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The problem of the P320 has evolved past the actual mechanical issue with the pistol – which still hasn’t actually bee identified. The problem is actually that the P320 does not offer any capability that isn’t available in a multitude of other pistols that are, for all practical purposes, indistinguishable from the P320. There is so much uncertainty about the gun now that it’s hard to imagine what reason any agency would have to choose it over the other options. Military adoption was a huge advantage for SIG, and a factor that probably let lots of buyers skip right over the testing and trial process simply by trusting military procurement. With the recent Airman’s death however, that pillar of reputation may well fall away completely.
The actual mechanical problem with the 320 has yet to be specifically identified, and it remains theoretically possible that there actually isn’t a mechanical defect. But that no longer matters very much because of the growing tide of organizations rejecting the 320 and I think the doubt is pretty much permanent in many peoples’ minds now. We still have doubts about shooting low-serial 1903 Springfield’s form a century ago; people still hate Ruger for its now-dead owners comments decades ago. Can SIG rehabilitate the 320? I doubt it.
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