While the incident on a base in Wyoming remains under investigation, all service members in the Air Force’s Global Strike Command unit will pause use of the New Hampshire-made M18 pistol.
This stems from the (purported and controversial) flaws in the P320. I have been aware of this issue (but am no expert) and don’t own a P320 partially because of that. The other notable (to me) point is that Sig isn’t attempting to dive in, find and fix the possible defect, but instead intends to fight and force new laws to be drafted to better protect themselves from legal culpability. I find that reprehensible though not unexpected from a contemporary company.
“Nearly all branches of the U.S. military have adopted the M18, as well as the M17, as their standard sidearms. The guns are modeled on Sig Sauer’s best-selling P320 pistol, which is sold on the civilian market and is widely used by law enforcement agencies around the country.”
“The death at the Wyoming base is the latest in a series of incidents in recent years that have raised questions about the safety of Sig’s marquee pistol. Both the P320 and the military’s version of the gun have faced repeated allegations of unintentional discharges, in which the gun allegedly fires without an intentional trigger pull. The gun has been at the center of dozens of civil lawsuits claiming it has a design flaw, though judges and juries have delivered mixed verdicts over the company’s liability in these shootings.”
“In March, Sig Sauer, whose headquarters are in Newington, announced it would take an aggressive approach to push back against allegations involving the P320, calling concerns about its safety “lies and misinformation.” That campaign included a successful effort this year to secure a change in New Hampshire law that will protect Sig Sauer from future liability lawsuits regarding allegations the gun should come equipped with certain safety features.”
I was looking for my forever pistol around the time that the army adopted the P320. I liked that it was modular and I could fit my hand around it which had been a problem because I’m a tall person with disproportionately large hands that would swamp most EDC guns and I hated the 1911. The P320 was going to solve all my problems. The army getting it combined with modular design was going to mean all kinds of options in the future.
But then the reports started coming in. People were doing drop tests on YouTube. This thing was a disaster. They did a recall. Great. That’s going to fix the glitch. But it didn’t. I knew it wouldn’t. Even if it did any time I handled one I was going to think about if it was a fixed one or not.
My dreams were shattered. I did end up going with Sig but I picked the P365. Not perfect. But really really good. Number of mods I’ve done? None.
I was too wary of the 320 to ever trust it exactly like you’ve mentioned. Interesting that I went with the 365 as well and am satisfied with it. I added the larger mags mostly so it fit my hand better, but that’s it.
This stems from the (purported and controversial) flaws in the P320. I have been aware of this issue (but am no expert) and don’t own a P320 partially because of that. The other notable (to me) point is that Sig isn’t attempting to dive in, find and fix the possible defect, but instead intends to fight and force new laws to be drafted to better protect themselves from legal culpability. I find that reprehensible though not unexpected from a contemporary company.
“Nearly all branches of the U.S. military have adopted the M18, as well as the M17, as their standard sidearms. The guns are modeled on Sig Sauer’s best-selling P320 pistol, which is sold on the civilian market and is widely used by law enforcement agencies around the country.”
“The death at the Wyoming base is the latest in a series of incidents in recent years that have raised questions about the safety of Sig’s marquee pistol. Both the P320 and the military’s version of the gun have faced repeated allegations of unintentional discharges, in which the gun allegedly fires without an intentional trigger pull. The gun has been at the center of dozens of civil lawsuits claiming it has a design flaw, though judges and juries have delivered mixed verdicts over the company’s liability in these shootings.”
“In March, Sig Sauer, whose headquarters are in Newington, announced it would take an aggressive approach to push back against allegations involving the P320, calling concerns about its safety “lies and misinformation.” That campaign included a successful effort this year to secure a change in New Hampshire law that will protect Sig Sauer from future liability lawsuits regarding allegations the gun should come equipped with certain safety features.”
I was looking for my forever pistol around the time that the army adopted the P320. I liked that it was modular and I could fit my hand around it which had been a problem because I’m a tall person with disproportionately large hands that would swamp most EDC guns and I hated the 1911. The P320 was going to solve all my problems. The army getting it combined with modular design was going to mean all kinds of options in the future.
But then the reports started coming in. People were doing drop tests on YouTube. This thing was a disaster. They did a recall. Great. That’s going to fix the glitch. But it didn’t. I knew it wouldn’t. Even if it did any time I handled one I was going to think about if it was a fixed one or not.
My dreams were shattered. I did end up going with Sig but I picked the P365. Not perfect. But really really good. Number of mods I’ve done? None.
I was too wary of the 320 to ever trust it exactly like you’ve mentioned. Interesting that I went with the 365 as well and am satisfied with it. I added the larger mags mostly so it fit my hand better, but that’s it.