Hi there folks, just got a new handgun saturday. I have been shooting a 10/22 for years now but finally decided to get a handgun (wifey got robbed outside her parents' house coming home from work). So the day came when i was reading Academy catalog in the bathroom, and found out about the SW rebate and 2 free mags for their semi autos. Needless to say, i tried to talk to the wife and she agreed to have a self defense "tool". I also had a $75 Academy GC. So upon playing with the calculator, i would pay just $199 AND get 2 extra mags worth about $35-40.00 each if i were to get the Sigma 9mm. So i went for it.
Why the Sigma, the deal goes for M&P too ? Well, no 1: cost - and because it will be our first handgun. she never shot one in her life. I shot some of my pastor's collection ONCE only waay back when. So 2 shooters will go through a lot of rounds in order to be proficient with it (use and abuse). Also its simple design (DAO, no external safety) means she could pick up the gun and shoot it when SHTF.
First Impression:
1. I haven't gone to the range yet but i did dry fired it considerably (pencil and rubber band). I found out that squeezing the trigger slowly so as not to expect the striker hit, found to be quite OK. not great and you need to be commited to pull the trigger as well. I can't compare it to any gun as of now but my friend said the trigger was not bad at all too. If anything i read about how Glock trigger spring can be fit in there and also about some DIY trigger mod.
2. After playing with the slide, the exposed chamber (front of the square looking thing) that goes under the slide upon recoil showed some wear. Can't imagine normal use with live ammo would do.
3. plastic guide rod ?? hope it'll last. if not i read that metal Glock guide rod would fit too.
4. OK sights, hope it's dialed in.
5. Everything else feels solid, i like the grip angle as well. top heavy with empty or w/out mag but feels balanced with full mag.
My questions are :
1. Do you "condition" your barrel. With a new rifle or barrel, riflemen do this to achieve maximum accuracy. What about handguns ? I could hear some of the arguments being rifles are for precision while handguns are for close distance engagements and not necessary to be surgically accurate. Well, I still like to hear what you guys think and if you guys do have a method for this, please share.
2. When the manufacturer said they "tested" the gun, how many rounds were fired because the barrel is dirty? i got the empty brass case as well.
3. Gunblast author tested the sigma with a +p ammo. Manual didn't say anything about the sigma model. It only says not to use +p+ ammo. I read somewhere that the sigma won't handle +p ammos ????
4. It feeds WWB flawlessly hand-cycled, but if you slowly let the slide return full forward, the round will jam. Is that normal? when you just rack it, it feeds fine.
Sorry for the long post, I posted this in the other forum but didnt get technical answers.Thanks in advance.
Why the Sigma, the deal goes for M&P too ? Well, no 1: cost - and because it will be our first handgun. she never shot one in her life. I shot some of my pastor's collection ONCE only waay back when. So 2 shooters will go through a lot of rounds in order to be proficient with it (use and abuse). Also its simple design (DAO, no external safety) means she could pick up the gun and shoot it when SHTF.
First Impression:
1. I haven't gone to the range yet but i did dry fired it considerably (pencil and rubber band). I found out that squeezing the trigger slowly so as not to expect the striker hit, found to be quite OK. not great and you need to be commited to pull the trigger as well. I can't compare it to any gun as of now but my friend said the trigger was not bad at all too. If anything i read about how Glock trigger spring can be fit in there and also about some DIY trigger mod.
2. After playing with the slide, the exposed chamber (front of the square looking thing) that goes under the slide upon recoil showed some wear. Can't imagine normal use with live ammo would do.
3. plastic guide rod ?? hope it'll last. if not i read that metal Glock guide rod would fit too.
4. OK sights, hope it's dialed in.
5. Everything else feels solid, i like the grip angle as well. top heavy with empty or w/out mag but feels balanced with full mag.
My questions are :
1. Do you "condition" your barrel. With a new rifle or barrel, riflemen do this to achieve maximum accuracy. What about handguns ? I could hear some of the arguments being rifles are for precision while handguns are for close distance engagements and not necessary to be surgically accurate. Well, I still like to hear what you guys think and if you guys do have a method for this, please share.
2. When the manufacturer said they "tested" the gun, how many rounds were fired because the barrel is dirty? i got the empty brass case as well.
3. Gunblast author tested the sigma with a +p ammo. Manual didn't say anything about the sigma model. It only says not to use +p+ ammo. I read somewhere that the sigma won't handle +p ammos ????
4. It feeds WWB flawlessly hand-cycled, but if you slowly let the slide return full forward, the round will jam. Is that normal? when you just rack it, it feeds fine.
Sorry for the long post, I posted this in the other forum but didnt get technical answers.Thanks in advance.