Posted on 08/28/2021 6:11:51 AM PDT by Onthebrink
Almost all Sigs have historically been hammer fired. The P320 was their first striker. I currently own a P320 X5 Legion and a P365. I’m more inclined to believe she snagged her trigger on junk in her purse and wasn’t using a trigger cover. For a striker/no safety pistol that is being carried in a pocket or purse, I’m of the opinion you should always attach a trigger cover that has a loop around a belt loop or somewhere inside the purse. This case screams use error. Idiots always blame others first in these cases. Or she’s an opportunist or scammer looking for a quick pay day.
That was true for the early production guns, but all were recalled and fixed. Perhaps she never complied with the recall? But in any case, it took a pretty sharp smack at just the right angle to get the early unmodified guns to discharge. There are lots of YouTube video demos.
I have been preaching to women for years not to off-body carry. Some folks just can’t be convinced.
I’m no expert, other than I own a Sig P320C…
There are pockets of conservative resistance on Reddit. The word there is 1. She carried a Serpa holster which some consider a piece of crap 2. If a LEO has a ND they almost have to sue somebody, rather than face disciplinary action 3. Reports of a discharge from P320s in the civilian population are rare 4. Even so, there is now some hesitancy for people to use their P320s for EDC.
Me, my Sig is a home defense/range gun. My carry is a Taurus G2s (giggle giggle).
Yeh, sure it did. 🙄
As pointed out above the Sig 320 is a striker fired pistol…no hammer…as such the 320 is never fully cocked until the trigger is pulled completely cocking the striker and then releasing it to fire the pistol as the trigger is completely pulled…so the pistol either contacted something in the purse that completely pulled the trigger or the round spontaneously cooked off somehow…the 2nd option is extremely extremely unlikely…every pistol with no safety other than the trigger is UNSAFE to carry in a pocket or any other container without a holster to protect the trigger from contacting other objects…
I don’t know about the P320, but I saw a YT video where the person - a firearms engineer and gunsmith - disassembled and discussed the P365’s striker assembly. It has several safety mechanisms built-in to prevent negligent discharge. He is convinced that the P365 is totally safe and that it is extremely unlikely that it could ever fail in this manner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oT9QpYsTUI
Would you sling this in your backpack with a round chambered? I sure wouldn’t, I don’t care how safe the pistol otherwise is.
Well.... that explains everything. She’s a blonde.
Hey..... blondie.
The only Striker fired SIG I own is a P-365. In my opinion they are too light for me to fire accurately. They feel like a toy gun. (My opinion) I rotate my carry firearms every week. From a SIG P-220, a SIG P-226, a SIG P-229, and a SIG-P239. I do this so one or more of my SIG SAUER pistols do not feel I am playing favorites. In my area of AR I don’t worry about full size carry pieces printing under my shirt and many times I carry open depending on the situation. Yes, I do have an extreme romantic attachment to SIG SAUER pistols. But that is just me. Create a great day.
the 320 is indeed striker fired . If its properly holstered it simply cannot fire itself
Why do you feel this is wrong?
There have been a number of cases with the 320 so I think it's a real issue.
“in March 2020, Sig Sauer settled a class-action lawsuit. The suit noted that P320s manufactured prior to August 8, 2017, did not have a mechanical disconnector”
“on the range we were told never ever charge a round even with the safety on unless you are pointing a gun down range because an accidental discharge was still possible.”
Not true UNLESS someone pulls the trigger.
the 320 is never fully cocked until the trigger is pulled completely cocking the striker and then releasing it to fire the pistol as the trigger is completely pulled
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That is the way a Glock works, however Sigs are completely cocked when racking a round in the chamber. The trigger just releases the striker in a Sig, that’s why they have a better trigger pull.
I have found the P365 works best with 124g and 147g ammo, it will give better groups than 115g.
Doubtful, but always possible.
I also had a P226. Emphasis on the past tense.
I was on the combat pistol course range and suddenly a trigger pull failed to deliver. Took me a sec to realize that the trigger had become nonfunctional.
Range safety - a gunsmith - looked at it briefly and I finished the course with a Glock 23 (which I now own, but despise).
He later inspected it off the range and suggested that I dump it (the hint was both the weapon AND the brand). It would NOT fire.
I’ll never own a Sig again.
Dumb luck - or good fortune - that it happened on the range: Had I drawn that weapon in defense I could have been killed.
Clearly you have the ability to use that tool in front of you.
Utter ignorance.
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