Posted: 10/27/2007 7:40:07 PM EDT
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I work at a pawn shop and recently took into pawn a sigma in 40. The gun fit my hand wonderfully, and pointed as well as any other gun. Yesterday, my Boss said he was ordering a ton of them to sell new in the stores and we got to talking about them. Short story shorter, I am getting one or two. I've read a zillion reviews, and the best I can tell is everyone likes to whine about the trigger pull. Well, let em shoot my Kel-Tec P11, its like pulling stumps. Worse comes to worse, ill get a trigger job or try some different striker springs. The real problem I am having is deciding which caliber, 9 or 40, I should get. So I turn to the board. Which do you think I should get? I am not particularly attached to one or the other. I already have one 9, so having another would not be an issue for me. But how about the 40? do they Kaboom more readily(if this is even a problem with the sigma)? Do they do anything better or worse than the 9? I like the higher capacity, but in a bedside gun, I am willing to keep a few mags on hand(four to be exact, awesome timing with the free mags deal) if that is necessary to have the best anti-whatever round. Also, besides pros and cons of each round, any tips about the platform and accessories(lights, holsters, whatever) are greatly appreciated. |
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9mm MUCH less muzzle flip = faster follow up shots Cheaper ammo = more practice Higher mag capacity -- doesn't really matter but there it is. Using modern hollowpoint ammunition, the .40 doesn't really offer much with regard to ballistics over 9mm. I don't really see any advantage to .40 over 9mm. |
Sums it all up nicely, IMO............ 
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Choose 9mm. for less recoil. I think the 40 recoils too much to get a fast accurate 2nd shot. Changing striker springs will compromise reliability. S&W won't do a trigger job on a Sigma. If you have the skill the trigger bar has three springs on one pin to return the trigger. Take the biggest spring out and reassemble. Will help pull quite a bit. Mine has been totally reliable without that spring. Good Luck |
| 9mm all the way. I have a G19, G17, 92F, and USP, all in 9mm.Cheaper ammo, not much difference in ballistics. My roomate has a G23 and always talks down about my 9s. I have a G29. That's my "40 Magnum". If you want to sling a .40cal bullet, might as well be the 10mm auto. That's actually been my carry gun for the last three years. Also you can find 9mm ammo anywhere in the world. |