S&W Sigma 380

[Guest drew1473]

I am new to TGO. My dad gave me a S&W Sigma .380 about two years ago. I am curious if anybody else has had any issues with theirs?

[Patton]

The firing pin is a major weak link. Just shoot it until it's broke and then send it back.

[tercel89]

My brother had one . He drpped it on a concrete floor and the slide chipped . It is made of zinc . I'd sell it and get something more durable . Zinc is too soft to be used on a gun .

[Guest drew1473]

Thanks for the input. I made the deal with my dad that if I decided I wanted to get rid of it, then it would go back to him.

[Caster]

I had one I bought a long time ago. I got it very cheap. I shot the crap out of it, and sold it. Wish I hadn't. Never had a problem with it. I got it so cheap, I didn't even take care of it. In the time I kept it, I never cleaned or oiled it. It never jammed or failed either. While it's certainly not the finest weapon ever made, there ain't nothing wrong with it. I miss mine, I shouldn't have sold it.

[Guest drew1473]

Caster, thanks for the reassurance!

[tercel89]

My brother had great luck and great function out of it . But like I said , the only negative thing was that S&W made the slide from Zinc . He never had a failure at all .

[TNWNGR]

The Sigma .380 does have it's little issue's but overall will run until it need's service/repair work done on it. That's pretty much true of any other pistol as well, some run longer than other's but all end up needing a little preventative corrective work down the road. I wouldn't baby it, but than as with any other pistol I wouldn't roughhouse it either, just keep on shooting it until you get tired of it than give it back to your Dad.