Sig P320 "delicate" military side arm?

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UncleEd

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Over the years I've heard all the dislikes expressed regarding the Beretta 92,
some of the criticism coming from veterans I've met.

What I'm wondering is how "delicate" is the unitized assembly of the Sig P320
which the military has chosen.

Anyone familiar, really familiar with the guts of the P320 and how easy will it be for the average grunt to screw it up as he pulls from from the frame and puts it back in. I'm talking about cleaning, dropping the parts, etc. etc.

I believe the Beretta 92 innards, as were the 1911's, to be pretty rugged and quite simple. while not absolutely ham-fisted proof. At least the parts did show some resilience over time.
 
It's a pistol...anyone can disassemble and reassemble ANY pistol out there pretty easily, bad designs get weeded out quickly in normal use much less actual testing. Pistols are simple machines, if a module does get hosed out, toss it in file 13 and rec out another, drop it in and go to bed.
 
I doubt that anyone other than armorers will be pulling the FCU out of their military P320s. The military version will have a take down lever that requires a special tool to remove. Removing the TDL is required to pull out the FCU.
 
OK, so FCU stands for fire control unit and removal, etc., would be restricted to armorers. I wonder about that even if a special tool is needed.
I assume, then also, that the gun can be easily cleaned leaving the unit in the frame.

But Ritepath, tossing it is tossing the "gun" as that's what has the serial number as I understand it. I don't think it'd be that simple in the military.
 
I find it hard to believe that if the FCU was a problem in terms of fragility that it would have been accepted in the first place. In owning one the FCU itself is rather robust. Now can you take it apart and lose small parts? Sure, but the same is true of all firearms. You don't need to remove the FCU for basic cleaning. To me the only folks really going down to that level would be armorers.
 
Have you had the chance to handle one yet? Just my initial impression, but it appears to be a very robust pistol. Several ounces heavier and more sturdy feeling than the Glock in my opinion. If I ever break down and buy a striker gun, the P320 at the top of the list.
 
FairWarning aptly summed up reality:
Put it this way: it passed the military's trials.
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Been through these. It's almost like the testers get $$$$ / whatever to break gear they test.

As high profile as this was, I don't expect any punches were pulled for Sig.
 
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