Posted June 16, 2018 2:19 pm by Comments

By John Farnam

SIG SAUER P320

Opinion

SIG 320 Pistol Voluntary Upgrade, Pros & Cons, My View

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- SIG’s 320 Pistol was selected by the Pentagon for general issue within the American Military at the beginning of 2017. The 320 (designated the M17) ends the thirty-two year reign of the Beretta 92F (M9)

SIG narrowly edged-out Glock for this prestigious contract.

However, the “military version” of the 320 differs from the original “civilian version” in that:

When a drop-safety issue reared its ugly head during testing of the 320, SIG quickly re-engineered the pistol in order to correct the problem. This “new version” (the “military version”) is what is being currently delivered to the Pentagon. This Military Version also has ambidextrous, manual safety levers (an optional feature on the civilian version).

Since then, SIG has incorporated these internal “military upgrades” into all new, non-military production, although manual safety levers are still optional.

Most Operators, myself included, prefer the 320 without manual safety levers. The Pentagon, of course, insisted on them! The pistol is perfectly functional, either way, but I consider a manual safety lever on a pistol like this to be a superfluous redundancy. Indeed, it represents needless clutter.

Not everyone agrees.

However, a half-million 320s were produced …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand

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