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The Sig Sauer M18 Gun Might Fire Itself
National Security Journal ^ | 7/24/2025 | Steve Balestrieri

Posted on 07/24/2025 9:23:58 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111

The Air Force Global Strike Command has ordered an immediate halt to the use of its M18 service pistol following the death of a Security Forces Airman in a “tragic incident.” The Airman was killed by an alleged accidental discharge, fueling long-standing complaints and a recent FBI report suggesting the M18 can fire without its trigger being pulled.

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TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: army; blogpimp; guns; sigsauer; usairforce; w1n1

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Anyone else have any issues with the civilian model?
1 posted on 07/24/2025 9:23:58 AM PDT by whyilovetexas111
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2 posted on 07/24/2025 9:30:17 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

HRC “At this point, what difference does it make”?


3 posted on 07/24/2025 9:31:13 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I live by trial and error. Mostly error.)
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To: whyilovetexas111

I have read that some of the WW II Polish Radom pistols fired when dropping the hammer. Those made in concentration camps.


4 posted on 07/24/2025 9:35:25 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( )
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To: whyilovetexas111

I have one. Cant say I have had any issues. Admittedly I dont use it much as I spend most of my time with my G19 or SigP365.


5 posted on 07/24/2025 9:39:20 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: whyilovetexas111
Telepathy?

(Too lazy to post photo of Charlie X)

6 posted on 07/24/2025 9:43:40 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Red Badger

NOPE

But then again why would they give guns to Air Farce people?...


7 posted on 07/24/2025 9:48:50 AM PDT by KeyLargo (I)
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To: whyilovetexas111

I don’t own a P320 but if I wanted to, I could buy one of eight used P320s at one of my local gun stores.

Gunsite Academy in Paulden AZ, has temporarily banned its use in their training courses.


8 posted on 07/24/2025 9:53:32 AM PDT by chrisinoc
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Instead of banning it, seems like a short term fix would be to mandate that the chamber is empty when not in use. Not ideal, but better than being unarmed.

Glad my Glock doesn't have that issue. I like carrying with one in the chamber.

9 posted on 07/24/2025 9:57:33 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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“But then again why would they give guns to Air Farce people?”

You mean like the ones we use to clear the way for you ground hogs that need a path or to keep you out of areas where you can’t be totally supervised like Iran. We get paid to step in front of a bullet just like you.

wy69


10 posted on 07/24/2025 10:13:03 AM PDT by whitney69
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To: whyilovetexas111

Paging Alec Baldwin...Alec Baldwin to the “gun goes of by itself” courtesy phone...


11 posted on 07/24/2025 10:13:30 AM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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I had one of the M18 commemorative models in a fancy display case. It never fired itself. Maybe that’s because I never loaded it. Sold it for more than I paid for it, so I’m happy with mine


12 posted on 07/24/2025 10:35:15 AM PDT by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: whitney69

....”Air Farce.....”? really....??


13 posted on 07/24/2025 10:45:08 AM PDT by TokarevM57
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To: KeyLargo

I tried to enlist in the Army but scored too high (48 percentile) on IQ test so they rejected me.😀


14 posted on 07/24/2025 10:56:39 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Autodriving cars, now autofiring guns?

What’ll they think of next??


15 posted on 07/24/2025 10:58:06 AM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (I'd rather have one king 3000 miles away that 3000 kings one mile away)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Ben Stoeger. The Sig 320:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R7E8Bup88I

and the latest comments on the AF incident:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7tOLkOs5zA


16 posted on 07/24/2025 11:07:21 AM PDT by zipper (In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
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To: whyilovetexas111

Nope.


17 posted on 07/24/2025 11:11:36 AM PDT by Cobra64 (ECommon sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Red Badger

So did her brain


18 posted on 07/24/2025 11:45:03 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: KeyLargo

Why would they give aircraft to ground pounders? LOL!!


19 posted on 07/24/2025 12:05:04 PM PDT by Rowdyone (Vigilence)
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To: whitney69

Tried to put a little humor in my post.

I , of course as a veteran respect all branches of military..

Sadly, I lost a good friend, and fellow police academy class graduate, last week, to cancer.
We both retired in 1999 after 30 year careers.
My friend was a K9 Airman in the Air Force.
Also he ran our Department SWAT UNIT and was our Range Master.

Our Department had a long police procession to our state National Military Cemetery, where he was interred with military honors. Two Active Airmen were provided as casket guards.


20 posted on 07/24/2025 2:44:14 PM PDT by KeyLargo (I)
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