Detailed article on Sig P320 drop and firing voluntary upgrade program

[FrankNmac]

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/08/jeremy-s/mechanics-behind-sig-p320-drop-safety-failures/

 

[D. Hargrove]

Good read, thank you.

 

[SMS]

Wilshire Gun posted a rather immature "debunking" of the failure on social media yesterday. It was very sad.

They took so much heat that they ended up removing it.

 

[tRidiot]

Wilshire Gun posted a rather immature "debunking" of the failure on social media yesterday. It was very sad.

They took so much heat that they ended up removing it.

That's pretty funny, considering it has been well-documented lately as well as admitted by Sig. Very sad

 

[OKNewshawk]

The latest chapter of this saga:
Sig Sauer stops P320 production to update trigger, gives "voluntary update" details on Monday.

 

[tomthebaker]

In order to have this update ready, they had to know there was a problem, yet said nothing.

Bad way to do business.

 

[SMS]

In order to have this update ready, they had to know there was a problem, yet said nothing.

Bad way to do business.

They not only had it ready, but it was already installed on military M17 guns according to the article.

Good thing the "retail manager" at Wilshire Gun knows better than DPD and SIG lol.

 

[OKNewshawk]

In order to have this update ready, they had to know there was a problem, yet said nothing.

Bad way to do business.

They not only had it ready, but it was already installed on military M17 guns according to the article.

Good thing the "retail manager" at Wilshire Gun knows better than DPD and SIG lol.

Read the article I posted. It says right there,

SIG claims that recent feedback from government agencies evaluating the P320 inspired the enhanced trigger design. The changes were intended to improve trigger feel during the pull and reset. The result just happens to fix the drop safety issue, too. According to SIG, they intended to incorporate the changes in all P320 models — at a date the company didn’t specify.

As for the rapid response, it's due to how SIG does their manufacturing:

We expect this process to move forward quickly. SIG SAUER’s rapid manufacturing model enables engineering-to-production changes on the fly. Also ensuring a speedy changeover: SIG has already installed the enhanced trigger in some 50 M17s delivered to the 101st Airborne Division.

Also remember--the P320/XM17 passed all standard drop safety tests. It wasn't until Omaha Outdoors did their extra drop safety test (the -30° test) and The Truth About Guns replicated the test with similar results that the issue of trigger movement due to inertia removing the striker block safety from its position in front of the firing pin and releasing the striker from the sear came to light. (See The Mechanics Behind SIG P320 Drop Safety Failures.)

 

[SMS]

SIG's response is definitely commendable...especially compared to reaction from the SIG fanboys trying to debunk the issue.

 

[tomthebaker]

Ok, but I find it hard to believe that they had no idea it wasn't drop safe.