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Sig P320 Decision
Seconed City Cop ^ | 18 Aug 2026 | Seconed City Cop

Posted on 08/18/2026 6:07:40 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

A federal jury in Maine said there were no defects in Sig Sauer's P320 in a case in an unintended discharge of the firearm.

The jury considered product liability, negligence, and breach of implied warranty, and ruled unanimously in favor of Sig Sauer.

No word on the jury's experience with weapon usage, handling and ownership.

But the unsubstantiated stories were enough to panic many Departments into abandoning the Sigs as a duty weapon.

Any word on whether the City was compensating affected Officers and properly training them up on their new pistols?


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Sports
KEYWORDS: banglist; discharge; sigsauer; unintentional

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To: DUMBGRUNT

If there are doubts, choose a different weapon.


21 posted on 08/18/2026 8:09:24 AM PDT by Fido969
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To: Paal Gulli

Not to cloud your post my Friend….
Love his guy, love his show. Here is a great segment that one can view ‘barrel whip’ of that magnificent auto rifle…a variant of which helped Frank Hamer and Benjamin Maney Gault neutralize Bonnie & Clyde.

Colt Monitor

https://youtu.be/Jb6C9ASylmQ?si=w9kt7uAnB0qkJF-u


22 posted on 08/18/2026 8:12:16 AM PDT by mosley
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To: sauropod

P226 and P229 Legions

Wonderful pistols.

L


23 posted on 08/18/2026 8:13:49 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Every p320 negligent discharge turns out to be a trigger pull. Is there any evidence it is defective? None. Is it bad design to have a light, short trigger in a duty/carry gun? I think so.


24 posted on 08/18/2026 8:15:44 AM PDT by Wayne07
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To: Paal Gulli

Agreed!


25 posted on 08/18/2026 8:34:30 AM PDT by mosley
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To: Wayne07

“Every p320 negligent discharge turns out to be a trigger pull. Is there any evidence it is defective? None. Is it bad design to have a light, short trigger in a duty/carry gun? I think so.”


I’ve carried Glock 17, 19,27, and 26 as duty weapons over the years, and have trained many people on both those and SIG products. I’ve never seen a Glock malfunction unrelated to crummy ammo or a limp wrist.


26 posted on 08/18/2026 8:43:01 AM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Used P320s have been badmouthed now for quite a while. Perhaps I can pick up on for cheap money!


27 posted on 08/18/2026 8:49:08 AM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king

There is a phrase that was common a decade or so ago in the shooting world, “Glock Leg”. When the Glock was relatively new, and people hadn’t fully transitioned to kydex holsters, there were a bunch of negligent glock discharges into the the leg when holstering. There is a famous video of a glock going of in a holster as the owner bends over.

Glock is fundamentally safer than the 320 because it has a “worse” trigger. Longer, harder pull. Maybe the dingus helps too. But if the trigger gets pulled, it will still go off, even in a holster.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ENT2X4TeZIM


28 posted on 08/18/2026 8:51:09 AM PDT by Wayne07
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Nothing but a bunch of useless commentary and a good handgun (don’t own one). If it were so bad, a LOT of people would be reporting issues with it. It’s all hype. How stupid. When a handgun has a legitimate flaw, it becomes known (i.e. Smith & Wesson Shield 9mm compact - magazines hard to load. Fact. However, gun functions fine. Llama Minimax Subcompact .45 (looks like a Warthog) - continual misfire issues. Very difficult to correct. Fact. And, so forth.)


29 posted on 08/18/2026 9:31:48 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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30 posted on 08/18/2026 10:53:10 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: redcatcherb412

The N-frame is too large for my hand. I had 28 and still have a 29, but the Lframe 7 shot 357 worked better for ME. For daily carry, weight and concealment matters to me and the little Hellcat and LCP MAX work better still wearing a Tshirt in southern Arizona.

But if I had to do it over, I’d have kept the 28 and sold the 29. A 44 just doesn’t make sense for me and my small hands.


31 posted on 08/18/2026 10:57:13 AM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: Antihero101607

I usually stay in the tech help of YT; “How to clean a leaking toner in your LJ 4000.”
The other day the comments suddenly turned into a troll war!

“Chum, if your mother says she loves you, check on it.”
And I would add: know the source.


32 posted on 08/18/2026 10:58:36 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Someone asked me for a sig, and I told him that I don't smoke...
Sorry... A 93-year-old doesn't have much of a sense of humor...
33 posted on 08/18/2026 11:19:02 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Wayne07
The negligent discharges leading to "Glock Leg" still occur and have even expanded where someone other than the gun holder shoots them in the leg while drawing or holstering the Glock handgun.

From 2025: Florida cop shoots driver with his own gun during routine traffic stop

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4291824/posts

34 posted on 08/18/2026 12:30:21 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: redcatcherb412

I inherited my grandfather’s 1911. Not an A1. Date stamp is 1913. Operates very well.


35 posted on 08/18/2026 12:37:23 PM PDT by Texas resident ( We finally have an American President again)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I’m still not buying a P320. I only want my pistol to go bang when I pull the trigger.


36 posted on 08/18/2026 12:49:12 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: SuperLuminal

Reading the comments, I have read yours three times and laughed each time.

Fun is funny.


37 posted on 08/18/2026 2:10:34 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ( "The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last messag)
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To: Lurker

I’ll have to check into those.


38 posted on 08/19/2026 6:32:40 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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To: sauropod

I’m a hammer fired guy at heart.

L


39 posted on 08/19/2026 6:49:15 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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