Posted: 9/16/2006 9:55:53 PM EDT
| I keep hearing that the sigma's trigger is POS. Is that true? I've never shot a sigma, but am looking to getting one soon. Getting the latest models with rail underneath and night sights. Do sigma's shoot like a taurus pt-24/7 ? With the taurus, it has a long trigger pull for saftey issues. Wondering if the sigma's trigger pull is long. I really want to get one for my wife as a carry gun. |
| She wants a taurus pt-22. I told her that the caliber is too small for stopping a person, plus, it only has 8 rnds in the mag. Why is the sigma's trigger a POS? I think that fast shooters dislikes the trigger because after the 1st rnd goes off, I bet the shooter's finger is off course and has to be adjusted back into place on the trigger to shoot accurately. Is that why people say the sigma's trigger sucks? I know my pt 24/7 does that. I have to shoot my 24/7 slowly for it to be reliable and accurate. no rapid fire acceptable. |
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The Sigma definately isn't for everyone. I've owned or been issued 10 of them so far in 9mm, .357 Sig and .40. I can honestly say that I was angry when I was issued one on the PD and as forced to carry it. But after spending some time at the range with it, I was happy. In fact, I called my friend, who was one of the engineers on the Sigma project, among many others at S&W, and told him that he did a good job. If you can shoot a DA revolver, the Sigma shouldn't be a problem. We have only a few women on the PD, and they both love the Sigma. Overall, and I know this will draw a lot of flack, I prefer the Sigma over a Glock any day. Sure, the Sigma's trigger is heavier (about 10 pounds), but I don't find it to be a problem. I can rapid fire it at 50 ft on a silouhette and not miss a shot. Head shots are easy at 15 yards. I've even practiced with my State Trooper friend for the STOP Team's qualification course and passed with a 100% every time. In fact, I've never missed a shot qualifying with a Sigma, or any other handgun for that matter. When you first get the Sigma, the trigger will be a little stiff and gritty. It smoothes out a lot after about 500 rounds. Dry fire practice at home is a huge help. Just pick a spot on the wall and work on slow trigger pulls, concentrating on your front sight. Even when other cops on the PD have problems, I pull them aside, slow them down a little after adjusting their grip and stance, and make sure they are concentrating on the front sight, and they usually shoot a 100% after that. The Sigma's trigger leaves a little to be desired, but it works. The new Sigmas are excellent guns for the money. And, I've found that when people master the trigger on a Sigma, it greatly improves their shooting with any other handgun they pick up. If you could afford it, I'd say pick up an M&P instead. I handled one and found the ergonomics to be just as good as the Sigma's, with a much improved trigger pull. But if money is a concern, like it is with most of us, then the Sigma is the best choice out there. Where else can you find a 100% reliable, ergonomic centerfire pistol with a full lifetime warranty for around $300? Just to attest to their reliability, here it is. I shoot a LOT and cast my own bullets and reload. I shot over 8000 rounds out of my issued SW40F (yes, a 1st Generation "problem" gun) and had one FTE. The funny thing was that it was factory ammo during qualification when it happened, not my extremely dirty reloads. The rest of them have seen tens of thousands of rounds between them, and I have never, EVER had a malfunction of any kind. I used to be a Glock nut. I had five of them at one point and ended up trading them all after being issued a Sigma. I found the Sigma to be superior in ergonomics, safety (cut rifling and adequate chamber support) and the Enhanced Sigmas have the improved Striker system so you don't get striker breakages like NYPD is plagued with. Let us know when you get it and how it works for you. Again, do a lot of dry fire practice with it. It helps a lot. |
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I haven't found a round that the Sigma won't feed, so the Powerball ammo should be fine. I've shot every HP design I could get my hands on (did some testing for new duty ammo for the PD and had to test reliability of every one), FMJ, and cast bullets of different shapes and weights. I picked up some of the Federal EFMJ ammo, and it ate that up, too. Not that it would have a problem with a FMJ design, but I wanted to try it out anyway. I'm going to play around with some barriers and layers of clothing and see how well that EFMJ performs. I just may start to carry that ammo myself in my CCW guns. I bought some of it in 9mm, .40 and .45acp. I don't know how much that CorBon ammo costs, but it may be much more economical for you to just buy some other quality JHP, like the Winchester SXT, Federal HydraShock, Hornady XTP, or Speer Gold Dot. as long as you stick with the proper weight for the caliber (155-165gr), they all perform well. I have some expanded 165gr Winchester Ranger SXT's to prove it. That's what I ended up swapping the PD over to. We used to issue the 180gr SXT when I first joined, but the 180gr JHP is the 3rd least effective police round in some studies. It's great in the 10mm, but it just doesn't have enough velocity out of the .40 to reliably expand. I showed the Chief that shooting it into several milk jugs taped together in a line. The 180gr SXT's came out looking like they could be reloaded again, but the 165gr SXT's were perfectly expanded. I don't know what the weight of the Powerball ammo is. That's the one thing that I don't like about the EFMJ ammo. It's very light for it's caliber. |