huntsman
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I've had my LCP slip out of the pocket and hit the floor, mostly holstered but once it slid out the holster and hit the floor from about 3' and nothing happened.
I can't believe the amount of attention this P320 "drop issue" is getting.
There are brands which literally go off when, or while they are holstered.
The entire line is designed the same way,
the company does NOTHING about it, for DECADES. There is
a syndrome named after it, and nobody raises an eyebrow, after
literally dozens of people have suffered gunshot wounds. NOBODY
CARES that this product has proven itself, time and again, dangerous
to the general public.
But everybody
is all over Sig, like a pack of starving wolves, because of an arbitrary drop safety
issue, WHERE NOT ONE PERSON has been injured, AND they are
immediately retrofitting a fix.
WHY is everybody suddenly so Eddie Eagle about this one SIG design?
There are a variety of reasons one might drop a handgun that have nothing to do with carelessness. The gun carrier taking a spill from a fall has been mentioned. There are a multitude of ways a soldier or LEO can drop a gun that are not the result of poor gun handling skills. Some seem to "forget" handguns are weapons and weapons are used in confrontations. Many reasons one might drop something in a confrontation.
IIRC, after a sailor dropped the Victory model he was carrying, it discharged killing the sailor. This had S&W recalling them all and modifying the design to prevent it from happening. This was a design that had been in use for more than 40 years with no official reports of not being drop safe.
A lab in the 70s proved a 1911 could discharge if dropped on the muzzle from a certain height. They had to get on ladder to get high enough IIRC. There were stories going around of this happening but no conclusive proof. This didn't raise an outcry of 1911 owners but it convinced Colt to come out with the firing pin safety to prevent it.
Someone said they couldn't understand the brouhaha as no one has been injured. If something is wrong don't you think something should he done before that happens?
Prior to the drop safe issue the NJ State Police had problems with their Sigs. Sig kept trying to take the cheap way out until NJSP said enough was enough and replaced them with Glocks. NJSP is currently suing Sig for cost of the guns, holsters, etc.
Last I looked Sig is calling this an "upgrade" not a "recall". That's a sloppy way to handle it IMO.
With the recent drop safe issue it has come to my attention that some people have dropped a gun and some claim to have never dropped a gun or even seen one dropped in over 50 years. Some also go on to say if you drop a gun you shouldn't even own a gun. Here's a poll where we could be honest and not be ridiculed personally because only the results are posted instead of your personal vote. If you care to explain your drop incident you can, if not then don't. I'm curious to see how many people have actually dropped a gun, I mean there is a reason the drop safety was incorporated in the first place right?
I've had my LCP slip out of the pocket and hit the floor, mostly holstered but once it slid out the holster and hit the floor from about 3' and nothing happened.
It happens. I've had my revolver fall out of my IWB holster while I was duecing it up.