SIG P320 Discharges?

[Thaddeus Beauregard]

Will the questions continue to be asked every time some has an accidental discharge because the neglected to recognize the primary safety for every gun is the same? Of course I mean keeping your finger clear of the trigger guard until your sights are on target.

That principle certainly applies... however, the trigger finger (and trigger finger discipline) being the primary safety is relevant to MECHANICALLY SOUND guns. Safe handling and trigger finger discipline becomes a moot point if the gun in question was poorly engineered and it has so much slop in it that the striker can slip off the sear by other means besides the trigger being pulled. The whole point of this thread is the gun allegedly firing without fingers being anywhere close to the trigger. In multiple P320 AD videos I've seen, the gun was holstered and the person carrying it did not have their hands near the trigger. If something inside the holster caused it to fire while a person was simply moving around, then it's still a schitt design for being that damn sensitive and isn't suited to duty use.

 

[DRankin]

Sure as hell better not be. I just picked up my new P226 XCarry SAO Legion this morning.

It checks all my boxes. Hammer fired, all metal components, legacy design.

At least the hammer and the trigger are locked into rigid alignment by the metal frame.

 

[Krogen]

What if it's my thread??

This is an open forum for discussion. Once post #2 appears, it ceases to be "your" thread. It's "our" thread. We are a group here. Nobody short of the Big Gorrilla owns anything.

 

[biku324]

This is an open forum for discussion. Once post #2 appears, it ceases to be "your" thread. It's "our" thread. We are a group here. Nobody short of the Big Gorrilla owns anything.

I was joking - note the emojis.

 

[Equus]

This is interesting.

SIG has lost 2 cases in court and is appealing. They won and settled others. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps have not "grounded" the M17/18 despite several accidents with injuries. They have passed (and continue to pass) DOD (regular LAT/lot acceptance testing), and CA DOJ safety tests (the M18 is on the approved handgun roster there).

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When the M9 slides were failing (6 in service, 12 in testing) Beretta sued the government for defamation in court and won. The government had to pay for the M9 slide modifications, not Beretta. DOD went on to buy about 200,000 more pistols in follow on contracts to the original 300,000 pistol contact.

I suppose SIG is hoping their lawyers are as good as Beretta's were.

Did I trust my M9? Yes. As I trusted my M15, M1911A1, and M11. Would I trust an M18? No. Good thing I'm retired.

Beretta won in court because the issued ammo in the tests by the SEALs was +p+ level power. They also broke 2 Sig 226 slides, but for some weird reason those never get mentioned. As soon as the slides broke the Army rushed out and proclaimed the M9 as junk and defamed Beretta when it turned out to be the fault of the government. At least 3 of the services have the M17/18 under review.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

Note the Army, Navy and Marines aren't changing diddly.

Sig Sauer pistol still in wide use across military after airman's death

Officials from the three services said they have no plans to modify or pause use of the Sig Sauer pistol after the death of an airman.

taskandpurpose.com

Imagine losing an aircraft to a uncommitted discharge from a 9 mm pistol

 

[RebCop]

That could very well happen as most pilots carry with chest rigs now.

 

[Krogen]

I was joking - note the emojis.

Roger. Sometimes my sense of humor is faulty and I become overly serious. Sorry 'bout that!

 

[Quicksteel57]

It's my understanding that Glock lost 4 contracts from the military and this is about when the reports started coming in about the defective P320, After Sig got the contracts. This was told to me by a defensive trainer here in Jacksonville who uses exclusively Sigs for his carry.
The you tube videos on the net seem to contradict that along with all the stories you can read. I don't use the Sig brand anymore but it wasn't due to this issue. I think I'll just keep my booger hook off the bang switch.

 

[biku324]

Roger. Sometimes my sense of humor is faulty and I become overly serious. Sorry 'bout that!

Hey, no troubles!