s&w sigma questions

porkstab

i recently bought one of the new sigmas in .40SW. ive heard the bad things about s&w's semi-autos, but ive also heard from people who claim to never have had a problem with them. given that (and the fact that it felt better in my hand than anything else)i decided to buy it, i could always sell it if i didnt like it. ive put about 130 rounds through it so far and i love it except for one thing. i havent had any misfires, but i have had several (5-10) failures to feed with both factory and handloads. i think it might be the edge of the bullet case getting caught on a tab that sticks up in the front of the mag. if so, would it be safe to file this tab off? anything else it might be? also, is there anything one could do about the long DA only trigger pull besides get use to it? sorry if its been asked a lot before[This message has been edited by porkstab (edited 12-16-2001).]

c3006

OKNow is this Sigma a newer VE model or one of the older ones. The older ones that you see at a good deal as police trade ins can be quite troublesome as they seem to have had some basic design flaws that were taken care of in the VE series. If it is new put about 500 rnds through it before you judge it in the feeding area. As far as the trigger I dont think there is anything you can do to safely reduce the trigger pull but there very well may be a transfer bar available on the aftermarket as for the glocks as it is the same basic design. Good Luck

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An empty gun is a hammer.

jacksv

I had just the opposite as c3006. My SW40C that was a duty gun shoots anything, anytime, including reloads. I bought a new Sigma SW40P and had problems from the start. I brought it to S&W and they knew about the problem already. They said they had new barrels ordered with a longer feeding ramp and they had to replace the springs in the mag. I think the ejector rod was also too long for the newer models. Anyway they fixed it and it now works perfect. I would call S&W and see if you are in need of the newer barrel. S&W 1-800-331-0852

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Jack www.northamptongolf.com

ED P

I read a post here a few months back about people having problems with the decocking device on some Sigmas causing a round to fire instead of decocking, though I can't see a decocker on the Sigma anywhere, so I'm not sure if there's a manual button safety which acts as a decocker, or the story was inaccurate.I brought a S&W 4013TSW a few months ago, and have put about 200 rounds through it with no troubles, but the 4013 is the same basic design they've been using for semi-autos for many years, just renamed and with a new laser brandname burned on. The Sigmas are a relatively new design, with a striker instead of hammer, so I steered away from them, favoring a design which may not be as good as a Sig or Beretta, but has had years of minor tweaks to fix problems.People dis S&W semi-autos, but I think it's mostly because of their agreement to make safer guns with the govt, and because they're really more known for their revolvers- which I own two of, and couldn't be happier with.[This message has been edited by ED P (edited 12-16-2001).]

porkstab

thanks for the help all. mine is a sw40g, brand new. i figured the best thing to do would be to call s&w because im sure theyve heard of this problem before. i just wasnt sure if they would do anything about it or not. thanks again.

prebanfan

This is not related to the .40 but I bought a .380 sigma series about a year ago...whenever S&W was running the $50.00 rebate deal. You could not hit the broad side of a barn with that thing. Sold it three months after I bought. I would have had more luck with a throwing knife as a back up instead of that piece of plastic they called a gun. That's what I get for buying a S&W after I swore to boycott LOL!