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Like many other open-bolt designs, the MP 18 was prone to accidental discharge. If the buttstock of a loaded gun was given a hard knock while the bolt was fully forward, the gun could accidentally fire because of the bolt overcoming the action spring resistance and moving rearward enough to pick up a round, chamber it and fire.
Sig Sauer has previously settled lawsuits involving alleged discharges, and the company successfully blocked a proposed class action lawsuit that centered on financial harm for P320 owners.
SIG Sauer M17 Modular Handgun System (P320 Full-Size) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army to replace the M9 after winning the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition; SIG Sauer M18 Modular Handgun System (P320 Carry) (9×19mm) – Was selected by the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force to replace the M11 after winning the XM17 Modular ...
M18 Claymore mine, an American anti-personnel landmine; M18 Hellcat, an American tank destroyer used in World War II; M18 smoke grenade, a colored smoke grenade; M18 recoilless rifle, a late-World War II recoilless rifle; SIG Sauer M18 pistol, a compact, carry sized SIG Sauer P320 used by the United States armed forces
SIG Sauer is understood to have sold hundreds of thousands of P320s since the model was first made commercially available in 2014 and it has commonly been used by law enforcement professionals ...
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office corporal was shot in the leg after his service pistol discharged, which officials said fired involuntarily while still in its holster on July 14.
The SIG Sauer M17 and M18 are service pistols derived from the SIG Sauer P320 in use with the United States Armed Forces. On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer 's P320 had won the Army's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition .
A Philadelphia jury awarded $11 million on Wednesday to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down the stairs, causing a serious leg injury — the second major verdict this year against the embattled gun manufacturer over its P320 model.