Sig P320 Fails Drop Test

[L84Cabo]

I just got caught up on this issue...

I'll just leave this here.

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Life is too short to dance with ugly guns. Or something like that.

 

[Koda]

 

[No_Regerts]

Life is too short to dance with ugly guns. Or something like that.

Id rather she be ugly and put out vs pretty and a money-pit prude.

 

[Roger65]

Jamie Lee Curtis dropped an Uzi in one of those Arnold movies and it was firing all the way down the stairs as it bounced down (hitting bad guys all the way too)- so we already know this can happen.

Thanks for the refresher!

Jamie dropped an Ingram M10, not an Uzi.

That was one of the main reasons I ditched my Mac 10 and bought an Uzi.

(Just kidding, I still have both)

 

[Lazyfaire]

So Sig Sauer is supposed to make an announcement this morning to say what their plan is to correct the P320. What the heck time do these people start work anyway? Considering they are on the East coast. F** it, going back to bed!

 

[Roger65]

Here is the link to register for the "upgrade"

P320 Voluntary Upgrade Program | Sig Sauer

They certainly are playing this very low key.

 

[Heath Wharton]

810G testing is comprehensive. Depending on the item being tested, of course, but testing covers the gambit from redundant drop testing to failure to exposure to multiple environmental and chemical conditions such as WD40 and Acetone soaking to dust and sand impact in a wind tunnel. A google search will give you the exact standard for 810G. Although, reading it is tedious....

 

[Boats]

Id rather she be ugly and put out vs pretty and a money-pit prude.

I'd rather she not have bumps in all the wrong places like the g-thangs do.

 

[L84Cabo]

Thought some of you might be interested in this.

Omaha Outdoors has done a follow up video where they talk about some of the aftermath from their previous P320 video. But they also drop tested a number of other handguns including Glocks, M&P's, a 1911, H&K, etc., to see if any of those would discharge. Spoiler Alert: None of them did.

If you just want to see the drop test portion, you can skip to 3:20. But in the minute or so before that they talk about the current industry drop test protocols and whether or not those should be updated...it's kinda interesting.

 

[Flymph]

"Combat flip-flops are awesome and they're comfy..."
LMAO good video.
I wish I could afford to throw a bunch of pistols around like that...

 

[L84Cabo]

"Combat flip-flops are awesome and they're comfy..."
LMAO good video.
I wish I could afford to throw a bunch of pistols around like that...

All the cool kids are wearing OluKai's these days. Great arch support! Can highly recommend...err...the less expensive ones. $130 for flip flops...sorry...SANDALS...is just crazy. But to each their own.

OluKai Mens Sandals

 

[Member 5605]

Thank you for sharing.

 

[P7M13]

My CZ75B in 40 has the smoothest trigger of any pistol I have ever shot. Very light, too.
I was outdoors shooting, shot a round and then accidentally dropped it.
One of the longest 1/2 seconds I can remember.
People standing behind me, I tilted it up to let someone else shoot, and lost my grip. It flipped over as it fell, hand grip straight up, and landed perfectly on a rocky surface with the barrel pointing up at an angle at us. Had it discharged, high probability of a hit and death, considering where we were in the woods.

 

[Roger65]

It should be noted that the military version of the p320, the M17, has a manual thumb safety.

I am starting to think this design needs it.

 

[Ramjet12]

It should be noted that the military version of the p320, the M17, has a manual thumb safety.

I am starting to think this design needs it.

It does. There is only one safety keeping the striker from hitting the primer. If that fails it will go off.
There's also nothing keeping the sear from being pushed down and releasing the striker. I found have though that you need to pull the trigger but that's not the case. You can push the sear down without pulling the trigger. I expected better from Sig.

 

[Roger65]

I have noticed on many forums, mainly the SIG forum people saying "Well I've never dropped a gun". I haven't either. I also have never had to draw in self defense.

I would like to be prepared for both.

 

[Plan-B]

I have noticed on many forums, mainly the SIG forum people saying "Well I've never dropped a gun".

Man, I love that response. Never having dropped a gun obviously means they'll never drop one in the future. I rode a motorcycle for 20 years and never crashed. I'll probably never crash a bike because I don't ride anymore. The only way to guarantee you'll never drop a gun is to give up shooting.

 

[41mag]

I've been frankly underwhelmed by most of what I've read recently on the Sig P320 drop test issue.

Given the need to understand just WTH the real story may be, at last here's a publication that does lots to clarify the facts of the situation:
SIG Sauer P320 Public Service Announcement

Published in Guns & Ammo recently, it 'splains the issue & the solution. YMMV.
SIG Sauer P320 Public Service Announcement

I'm much soothed at this point; given "500,000" P320s shipped; of which 4 incidents have been reported; of which 2 have been eliminated. And that the Sig Factory has stepped up within a matter of 3 days with solution for 'all serial number ranges' to replace parts no charge while paying freight both ways, speaks volumes to me.

 

[clearconscience]

Personally I've never held one, but to me it's pretty ugly. I'm not a fan, but I have a few glocks and a lot of people think they're ugly.

So what do i know

 

[Boats]

SIG has known for a long time they had a drop safety problem with the P320. Color me unimpressed by their failure to issue a mandatory safety recall.