some shooting. If you can get used to the Sigma trigger, you can learn any semi-auto trigger, especially a Glock's.

[appagohm]

I had a sigma40ve for a week or so, purchased for 200 dollars I believe. I ran about 2k rounds down it without any problems. I did the trigger mod, which was taking out the two springs, and replaceing the striker-fire spring, the pull got lighter but that's about it.

pros:
-price for what you get is good
-works like it should, no failures
-fits my hand well

cons:
-even with the trigger mod and striker fire spring replace, LONG trigger
-trigger feels mushy, not clean, hard to stage
-follow up shots are harder
-uses smith and wesson only rail system

Overall:
If it's all you can afford then get it and practice with it. But if you can spend the extra hundred or two, get yourself a sig sauer sp2022. Much better trigger although it does have a bit of travel after break. Much easier to do follow up shots and rapid fire.

[Springfield45]

My first pistol was a 1st generation sigma 9mm. The bad trigger everyone talks about I believe made me a better shooter. Going from it to better pistols was a easy.

[JoshuaS]

Its a good gun for the money. Had an SW9ve. Only problem was previous owner has screwed up the sights. I fixed that before selling it.

Grip is decent. Never had ftf even with cheap ammo. I am handicapped in one side, so my issues with it were its disassembly (I cannot use both hands, so push down the tiny release, while sliding it back only slightly, was a PITA for me), and being use to a fairly heavy SA revolver, the lighter weight made it hard to me to make follow up shots. Not that it is superlight. I am odd in wanting a more top heavy gun.

Mags dropped easily, didn't have to slam them in. If I had more money I would have kept it.