P320 Drop Test Failures?

[JO JO]

I too have no dog in this fight , seems like this is a current issue and sig is stepping up quickly to address it, what I do not understand is this ,
Remington produced defective triggers on their rifles for more then a decade and knew it refused to fix it a 5 cent fix I believe, this issue with Remington triggers that spans over a decade has 100's of documented unintended discharges and several wrongful death law suites before Remington would act,
and look at the Remington R1 pistol , not exactly a smooth roll-out of a new firearm, Remington even sold out to the freedom group and now owned by investors, YET Remington still has a following somehow ?
Again I have no dog in this fight but seems folks will pound on Sig or glock , the second an issue comes up, Sig will fix whatever is wrong ,
this is a new firearm that just came out an issue arose and and sig is quickly addressing it, look at the Shield when it came out almost instant recall,
Took Remington DECADES to address a DEADLY fault that did injure and kill a few so why such a double standard ?

 

[Blakenzy]

What does Remingtonor any other company have to do with SIG's current safety issue and the way they are managing it? Remington probably is on many people's s*** list too...

But that doesn't make the p320 situation any better. The pistol will still fire when dropped from minimal heights, regardless of what other companies screwed up in the past.
And that endagers me whether I own a p320 or not. A "voluntary upgrade" doesn't cut it. SIG continues to downplay the issue instead of recognizing the hazard their product (marketed as drop safe) presents.

 

[gc70]

Where is the website to sign up for the campaign against new 1911s without firing pin blocks?

Some people have a vested interest in the safety of the P320, others are interested in the mechanics of the issue, and still others appear to be engaged in what was called "recreational outrage" on another site.

 

[ATLDave]

1911's have grip safeties and half-cock notches to prevent muzzle-up discharges. The FPB come into play on the muzzle-down discharges.

Can you see why some people would be more concerned about muzzle up discharges than muzzle down discharges?

 

[gc70]

Can you see why some people would be more concerned about muzzle up discharges than muzzle down discharges?

I wasn't challenging your focus on muzzle-up versus muzzle-down.

 

[ATLDave]

That's kind of the key to understanding why the in-upgraded P320 =/= a series 70 1911.

 

[jdmb03]

I too have no dog in this fight , seems like this is a current issue and sig is stepping up quickly to address it, what I do not understand is this

I don't know about that. The military contract guns came with an upgraded trigger. Was this the result of SIG knowing about the drop failures? I read on another forum that an officer dropped his gun and was shot in the leg. It would be nice to know how long SIG knew about the issue. I own a P320 subcompact, hopefully the value doesn't tank.

 

[jdmb03]

The truth behind this rabbit hole non-news item has already been explored to death on other forum boards. The short of it, there is nothing to it beyond the safety precautions applicable to any loaded firearm.

The gun firing while being dropped on the rear of the slide is unacceptable no matter how many people seem to think this is a non-issue.

 

[jdmb03]

The Caracal C & F debacle comes to mind:
https://caracalusa.com/press/caracal_recall_update/

Caracal did it right. Admitted to the problem and gave us our full purchase price back.

 

[Gary A]

"Recreational Outrage" - great term. I'm prob'ly gonna steal it.