I think a lot of armchair range shooters are getting it all wrong. They consistently insist that SIG has done wrong when the facts are open and out in the public.
SIG not only passed all industry drop testing standards, they added more. SIG is not being incompetent or bush league about any of it. THE DROP TEST VIDEO PRODUCERS ARE. They are performing abuse that has no support in the drop testing protocols, they are not firearms engineers, they are just video commandos jumping to conclusions for the youtube results. And they make MONEY on hits. It's to their advantage to sensationalize this.
Supporting them throwing guns onto concrete or hammering on them isn't High Road, neither is jumping to conclusions and smearing SIG.
Bottom line - if you drop your gun, you are the problem. I note very carefully that the PROFESSIONALS in the trade aren't the ones making videos or claims on line - other than to suggest that it's actually video rabble rousers and their fans who are really making the uproar.
Again - who literally is going to make money on this, to the detriment of SIG? Who took advantage of a very narrow window of opportunity to raise a non existent issue where SIG was already stockpiling parts and had production scheduled to halt in order to retro fit 500,000 guns for free?
Somebody saw time slipping away and took a page out of the political handbook - Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste.
You are being manipulated by the same media masters who aren't getting any money from politics in the off season. Supporting the witch hunt against SIG isn't High Road. They have gone above and beyond to fix an issue that has 4 of 500,000 guns reported.
More people have shot themselves in the leg with a Glock, yet Glock is not at fault and their trigger is perfectly safe? If you mishandle a SIG and it falls on the floor, tho, the public is in full torches and pitchforks mode blaming SIG.
I don't see how that is High Road. I see it as being one sided and blind to the facts. Mishandling firearms is the cause for either negligent discharge. Not accepting your responsibility as a gun handler and blaming others for your defective skills is the issue.
Stop avoiding responsibility and face up to it.
This is why I advocate nailing SIG to the wall, as well as any other firearm manufacturer that may try to pull a fast one like that. Examples have to be made so such business practices go away. I am not a beta tester/test pilot, stop treating me like one.
And what about manufacturers like Blaser, whose rifles (R93) have been maiming people for years, with the company refusing any responsibility - but ultimately changing the design without saying anything about it, then stopping production of that model altogether?
At least in SIG's case it's an easy fix, and it's not the core design that is at fault. And... They said "Yes, we have a problem...". Remmy, y'all hear?
And what about manufacturers like Blaser, whose rifles (R93) have been maiming people for years, with the company refusing any responsibility - but ultimately changing the design without saying anything about it, then stopping production of that model altogether?
At least in SIG's case it's an easy fix, and it's not the core design that is at fault. And... They said "Yes, we have a problem...". Remmy, y'all hear?
I never thought it was a good idea to use others poor behavior to justify someone else's bad behavior.
As the ongoing hysteria of the "issue" with the P320 is debated over the internet, lets not forget that one significant thing needs to happen to get the gun to discharge: you, the operator of that mechanism, have to fumble it, badly, and make it happen.
It's being ignored in all the debate: what we have here is a major safety issue that is gun owner induced. For all those who choose to put aside their P320's because they no longer trust it, I support your decision. In fact, it's not going far enough. Lock up ALL your guns, because if you are worried about dropping a P320, then the real issue and what is being admitted is that you will drop guns at all.
So, put down the gun safe key, back away from the cabinet, and leave the room. That way nobody will get hurt.
Not justifying bad behaviour in the least... Pointing out that there are other very serious issues in the industry, but that when a manufacturer instead of fessing up utilizes intimidation, payments, and lawyers to silence people, then the noise abates very quickly.
How many decades did the Remington saga go on? How many people got their faces smashed in and lost an eye because of Blaser?
What I say, in essence, is that people should be glad that in this case the manufacturer cooperates, and that the fix is easy.
I just completed the P320 Upgrade Registration Form for our two P320s. This is the message from SIG once I registered a pistol to be "upgraded". No big deal.
No further action is required from you at this time.
You will receive an email from SIG SAUER at a later date that will include a prepaid shipping label and instructions to return your P320 pistol and any P320 caliber exchange kits that you have. It may take many weeks for you to receive this next communication, but we won’t forget about you (SIG will not begin the upgrade process for a few weeks as we prepare to make this upgrade). Once your P320 is shipped and received at SIG SAUER, the turnaround time will be approximately 4 – 6 weeks. This lengthy process is due to the high volume of pistols in the marketplace. Transit times may vary depending on your geographic location and receipt of your returned pistol. In the meantime, your SIG SAUER pistol is safe to carry and use as originally configured from the factory.
It's safe to carry, just not safe to drop. So by time you get the mailing label and the "upgrade" it will most likely be 2.5 months.
How many people got their faces smashed in and lost an eye because of Blaser?
The two 320s that I purchased are my first striker fired pistols. To be honest I'm not really a fan of striker fired pistols, not yet anyway. The 320 shoots great but I'd prefer one with the same DA/SA trigger that all my other SIGs have. To me that's the best combat trigger ever invented and probably the safest.
the best combat trigger ever invented and probably the safest.
No further action is required from you at this time.
You will receive an email from SIG SAUER at a later date that will include a prepaid shipping label and instructions to return your P320 pistol and any P320 caliber exchange kits that you have. It may take many weeks for you to receive this next communication, but we won’t forget about you (SIG will not begin the upgrade process for a few weeks as we prepare to make this upgrade). Once your P320 is shipped and received at SIG SAUER, the turnaround time will be approximately 4 – 6 weeks. This lengthy process is due to the high volume of pistols in the marketplace. Transit times may vary depending on your geographic location and receipt of your returned pistol. In the meantime, your SIG SAUER pistol is safe to carry and use as originally configured from the factory.
It's safe to carry, just not safe to drop. So by time you get the mailing label and the "upgrade" it will most likely be 2.5 months.