The Truth About the Sig P320
- Graham Baates
- Mar 7
- 2 min read
The Sig P320 has been under a lot of scrutiny since it was initially released. Even I called into question whethere poorly trained officers could safely handle a striker-fired pistol. Over the years it has continued to pile up, with teh "Guntuber" generation adding click-bait to the mess, sometimes creating scenarios to make the gun fail. Today Sig Sauer has released the following statement about this:
"NEWINGTON, N.H., (March 7, 2025) – The P320 CANNOT, under any circumstances, dischargewithout a trigger pull – that is a fact. The allegations against the P320 are nothing more than individuals seeking to profit or avoid personal responsibility.
Recently, anti-gun groups, members of the mainstream media, trial attorneys, and other uninformed and agenda-driven parties have launched attacks on one of SIG SAUER’s most trusted, most tested, and most popular products – the P320 pistol. In all cases, these individuals have an ulterior motive behind their baseless allegations that the P320 can fire without a trigger pull; they have no evidence, no data and no empirical testing to support any of their claims. They instead choose to misrepresent clear, negligent discharges as a “design problem.”
In the decade since its introduction, the P320 has undergone the most rigorous testing and evaluation of any firearm, by military and law enforcement agencies around the world. It consistently delivers a proven record of performance and reliability through state-of-the-art engineering, and documented quality control at every stage of its production. Claims that unintended discharges are anything more than negligent handling and/or manufactured lies to support an anti-gun, anti-SIG agenda are false. Furthermore, lawsuits claiming that the P320 is capable of firing without the trigger being pulled have been dismissed in courtrooms around the country. In addition, multiple plaintiffs’ so-called experts have conceded, it is not possible for the P320 to discharge unless the trigger is fully actuated.
The rhetoric is high, and we can no longer stay silent while lawsuits run their course, and clickbait farming, engagement hacking grifters continue their campaign to highjack the truth for profit. Enough is enough. From the courts of law to the court of public opinion we will combat the lies and misinformation with the truth. SIG SAUER stands behind the quality, safety, and design of all our products – especially the P320.
Industry, take notice; what’s happening today to SIG SAUER with the anti-gun mob and their lawfare tactics will happen tomorrow at another firearms manufacturer, and then another.
Today, for SIG SAUER – it ends."
I don't think that was ever the argument. The argument has always been the P320 lacks a trigger safety, a hinged trigger, or anything on the trigger shoe itself, WHICH IS WHY, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, STRIKER FIRED PISTOLS DO NOT HAVE A MANUAL SAFETY. The trigger safety was the lever that had to be engaged in order for trigger to travel rearward. The P320 stands alone with its lack of trigger shoe safety mechanism. The Sig P250 is a Double Action Only hammer fired pistol. To make the P320, Sig replaced the DAO hammer with a SAO striker WITHOUT CHANGING ANYTHING ON TRIGGER SHOE ITSELF. The lack of safety on trigger shoe of P250 was fine since there was…
I know several fellows that are huge P320 fans and do alot of builds on the P320 platform.. they say its all bunk ..
Im not a fan of the P320 platform , seems to have a higher bore axis and a sub- par trigger .compared to my CZ P10’s and my PPQ . the P320 to me looks like they simply converted the P250 DAO over to a striker fired system ..
I probably will never own one
I used to believe in SIG, but to be honest I just don't know anymore, the last video of the Officer in station,with the pistol going off holstered,still hasn't been explained
The world is crazy. The crazier it gets the more the "normies" claim it is becoming a better place.
I purchased one of the earlier P320s from a friend when they first started the voluntary not-a-recall program, he wanted a different gun and I wanted a P320. Once I found out about SIGs program, I sent it off to SIG and had it updated. I've had it for many years at this point. I have carried it, and i've bumped into things with it, etc. I've taken it unloaded, and whacked it pretty firmly with a heavy rubber mallet and have never been able to induce the striker to fall without trigger input. That said, I've had many other products over the years not even firearm related that got recalled for various safety issues, not every example…