It offers the quality and reliability of Sig Sauer, with a tried and true striker system and ingenious features that make it a novel gun. My dad owned one and that is exactly what happened one time when he was using it. That being the case, the 320 is a cocked and locked striker-fired gun; However, it only has two safeties, unlike, say, a 1911, which has four: An inertial firing pin, a positive firing-pin locking safety, a manual sear-locking/blocking safety, and a trigger-bar-blocking grip safety. Sometimes you dont get what you pay for but now SIG has bragging rights. Sig started out rough, but a lot of agencies have decided that their modular chassis system is the way of the future. On February 19, 2021, Military.com reported: A former U.S. Marine and federal agent has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Sig Sauer Inc. alleging that his holstered Sig P320 a pistol that the Army's new sidearm is based on accidentally discharged, firing a 9mm bullet into his right leg. She didnt sue, but swore she would never own another Volvo again. The best take on this subject is by the author himself: this is about slime lawyers looking to build a national narrative and get a few wins in, so they can more easily get the next win and the next one, the next one and so on. three changes to the original design. To give you an example of early self-propelled lawn mowers if you lost your grip on the handles the mower would not shut off and it would take off on its own right down the street all by itself. You need to deliberately thumb the Pythons hammer back to get that trigger pull, each and every time. There was nothing wrong with the Glock action, it was a training issue. COPYRIGHT 2021, THETRUTHABOUTGUNS.COM. Its hard to say yet but with anything follow the basic safety rules. Harrison stated that, I have not seen enough to convince me that the upgraded version is dangerous., When ABCs David Scott asked Harrison if its a mystery whats going wrong with the updated version though Harrison had just stated the upgraded pistol isnt dangerous Harrison said, I do not have an explanation for why the updated version should have complaints from trained individuals. How about something more relevant. Golly didnt Sig catch he!! It alleges that Walter Collette, Jr., a police officer with the Somerville (Mass.) Sig can burn for all I care. Much has been made of Nimoys Spock being the most popular character in TOS, but Id argue that without Shatners over-the-top swagger and brash manner, the balance would be lost. 1) The p320 doesnt hold the striker fully to the rear. Maybe its a technical issue, maybe its a training issue. Canadas highly-trained counterterrorism force, JTF-2, is the only military unit with the SIG P320 in its inventory right now. Theres a couple of possibilities. Fourth, no one takes Taurus seriously. Sep 20, 2021 613 571 Idaho. Sig Sauer P220 Super Match. Plastic crap! Where is that defect now? Companies stay silent Happy with my old S&W revolvers, 3rd Gen S&W pistols,1911s and a slew of P226s. I wont argue theyre wrong, I dont own one, dont want to. I lost $150 dumping that gun and Sig instead of acknowledging that it had a problem and calling it a recall, denied all and everything and called it a voluntary upgrade., At my LGS a P320 just went off when one of the guys put it the counter when he set up a target. As a result, the P320s were withdrawn from service, leaving the JTF-2 with their older P226s. Many gun makers have had issues with drop firing, unintended discharge, bad safeties This is a resource I compiled of semi-auto pistols that have been recalled or Upgraded for Safety related problems like Drop Firing, Safeties that Malfunction, Risk of Accidental Discharge, etc. To put it simply, they are expensive cheaply made junk. No picture for me. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I dont care about the upgrade that should never happen. . I could care but that came at the expense of reliability and safety. These lawsuits arent about Sig making a defective weapon, theyre about lawyers building a nationwide consensus in civil trial that makes it easier (and more lucrative) to soak gunmakers. The fact that Shatner was doing Wrath of Kahn meet and greets at 90 years old kind of soured me. Bagnell said he thinks the discharges are due to both design and manufacturing flaws on SIGs part. Remember the highly trained FBI officer whose gun went off in a nightclub? I guess none got her the attention she wanted and a national coverage so she went in for the bang. https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/dea-agent-lee-paige-still-wont-go-away/. It has an unsafe takedown procedure that requires you to pull the trigger to get the slide off. 2. One of the officers a few years ago was carrying his P320 in a P226 holster that he took a Dremel to make the P320 fit. The sheriff's office said its investigation found no mechanical problems with its deputy's gun. Remember also that with a handful of notable exceptions, modern firearms do not just go off, no matter what is later claimed by those who may be held responsible. The weapons are currently on the shelf and the soldiers have returned to using their older model SIG P226s. Personally they should have gone with the Glock, its not for me but is a proven gun. That a shirt tail or jacket cinch cord slips into a holster. Hilton's $15 million lawsuit said, "there have been 54 reported uncommanded discharges of the P320," meaning the gun went off by itself, over the last five years in 22 states and Washington, D.C. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of . The U.S. manufacturer went a step further in its statement Friday, stating without evidence or attribution, that the timing of the article was intended to undercut its chances in the federal governments upcoming bid to replace all of the handguns in both the military and RCMP. To be sure, Ive informally asked every other owner of a Serpa holster when I meet them, whether they have ever had an ND because of the holster. Face it, you paid far too much for a plastic gun. The pistol is popular with commercial gun owners and law enforcement south of the border. The Glocks trigger had caught on a fold in the leather holster and it pushed the trigger part way back. Post again when you buy a real gun that you can defend yourself with. What it likely means is that cops and other law enforcement officers carry and handle their guns far more often than the average Joe or Jane. The hype leading up to the P365 was pretty intense and the LGS sold a bunch of those. A lot like carrying a cocked and locked 1911 but with the safety off. https://millsentertainment.smugmug.com/William-Shatner-The-Wrath-of-Khan (It wasnt my gun). Were not the only ones who have noticed the lawsuits. Get a dead trigger when the striker breaks. This is what happens when you go with the lowest bidder. It doesnt matter whether SIG is at fault or not. Liberal, Conservative. So I will just continue to carry Mexican style with my striker fired polymer wonder nine from a company that may or may not be SIG. Glocks biggest problem is they havent innovated since 1985. Sig Sauer Inc. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over its P320 pistol, on which the Army 's Modular Handgun System is based. SIG P320s were just the start and the P365 isnt far behind. First off, no joke on me. On Thursday, M.D. And on the flip side of the coin is the decades of denial by Remington on the 700 which Ive seen firsthand. Google Keith Slatowski, is he lying also? If it was so bad, why did the US Marines, who had the Glock, drop it in favor of the carry sized P320, the M18? LOL! Theyre the only product that is not. The cost of settlements will be passed on to us. TTAG talked to Bagnell, who told us that he wants it to be known that he is not anti-gun and doesnt want to see more gun control laws in this country. LOL! Two, the plunger may have a propensity to remain partially raised, or staged, instead of returning fully to its secure position, lessening the energy necessary to move it and thus allowing less effort to do so. Seems kind of like a Sig apologist article. When he put his hand on the grip, the weapon fired, according to the lawsuit. Just because someone shoots hyper-unrealistic 3 gun competition, subscribes to Recoil magazine and routinely watches their fave rave YouTube cult of personality channel shill for the latest company that paid him off doesnt make them a [emailprotected]$$. You simply may not PREFER one make to another, or may simply dislike another make, but were to the point in semi-auto pistol production history where amongst the big brands, the only real distinctions are preference. Nope. It has been flawless so far. Mechanical engagement of sear to striker not deep enough (wanted lighter, smoother trigger pull without giving it any hand workmanship required with the deep notch much safer classic systems made since 1900) Result another big fail. Rather, it's because those LEO P320 pistols are seeing much more physical action than ones carried by civilians. I have no idea. No, it doesnt. Over the top, hammy and with incredible choleric energy, but as he once said, when you trying to seriously sell a scene that has space ship with obvious carboard walls, christmas lights and a guy in a rubber gorilla suit with a plastic horn on its head, if you play it lowkey youre dead the audience is gonna focus on how cheesy it all is. On the other hand, would we also condemn him for violating Rule 2 if the bullet had travelled through his outside wall, entered the adjacent house, and killed a resident thereof, or would we maybe, just maybe, place some blame on the manufacturer who created the pistol? Miraculously, no one was hit by the bullet, which ricocheted around inside the vehicle. It has nothing to do with Glock. Note the addition of ominous background music in the second seven-minutes-longer version (there was no music in the Good Morning America version). The SIG P320 has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, including one class action case, in the U.S. over injuries sustained because of accidental discharges. The current allegations, then, are different, claiming that the P320 is prone to un-commanded discharges.. Dont care for them, not my jam. It takes time for any new platform to work the kinks out. Wheee!!. Glock is being sued too, because once loaded and a round is chambered, it also has a much lighter trigger than a DA/SA. The more someone touches, loads, clears, cleans, holsters, un-holsters, or otherwise deals with their firearm, the higher the statistical likelihood that complacence kicks in. This is the goal of those who would disarm us at the Post Office, as we take little Yevgeniy or little Shaquina to school, as we fulfill our civic responsibilities as jurors to judge our peers, as we travel to and through less free jurisdictions. How many times did Shatner actually watch it? They did, however, note that when they were contacted by ABC, the company pointed out specific circumstances that were subsequently uncovered in the investigations of a number of these incidents. The military is much smarter and no, the gun is not junk. Now when you lose your grip on lawn mowers or snow blowers they will not keep travelling foreword all by themselves. Training and experience are not a talisman that magically prevents accidents. The guys at the LGS saw only one broken striker but it confirmed what the manager who had the P320 go off and my thoughts. I am still waiting for the UPS man (not from the devil but from Sig) I will not hold my breath. It seems safe to assume that while SIG is coming up fast on the outside, GLOCK is still most likely the reigning champ in terms of the firearms most often carried by law enforcement and other government agencies. Not sure why it wont let me reply to you, but Ill reply to myself in the hope youll get it. Hello perpetrators, Lee Paige is clearly the gift that keeps on giving though our buddy Hunter Biden is a close second! All chasing that pot of gold at the end of litigation.. Not that big of a stretch when considering the lawyers beating the bushs for clients to add to the lawsuits, and the fact many of them will lose their jobs if its proven to NOT be the gun, but instead negligence on their part. Additional questions about the Voluntary Upgrade Program are answered in the FAQ. LEO handguns get into struggles, they get laid and rolled on, they get smacked into vehicles/doorways, they get dropped, they get drawn and holstered way more often than their civilian counterparts. Hes talking about trial lawyers recruiting clients whove experienced negligent discharges with P320s and suing the gun manufacturer. SIG doesnt so you get killed by a punk with a Hi Point. The safety WILL prevent the gun from firing with a trigger pull when activated, but it should never come to that. As far as ships go, Im drawn to the original movie vessels because they look the most, to me, like something youd really see humans build in space in 300 years. No the devil went down to Georgia to learn how to play a fiddle. I used to laugh at his bragging about how skilled he was with a weapon.. Its not credible to claim that people with this amount of training, this amount of skill are all shooting themselves.. You couldnt ask questions. Ditto; that's what i was getting at earlier Bear007 Custom Aug 25, 2021 #18 He had to be reprimanded by the range officer twice for unsafe handling of his pistol. Thats the American system at work in all its corrupt majesty. The Government mandated it to be made more safe to use and was. They suck and Im awesome!, 2. Theyve also been adopted as duty guns by law enforcement agencies across the country. That wont last for long, the P320 (M17 AND M18) are already failing in the field. The American manufacturer of the new pistols belonging to Canadas special forces claims the soldier wounded in an accidental discharge last fall was using the wrong holster for the weapon. Hilton's $15 million lawsuit said, "there have been 54 reported uncommanded discharges of the P320," meaning the gun went off by itself, over the last five years in 22 states and Washington, D.C. Sig Sauer did not respond to ABC News' request for comment. This gun had been voluntary upgraded. If the military was going to go cheap then they should have thrown Taurus into the mix. Id read that for TMP, they got NASA to help in the design of the refit Enterprise. Too Many Accidents Bagnell told TTAG that he believes the problem with the striker-fired P320 is an inadequate sear/striker connection (he has images he says illustrate this on his website). To make the striker leg pull off of the sear, you would have to impart a lot of rearward momentum and stop it suddenly. You need a lead that can be the lightening rod and not be afraid to make an ass of themselvesit give the watcher permission to take it seriously. ABC News ran two reports on the topic last week, highlighting one particular cop in Bridge City, Texas who is suing SIG for $15 million. The fact is that the plaintiffs will get paid regardless of who did what. On Nov. 5, 2020, a recently-purchased SIG Sauer P320 pistol went off unexpectedly at a training range in Dwyer Hill, outside of Ottawa. Then theres the fact that the branches of the military have put the P320 design through their own batteries of testing and found it duty worthy. People who know how to handle guns prudently and safely. Folks disagree on brands. In 2020, the agent, who is a former marine, was doing his routine training with the P320. The settlement requires the gunmaker to reimburse owners of . If you want to find the lowest form of life on the planet interview any C.E.O. Theres also an un-named Texas gun shop manager who says a P320 fired as he cleared the weapon, blowing off one of his fingers. Not just police in US had issues with sig p320. The military has found that the pistol has a tendency to eject live rounds among other issues. In fact, I dont own ANY striker fired polymer pistol. Being highly trained doesnt eliminate stupidity. It nicely describes what has to happen in a striker-fired P320 for an un-commanded discharge to happen as the plaintiffs have claimed. He probably had a double until it was over. Back in 2017, SIG instituted a voluntary upgrade program to replace the original production triggers with new enhanced triggers designed to fix the issue that we and others observed when the pistols were dropped onto hard surfaces. Second, pardon us if were more than a little skeptical that the P320 in question or any other handgun fired when it was out of battery. Third, Glock has had problems, too. Great job, this threat needed some levity! NEWINGTON - A Hillsboro man is suing Newington gunmaker Sig Sauer alleging his Sig P320 pistol fired, without him pulling the trigger, causing a bullet to be discharged into his thigh. Excellent work. Likewise, having a finger in the trigger-guard, or a clothing draw-string, or a retention strap, or some other object, when holstering the gun exonerates the maker, as the gun is firing with a trigger press of sufficient energy and stroke as designed. Not only is it now the designated sidearm of all branches of the U.S. military, there are over a million of them in civilian hands. Bineau added the review is looking at so-called ancillary equipment (meaning the holster and other items) as one element of that broader investigation. If it were the guns, there would be thousands of cases involving citizensbut there arent. Without a loser pays tort system, such abuse will go on and on. Yes, but that did not mean the machine would be able to go on being marketed like that. They wouldnt have adopted it if was. For the moron Neanderthals of the Far Right who will scream its the operators fault and we do not give a shit about marketing more safer designed weapons, if such idiotic polices were followed for other consumer goods today we would not have safety glass, anti-lock breaks, back up safeties, child proof medicine caps and chemical bottles, back up cameras, kick back muzzles on chain saws and the list goes on and on. Such being the case, there very well may BE in inherent design flaw in the gun; We shouldnt just cast the thought aside as being beyond consideration and insist on blaming the problem on operator error.. Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer and injured a director with a prop gun on the set of the film "Rust" and the distraught actor repeatedly asked afterwards why he . The suit also cites other occurrences of "un-commanded" discharges with the 320 while holstered. After watching a friend get killed by a Remington 700 by another friend and the ensuing fallout 31 years ago I decided that I didnt care if the P320 was fixed, it was getting sold. The bullet struck a soldier in the leg. Clients such as law enforcement officers whose negligent discharges could result in their being disciplined or fired unless it can be proven that the gun was at fault. This reminds me of when Gretchen Carlson sued Fox News for sexual harassment and she got 20 million dollars. These cops seem pretty dang stupid if they put loaded guns in gym bags and purses with other stuff and carry them around, especially a gun that lacks manual safeties. What a wonderful parody of a MAC cultist! Oct 20, 2022 #36 ; vh20 said: . 2. Anyway my question for $600 would be: Did you have your 3rd wife killed? https://apis.mail.yahoo.com/ws/v3/mailboxes/@.id==VjN-iN4Wr8P_P2lGU6m2M5Rd8F6tVxyeeWdzleA_0eUoKjB0wER5wbVU_ouLj3uKCvLmUWhjIv2uHVC2R0Wv8Q9VgQ/messages/@.id==AMxkWSMoHX4bYSzMKA0AINojDH4/content/parts/@.id==2/refresh?appid=YMailNorrinLaunch&ymreqid=ae6c4f7d-acdd-ffa3-1c80-d70000011c00. in 2021," Bagnell said of the overall scope of the concern . I was tempted to buy one at one time but no more. Really, that JJA ship looks like something the folks at PlaySkool built, its terrible. The Milwaukee police department has had 3 incidents of the Sig discharging while being in a holster sitting in a patrol car in 2023. Mine is very accurate. But I hope Sig fights it until the bitterest of ends. Legal Penalties. If they recruit smart cops, they wont have cops who will act against their political opponents outside of the constitution. A fine of up to $10,000. How many times does a pistol have to malfunction before you blame it? I would trust a hungry lion on the Serengeti plains of Africa more than I would a C.E.O. ALL OF THEM. My elderly aunt drove her Volvo into a parked car, and the yard behind it, and the house behind that, while she was pressing the brake as hard as she could. Strangely the car kept accelerating, almost as if she were flooring the gas pedal. Theres just too much other paraphernalia bouncing around in there. Lastly, ship-wise I have to go with the TMP-era refit Enterprise, regardless of Captain. Stinking Lawyers and quota cops. I dunno if its a case of lowest bidders blues or what. And they would not have done that for no reason at all. Still waiting. In a straight up Glock vs. Sig battle, the United States Marines chose Sig, and that was AFTER watching the P320 perform for four years. The drop-bang thing only happened at a very narrow event window, it was only once the Internet doom-preachers figured out that narrow window and did it over and over online did it appear to be a thing. Sig adapted and changed the pistol sufficiently to prevent even that issue. Anyway around here they do. As to prong 2, there is a considerable difference between the mechanism of a 320 and, say, ones basic Glock, in that a 320 is fully cocked, whereas a Glock is half-cocked until the trigger is fully depressed, with the striker remaining locked by the striker safety plunger until that is released by a cam on the trigger bar. Ever since the internet went mainstream I have read about the Sigs decline. Look a fanboy. But Shatner? Its just that with hundreds of millions of firearms in the hands of more than one-third of the countrys population including a lot of cops some number of negligent discharges will inevitably happen. There were a lot of changes. Thats why NY demanded the NY Trigger be installed on Glocks before theyd buy them. An x-ray (fluoroscope) of the mechanism in operation could show what, if anything, is happening inside the gun that might prove, or disprove, the contention that the gun is flawed. abprototype.com can add the manual safety as well as add the notches in the grip frame. Bagnell is representing a number of the police officers who have filed suits against SIG for un-commanded discharges, but wouldnt disclose the exact number. The incidents occur outside the forbidden zone, as we disarm before we enter so we stay in assiduous compliance with their nonsensical requirement. The round went downrange so nobody was hurt. But as Officer Hilton says, There is no way anything could have gotten into my purseinto the trigger guard and pulled that trigger., This ABC report includes an interview with Joshua Harrison, a firearms expert hired by the network to examine the P320s design and give his opinion of its safety. Sounds like these officers and others are attempting to cover their posteriors. Upgrades are for things that didnt work right in the first place. He would have been booted after the first time, but being a cop comes with some special privileges. First I have no problem with the Mk 25 or any other Sig thats metal. Zero in the affirmative. Theyve gotten tons of contracts because the gun is cheap, cheap, cheap to make. Too much MIM in that crap SIG, the old ones were great. (a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discharges a firearm inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 100,000 or more. The federal government intends to order up to 20,000 pistols for the military to replace its Second World War-era Browning Hi-Power handguns in a project that could be worth up to $50 million. But now, P320 is the subject. Harrison responded, No, I dont think the upgraded version should be recalled, in fact I think the previous version should be recalled so that everyone has the upgraded version.. RKC, the first time someone presented me with a 1911 whose trigger rivaled my Pythons single action, I started wondering about that. It sure wasnt her fault though, because she was flooring the. Theyve now come to the attention of the legacy media. No autographs, No self taken pictures. But the reality is that the military has been using the Sig P320 for almost 5 years and they show no signs of changing. Second, every gun maker has made lemons in the past. I dont own a P320. A holstered base P320 allegedly had a mysterious accidental discharge without pulling the trigger. Going on Sigs reputation I bought a P320. I have almost a hatred for Glocks but the one thing that they are is reliable. D. The trigger bar has to push up on it, for it to release. The P320 Voluntary Upgrade Program is a SIG SAUER initiative to upgrade P320 pistols at no additional cost . Having it as the ONLY trigger pull the weapon has seems (to me) clearly dangerous. Attorney Bagnell held up the law enforcement officers he represents as examples of people who are highly trained in carrying and using firearms. So does any of this mean theres something wrong with the P320? Circumstances that explained those un-commanded discharges.. Who knows. (unless theyre SWAT or something). This highly trained Fibbie was doing flips while dancing (breakdancing? 3 disaster is true and if it is Sig will go all out to cover it up if it was. Aug 25, 2021 pluong91 said: Hello all users that plan on making a P320 Accidental Discharge Threads -We love our P320's and have done the research when these articles and lawsuits came out, we don't need you to tell us, we have done our due diligence. That show with no Shatner-Kirk and only a Nimoy-Spock wouldnt have gotten past the first season.
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