mdwest
AH ambassador
My question...How long it will be before the military jumps ship?
A couple of commands have already stopped use while the investigation of the airman that was killed is conducted…
My question...How long it will be before the military jumps ship?
We’re talking about major design differences. I examined the design of the p320 when it came out a decade or so ago and immediately decided it was a bad idea. The trigger alone was a serious concern. Sure enough, Sig began offering the “voluntary upgrade” for the trigger to make it drop safe within the first few years. Since then there have been hundreds of anecdotal reports of these guns discharging from the holster. We now see several police videos that appear to corroborate that along with numerous videos of gun enthusiasts effectively able to demonstrate how the flaw(s) come together and allow these uncommanded discharges to occur. Sig released a statement a few months ago (“it ends today”) saying that the guns can’t fire without the trigger being pulled. Since numerous videos of gun enthusiasts effectively able to demonstrate how the flaw(s) come together and allow these uncommanded discharges to occur have been recently viewed hundreds of thousands (going on millions) of times in recent weeks, Sig has revised their statement to indicate that the guns can’t fire “without the trigger being moved to the rear” which is a significant change in wording. It seems that the gun may be able to fire if the trigger is slightly taken up (not fully pulled to rear) as little as half a millimeter and the slide is simultaneously jiggled or bumped. A bit of debris could easily cause it to happen. No firearm should be able to discharge in such a manner. It is inherently unsafe. I think the tolerance stacking of inferior quality parts along with a design that was already pushing the boundaries is what may allow the perfect storm to occur in some examples. The p320 with a very short and light trigger pull, no trigger “dingus” safety, no plunger style firing pin block, and a fully cocked striker, along with the tolerance stacking resulting from cost-cutting manufacturing is an accident waiting to happen.Why the sarcastic posts to the OP?
I remember when Glocks first came out and there were some "accidental discharges", which turned out to be the shooter's fault.
Good luck with the sale, beautiful guns. You may want to have them assembled and provide more/better pictures.