Smith and Wesson it has been said has been trying to fade out the Smith and Wesson Sigma for some time now. They recently came out with the Smith and Wesson SD line of pistols to replaced the Sigma but this seemed to failed miserably mainly I think because of cost.
The Smith and Wesson SD was essentially the Sigma with some more lines, a picatinny rail and a night sight front post.
What they should have done is kept the Sigma name and added these small but cheap improvements. I think this would have been a better move.
The Smith and Wesson Sigma has been around for quite some time now during this time they have built up a strong user base of over 1 million owners and several big name aftermarket manufacturers like, Crimson Trace, Laserlyte, Lasermax, Fobus and Blackhawk to name a few producing everthing from Holsters to laser sights for the Smith and Wesson Sigma.
With such a larger user base and numerous aftermarket accessories available for the Sigma. Its looks like these two factors have kept the Sigma alive for so long. A semi-auto pistol plagued by a horrible almost 14 pound trigger pull.
Buts users still clammer to buy the Sigma mainly because of its price for about $350 you can get a semi-auto pistol holding 16 rounds of 9mm with the legendary reliability of the Smith and Wesson brand. Plus its users seem to love to trick out the gun with various Smith and Wesson Sigma Accessories available. On this site alone we found over 17 different accessories for the Sigma.
If Smith and Wesson decided to do away with the Sigma pistol line there would be a lot of unhappy campers.
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