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Gun Nerds Dismantle Infamous Pistol to Research If It Fires at Random

The Sig Sauer P320 has a reputation for firing without pulling the trigger. The manufacturer says that's impossible, but the firearms community is showing the truth is more complicated.
Gun Nerds Dismantle Infamous Pistol to Research If It Fires at Random
Image via Wyoming Gun Project on YouTube.

A U.S. airman in Wyoming died last week after an incident involving an M18 pistol, the military version of the P320 handgun, a weapon long infamous among gun nerds. The incident, and other incidents where the M18 and the civilian version of it, the P320, have fired unexpectedly, have sent gun hobbyists into investigation mode, with guntubers dismantling the gun at the center of the controversy, running it through various stress tests and firing exercises in an attempt to discover the flaw that’s given the P320 a reputation for firing on its own.

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