Thinking Sig

[Hohn]

Just as a heads up, I've gotten from a very reliable source that the P320 isn't entirely drop safe. A drop from shoulder height on to concrete caused a discharge. No injury other than the roof, but just something to be aware of.

Could cause a problem for the "inevitable " FBI contract..

 

[WestSider]

Just as a heads up, I've gotten from a very reliable source that the P320 isn't entirely drop safe. A drop from shoulder height on to concrete caused a discharge. No injury other than the roof, but just something to be aware of.

Yeah this is concerning... I've actually been very interested in picking one up to see what all the hubbub is about.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Wow! I wonder how come! It's something I'd like to see guys "test" with some snap caps or something...

The inertia was enough to pull the trigger.

 

[Expat]

Everything I have ever read said the P320 had passed all of the drop tests performed.
Is there a link or some citation?

 

[Hohn]

The inertia was enough to pull the trigger.

Because the trigger bar and the trigger safety bar on in the same plane, a drop on a hard impact with the muzzle pointed straight up in the air could possibly discharge it. But the P320 is no hair-trigger.

I've taken my FCU apart and handled all the parts, and I'm pretty familiar with the innards. I think it would truly take all the stars aligning just so to produce the kind of discharge we are talking about. In other words, the only way to reproduce it is to exactly reproduce under controlled conditions what is incredibly improbable in reality. It is certainly possible, though.

 

[Hohn]

Everything I have ever read said the P320 had passed all of the drop tests performed.
Is there a link or some citation?

Passing a drop test at one height doesn't mean it would pass at a higher height.

Question is, what is reasonable?

If the drop tests are only from 3-4 feet and they pass, a drop from shoulder height might easily fail.

 

[Expat]

“The pistol is being offered both with a tabbed ‘safety-trigger’ and a standard, blade trigger. The P320 passes NIJ, SAAMI and NATO drop-tests with either trigger. Some people/agencies will insist, so we made one.”

This was the Sig statement on drop tests.
I am not sure what those three tests entail.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Everything I have ever read said the P320 had passed all of the drop tests performed.
Is there a link or some citation?

No link or citation. Source is a consultant for the industry. Drop was shoulder high to concrete.

 

[WestSider]

No link or citation. Source is a consultant for the industry. Drop was shoulder high to concrete.

Would that problem be eliminated by getting the one with the tabbed trigger like a Glock?

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Would that problem be eliminated by getting the one with the tabbed trigger like a Glock?

I don't know enough to say yes or no, but speculation is it would make it more drop safe. I don't know of any side by side testing, however, and can't say with any certainty.