I wish I would have joined this forum sooner. I was at the gunshow and could have grabbed one for about 300. I really did love the feel and it seemed kinda light in the hands as well.

Congrats...sounds like ya got a good deal

Originally Posted by jaucp777

I've shot 1911's, Sig Sauers, and Glocks that performed alot worse then my S&W SD40VE. Well worth the 360.00. Remember, it's not the brand or cost that matters it's how it feels in your hand that matters!! If you want too spend 800.00-1000.00 on a Sig or HK because of the brand, YOUR WASTING YOUR MONEY!

Anyone who says that has never owned one, not to rain on your parade but if I was an LEO I would NOT take an SD40VE over Glock, Sig, or HK and I assure you they are worth the extra money.

It's not that your SD40VE is a bad gun, its just those guns are indeed worth the extra money. You get alot trust me.

I found mine at a local store for $319.00. Worth every penny so far.

I own 2 40VE's and have had zero issues with them. They will eat anything I feed them. I payed 249.00 plus tax for each on sale.

I've been very happy with my 9VE over the last couple of years I've owned it. It has always been 100% with no problems. I'm probably one of the few people that actually like the trigger. It works like it was designed to work.

jaucp777: "If you want too spend 800.00-1000.00 on a Sig or HK because of the brand, YOUR WASTING YOUR MONEY!"

Originally Posted by jakeleinen1

Anyone who says that has never owned one, not to rain on your parade but if I was an LEO I would NOT take an SD40VE over Glock, Sig, or HK and I assure you they are worth the extra money.

It's not that your SD40VE is a bad gun, its just those guns are indeed worth the extra money. You get alot trust me.

+1 No qualms with the SD but that's a bold statement. Let's revist after 10000 rounds through the SD. The SD9 and SD40 have a lot of promise particularily at that price point but an apples to apples comparison with brands that have been thoroughly vetted over 20+ years of hard service is more than a bit much.

I bought my SD40VE in January and i have put maybe 50 rounds through it at most. At first I had no issues but the last time i shot it, it had a failure to feed, it was like the round had been chambered but the slide just didnt close all the way, if it tapped the back of the slide with the palm of my hand the problem was solved....it did it 7 or 8 times before i decided i wanted to shoot another gun. My friend also bought the same gun two weeks before me and he had the same issue but the more he shoots it the more it seems to clear up. I have heard with these guns many of times that you wana get some ammo through them in the begininng because they will straighten out....anyone else find that to be true?

dockrocket -

I've never had a problem with my Sigma 40VE but I noticed with shooting a couple of boxes of ammo through it & lots of dry firing the trigger smoothed out just as expected. So it makes sense that with use your gun will break in.

A few suggestions even though you haven't had a feed problem - polish the feed ramp & make double sure the slide rails are lubed but not to excess. Work the slide a dozen or so times after you lube the rails to make sure some gets transferred to it. Some who have had sticking slides with various pistols claim that Froglube appeared to have fixed the problem. I've been using Break Free CLP on my Sigma & plan on getting some Froglube for my M&P 40C when it arrives. My buddy will buy the Sigma at that time & I'll offer to Froglube the Sigma if he wants.

There's also a possibility that the recoil spring is weak but that's doubtful on a new gun.

Originally Posted by docrocket1967

I bought my SD40VE in January and i have put maybe 50 rounds through it at most. At first I had no issues but the last time i shot it, it had a failure to feed, it was like the round had been chambered but the slide just didnt close all the way, if it tapped the back of the slide with the palm of my hand the problem was solved....it did it 7 or 8 times before i decided i wanted to shoot another gun. My friend also bought the same gun two weeks before me and he had the same issue but the more he shoots it the more it seems to clear up. I have heard with these guns many of times that you wana get some ammo through them in the begininng because they will straighten out....anyone else find that to be true?

very common with small slides, clean it , lube it, might be a little limp wristing going on ,IMO
,my glock 27 did the same thing about three times for the first 100 rounds.. my issue was rapid firing with limp wristing