[baclava]

I got the M18 military version of civilian p320 with the external manual safety.

No concerns, the manual safety mechanically blocks the trigger and striker.

[Who is John Galt?]

I got the M18 military version of civilian p320 with the external manual safety.
No concerns, the manual safety mechanically blocks the trigger and striker.

Hmmm... all of my striker-fired rifles also have manual safeties - probably a coincidence...

;^)

[Mariner]

I don’t do striker fired pistols.

SA/DA only for me. Democrats lever means safe.

[Wayne07]

FYI, the M18 safety does not block the striker, it only blocks the trigger bar. Is that safe? IMO, yes. The only problem with the 320 is that the trigger is short and light, and lends itself to being pulled accidentally. So a safety fixes that. If the claims about the 320 firing uncommanded with no trigger movement, the M18 and M17 would have the same issues, but they don’t.

320 doesn’t have a mechanical flaw, but more of a conceptual design flaw that you could make a mass market pistol with the characteristics of a target gun. It is inherently accident prone.

[MCF]

“I got the M18 military version of civilian p320 with the external manual safety.”
That is one of the reasons why I have always liked the. 1911s.

[Perseverando]

The P320 doesn't have a manual safety, but it does have a very reliable ”decocker”

in the appendix carry position.