Did sig fix the p320 and is it still a good gun to have?

[greg vess]

Don't feel bad bro! That's the same question I ask months and months ago and boy did I get an ear full. 🤣🤣
How many of you members of this forum have actually seen one spontaneously combust? I mean fire all of a sudden without touching the weapon.
Someone please enlighten me on the internals of the P320. For it to go off on its own the hammer would have to be in the cocked position at all times. It seems like this would be a complete contradiction to a striker fired pistol. I thought the whole goal behind that was to have a double action firearm that was safe to carry! Why on Earth would Sig design such a animal. I can see we're having that would give you a trigger like a 1911 and that would be a wonderful pistol to operate. Did they just design a internal Hammer 1911? I'm just wondering is this how this pistol operates? I'm going to have to go online and delve into this situation little deeper because this unusual type of discharge kind of baffles me.
cmshoot can you explain this to us non familiar enthusiasts?

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

Don't feel bad bro! That's the same question I ask months and months ago and boy did I get an ear full. 🤣🤣
How many of you members of this forum have actually seen one spontaneously combust? I mean fire all of a sudden without touching the weapon.
Someone please enlighten me on the internals of the P320. For it to go off on its own the hammer would have to be in the cocked position at all times. It seems like this would be a complete contradiction to a striker fired pistol. I thought the whole goal behind that was to have a double action firearm that was safe to carry! Why on Earth would Sig design such a animal. I can see we're having that would give you a trigger like a 1911 and that would be a wonderful pistol to operate. Did they just design a internal Hammer 1911? I'm just wondering is this how this pistol operates? I'm going to have to go online and delve into this situation little deeper because this unusual type of discharge kind of baffles me.
cmshoot can you explain this to us non familiar enthusiasts?

Sounds like you need to do the research on the internals. Double action? Hammer?

 

[greg vess]

Sounds like you need to do the research on the internals. Double action? Hammer?

I just watched an animation of the internals and the dang thing is cocked all the time!

 

[greg vess]

They say that five different things have to happen before the striker is released. I can see now where it could, may, on occasion happen.

 

[greg vess]

I looked into the Glock firing mechanism as well. It's only in a half cocked position and only when the trigger is pulled most the way to the rear is the striker in the fully cocked position and the spring tension is increased. So I see the differences in the two designs. Very enlightening, either way I won't own either one! Now that I've seen these two different operations I think I'll stick to handguns with an exposed Hammer thank you!

 

[Gixxer]

I looked into the Glock firing mechanism as well. It's only in a half cocked position and only when the trigger is pulled most the way to the rear is the striker in the fully cocked position and the spring tension is increased. So I see the differences in the two designs. Very enlightening, either way I won't own either one! Now that I've seen these two different operations I think I'll stick to handguns with an exposed Hammer thank you!

You do realize that most 1911's that have been carried for decades are not drop safe and have a free-floating firing pin? That's less safe than a Glock....

 

[greg vess]

You do realize that most 1911's that have been carried for decades are not drop safe and have a free-floating firing pin? That's less safe than a Glock....

Yes I'm quite familiar with the series 70 and series 80 1911. I've rebuilt many of 1911. A common solution for that was to buy a increased tension firing pin spring for the series 70 models. That helped in case you dropped it but wasn't an absolutely safe. They lack the firing pin block of the series 80. I'm completely familiar with both those pistols. I've reconditioned and rebuilt many of them. I've never been a fan of striker fired pistols so I've really never been even interested in them. If I owned on you can bet your bottom dollar I would know exactly how to disassemble and reassemble one. Also completely understand how the handgun operates. Seeing that I'm not a active gunsmith or have never been seems likely that I'm unfamiliar with them. Just like anything else if I'm not interested in them I don't do a lot of research on them. However, after the last hour I've looked into both the Glock and the Sig P 320 and see how they operate. A crash course if you will.

 

[Gixxer]

Yes I'm quite familiar with the series 70 and series 80 1911. I've rebuilt many of 1911. A common solution for that was to buy a increased tension firing pin spring for the series 70 models. That helped in case you dropped it but wasn't an absolutely safe. They lack the firing pin block of the series 80. I'm completely familiar with both those pistols. I've reconditioned and rebuilt many of them. I've never been a fan of striker fired pistols so I've really never been even interested in them. If I owned on you can bet your bottom dollar I would know exactly how to disassemble and reassemble one. Also completely understand how the handgun operates. Seeing that I'm not a active gunsmith or have never been seems likely that I'm unfamiliar with them. Just like anything else if I'm not interested in them I don't do a lot of research on them. However, after the last hour I've looked into both the Glock and the Sig P 320 and see how they operate. A crash course if you will.

I say in another hour you'll be able to do an optic slide-cut and trigger job on my G19. I'll ship it this afternoon when should I expect to get it back?

 

[joesaxon]

If you look at the handguns that people who kill people for a living use (Glock 19/17/22/23), you will notice a definitive choice. Sig with the P 220/225/226/228/229 had an excellent combatant killing machine. H&K's MK23(crew Served) and the USP pistols are excellent killing machines.....Notice that SAS MARSOC DEVGRU SEALS DELTA all have access to the M18/M17 series of pistols. They just are not using them.

 

[greg vess]

I say in another hour you'll be able to do an optic slide-cut and trigger job on my G19. I'll ship it this afternoon when should I expect to get it back?

I can fix anything in a day and it'll take 3 Days to come back. 😁 Once I take something apart I have a mental snapshot of that system. When I worked at the golf course we had over 500 pieces of equipment. I had to work on those everyday day in and day out for the duration of my employment there. There are things at a golf course that you don't even know existed and they're much more complicated than a firearm.