SIG's announcement is dated 8 August and stated that the M17 pistols were not affected.
Clearly the military pistols were fixed before the 8 August announcement was posted. Before SIG publicly announced the voluntary upgrade for the commercial pistols. Before OO's testing results publicized the existing problem with the commercial pistols.
That is an assumption on your part and is overly simplistic. Just because SIG separates the M17 contract from the Commercial P320 does not mean one was fixed while the other was not.
SIG had to developed a common "the fix" and emplace all the pieces right down to a very large assembly line in order to roll out the changes.
Additionally, Organizations like Omaha Outdoors keep implying SIG was somehow at fault or negligent for producing and thoroughly testing a pistol that met all EXISTING standards for safety at the time.
Omaha Outdoors certainly implies a "coverup" and greatly exaggerates their part in this process simply because they bubba launched some pistols.
Omaha Outdoors testing regarding the P320 drop fire issue was conducted in early August 2017 and released on August 7, 2017. On August 4, 2017, SIG had stated that the company “has full confidence in the reliability, durability, and safety of its striker-fired handgun platform” and that there had been “zero (0) reported drop-related P320 incidents in the U.S. commercial market” as well as describing that “the P320 meets and exceeds all U.S. standards for safety.”
This did not happen in a vacuum. Even the determination there is a problem took some time.
The pistol passed DoD drop testing and was awarded the contract. There is no issue as the pistol meets the higher DoD standard! Verification Testing of the Initial production deliveries discovered an issue with the drop safety. SIG is told to fix it. PVT is Performance Verification Testing.
A testing program had to be developed, the issue repeated, a database assembled, to confirm and ID a problem. Raw solutions developed to fix the problem, those solutions implemented, tested, and refined before any logistical plan to distribute the fix, retool production lines, train workers, and finally implement the solution.
In perspective this is an issue which far exceeds any legal drop safety standard in place at the time. With a .000008% chance of a drop failure it is hard to argue there was an issue at all.
To better understand what we are talking about....Your chances of dying from testicular cancer stand at .4% or
50,000 times greater than a P320 owner experience an AD from a dropped pistol.
Your chances of getting a hole in one at golf on your birthday stand at .00004% or
5 times greater than the chances a P320 owner will experience an AD from a dropped pistol.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cance...ility-of-developing-or-dying-from-cancer.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mega-millions-lottery-odds-of-winning/
So no, it is highly unlikely M17's were fixed outside a few initial delivery examples but rather in a similar spot in the process as commercial P320. The M17 is a totally seperate contract without any reason to blend or confuse the two. It makes perfect sense SIG would say there are taken care of and have nothing to do with civilian P320's.
That does not mean the same fix in the form of a voluntary recall was not already in place for the Commerical P320.
https://www.omahaoutdoors.com/blog/pentagon-weapons-testing-office-report-sig-mhs-xm17/
SIG completed this process in just four short months. It is obvious bubba gun throwers had nothing to do with it.
Clearly SIG was informed of the drop issue in April of 2017 and directed to implement a solution.
Now, to be clear, the upgrade is free and should be taken advantage of but saying this issue has been greatly distorted by the internet is a huge understatement.
That the internet would jump to conclusion is also unsurprising.
Absolute nonsense.
-Sig knew about the issues many months before Omaha Outdoors discovered & publicized the flaw.
-Sig knew the design was defective because the military told them so..
-Sig chose to not responsibly and proactively recall civilian guns that SIG KNEW were defective.
-Sig's initial response was "well it passed the industry standard test"....which is irrelevant when your firearm can fire when dropped.
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Sig is going to pay $$$$ out the buttocks for a poor design that has resulted in real world injuries.
And there are Aliens at Roswell and a monster in Loch Ness! It is on YOUTUUUUUBBBE!! It must be true, LOL.
FACTS:
There is ONE injury of a Police Officer and no proof that it was caused by pistol that did not meet industry safety standards.
The lawsuit will make its way thru the system and we will all see the result.
I tend to think he is going to lose.
