The SIG Sauer P320 Has Never Been Good
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Just shot an IDPA event last Sunday. Two of my buddies shot their Sig 320 variants, both crapped the bed on the first stage 
. One changed guns to his CZ and the other had to work on his for about 5 minutes to get the mag out that the gun wouldn’t release. They are a beautiful platform but seem to have a lot of issues
. One changed guns to his CZ and the other had to work on his for about 5 minutes to get the mag out that the gun wouldn’t release. They are a beautiful platform but seem to have a lot of issuesAgreed. Even if I had the choice and ability to buy something else, I'm not sure I would at this point. The modularity allows me to run a tailored setup for IDPA, IPSC and regular old plinking. With our current regulations, this allows me to have three different pistols with one registration certificate. Brilliant.
cptseawolf
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I haven't had a single problem with my P320 and at like 2000 rnds almost not even a single stoppage
In some cases it may be "a bad workman blames his tools"
I know in radio control hobbies when people made mistakes they blamed the radio often..."I've been hit I've been hit!!"
blaming rf interference. I am a complete and utter amateur but perhaps maintenance has something to do with it.
I know in radio control hobbies when people made mistakes they blamed the radio often..."I've been hit I've been hit!!"
blaming rf interference. I am a complete and utter amateur but perhaps maintenance has something to do with it.The Sig P320 is a very responsive pistol and I've never experienced the issues that others from many other forums that have with very much fan fair that follows this platform. True so many small parts having to be synchronized to have this pistol shoot like it does, having said that the FCU is the heart that pumps the life in this handgun. Modularity is what gives this pistol the advantage on advancing style, weight, and feel. For me and others you have options to advance your shooting with this gun so your not stuck on a style that doesn't fit the shooter. Lastly having the opportunities to experience the wide options to tweak this platform has it's advantages.
Langton tactical (makes a lot of after market parts for the Beretta 92 series as well as collaborations with Beretta, kind of like Wilson Combat) says a Beretta 92 series handgun should last at the very least 50,000 rounds before any major failure. Even Beretta themselves say that it should be good for 35,000 rounds at the very least, and it should be able to make it 17,500 rounds without any sort of jams or stoppages. There are also numerous sources that prove a Beretta 92fs can last over 100'000 rounds. Come back when your Sikh Saar makes it even just to the 35'000 round mark without blowing your femur in half.
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There are literally millions of P320's in circulation worldwide; between the military contracts, LE department contracts and the international civilian market, so 22 cases isn't an astronomical number. It should be zero, no doubt but I don't believe that there is an inherent design flaw in the pistol, at least in my experience, the later models work well and appear to be drop safe.
Early gens, definitely had some issues with not being drop safe and even having ND's in the holster. Quite a number of them were going off in holsters entirely on their own, 100% fact, as it's been caught on video multiple times.
Sig's recent social media post was gas on the fire too, an absolutely ridiculous post they made about this issue and they handled this whole situation like complete retards. Their social media sounds like it's run by a 12 year old.
I personally believe this issue is largely over hyped in reality and blown out of proportion but I will acknowledge my own hesitancy to trust the P320 at first, given the track record.
My brother has done drop testing on his P320 and we have hit it with a rubber mallet repeatedly in various ways, prior to running it on the range and it has never had a single issue in use or in the holster. It's been a great gun, I was shooting drills with it last weekend and it handled great.
Early gens, definitely had some issues with not being drop safe and even having ND's in the holster. Quite a number of them were going off in holsters entirely on their own, 100% fact, as it's been caught on video multiple times.
Sig's recent social media post was gas on the fire too, an absolutely ridiculous post they made about this issue and they handled this whole situation like complete retards. Their social media sounds like it's run by a 12 year old.
I personally believe this issue is largely over hyped in reality and blown out of proportion but I will acknowledge my own hesitancy to trust the P320 at first, given the track record.
My brother has done drop testing on his P320 and we have hit it with a rubber mallet repeatedly in various ways, prior to running it on the range and it has never had a single issue in use or in the holster. It's been a great gun, I was shooting drills with it last weekend and it handled great.
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No doubt it had some teething problems in the beginning which were addressed with the recall, but good god, with the amount of testing that was done to pass the various armed forces trials, this issue of spontaneous firing P320s has been blown way out of proportion.
Anyone remember the early days of Glock. They actually had nicknames for all the early incidents. “Glock Leg” and “Racing Stripe” scars. People no longer think of it as being unsafe. On the contrary.
For the guy who was pimping the 92FS earlier… slide separations at the ejection port on the early military contract models sending working parts rearward. Issue was addressed and now everyone remembers it as a solid gun.
####ing cancel culture seems to run rampant in the firearms community as well apparently.
Anyone remember the early days of Glock. They actually had nicknames for all the early incidents. “Glock Leg” and “Racing Stripe” scars. People no longer think of it as being unsafe. On the contrary.
For the guy who was pimping the 92FS earlier… slide separations at the ejection port on the early military contract models sending working parts rearward. Issue was addressed and now everyone remembers it as a solid gun.
####ing cancel culture seems to run rampant in the firearms community as well apparently.
Exactly. Even the much loved AR was reviled at first, into the 80s some people still brought up old stories of how they jammed so easily or how they couldn't stabilize heavier bullets. All thing addressed and fixed earlier, but never forgotten. Point is, a lot of excellent firearms needed some tweaks before becoming legend.
