Sidearms & Scatterguns Sig just can't get out of their own way

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In the last few years, a thread will pop up on these forums about a Sig P320 that had a ND. It usually goes into a the Sig is a pos with other people talking about how great it is.

On March 7th, Sig decided the best course of action was to make a statement to the entire world here.

It's you, it is not the pistol

The TLDR is that nothing is wrong with the P320. If you criticize the 320, you are either working for Michael Bloomberg trying to strip away our 2A rights or you are a communist. The comments under the post are really funny (worth a read).

After getting completely roasted by the internet, Sig doubles down because they won a court case.

See, we told you it was you and not the P320.

Again the comments are hysterical and worth a read. I am going to jump in here and mention that there are currently almost 100 active cases in court against Sig (Lexus Nexus source). To date, Sig has lost six cases where they have been found at fault.

Then we have this bit of joy show up on the internet. Achilles Heel Tactical is holding a class. The instructor is going over the previous drill and there is a discharge on the range. He walks down the line and before he gets there says something like, "Is that a 320"? He then instructs the student to remove the gun from the range.

The two range officers behind the firing line both have said the student did not have his hand on the pistol. The six people immediately beside him all said he did not have his hand on the pistol and was holstered. Altogether, eight eye witnesses said it was in the holster and was a ND.

Bad angle, but you get the idea.

The training company (Achilles) released the following statement.

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This guy has released two videos on what he thinks is the mechanical problem with the pistol, if you are interested in why the pistols may be NDing it is interesting to watch.

Sig go boom
 
Show me the instances where they’ve gone off in glove boxes or center consoles. You know, since people aren’t the cause.




It won’t go off in a glove box on its own. It needs some kind of pressure and very very few units are affected but the affected models definitely have an issue where the strike can release without a trigger pull.
 




It won’t go off in a glove box on its own. It needs some kind of pressure and very very few units are affected but the affected models definitely have an issue where the strike can release without a trigger pull.

Yeah absolutely. When we saw those exact videos we went into our inventory and fleet with a punch. Five of the pistols worked as intended and in my opinion were safe. One of them would absolutely let the striker go forward (it was a rental and we immediately took it out of service). I have no idea if one of the "safe ones" can go bad with use.
 
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