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A theory on the 320 mechanical issues (youtu.be)

submitted 1 week ago by thundermoose@lemmy.world to c/guns@lemmy.world

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Pretty good demonstration of the mechanics of how bumping the slide can cause the striker to drop. The guy takes the gun apart and shows which components contribute to this malfunction. Worth a watch if you're curious what's happening internally.

It seems pretty clear that there are a lot of differences between P320s in the wild, so it's hard to generalize these findings well. This guy's gun isn't stock, and I personally have not been able to reproduce this behavior on mine (which is stock). It does seem more and more that the 320 design does not tolerate non-spec parts well, which is especially weird given the design was supposed to be modular.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

but wears into a malfunction queen

Because most were 30 years old at the time...

Beretta offered up a new model that met every demand for the new contract. But we're denied because top brass wanted "modern" and that meant it had to look like a concealed carry despite that making zero sense.

If I'm remembering right, they even used old random Beretta for the baseline instead of new produced straight from factory line Berrertta.

It wasn't a fair contract, that's not a secret

Like, sure, I can CCW a full size Beretta and not print. But there is zero reason for a service pistol to need to do that. It's not spending all day tuck next your balls. It's hanging a couple inches off your body around thigh height.

There are tons of examples of someone having to draw and fire in a split second without time to retreat and chamber. This is a settled issue.

And at least 10x more where someone NDs and gets shot...

Complacency is primarily why NDs happen

Exactly.

How much time have you spent in military bases standing watch?

Literally no one is more complacent then someone sitting stateside for 12hrs straight with a gun. It just stops being a thing and you will get complacent.

Even when they have to be ridiculously over dressed with plates, helmets, and ARs. It's normalized and you just stop giving any fucks.

why you should carry with an empty chamber.

You should open carry with an external hammer, double stage trigger, round chamber, safety on.

Condition 1.5ish.

Completely safe in a holster and able to be drawn and fired as fast as a striker fired gun that is way more likely to negligently discharge.

People carrying without one in the chamber is what people dumb enough to have bought a CCW without a safety should do.

Because about 99.999% of people who CCW will never have to actually draw a gun.

But we're having two different conversations at once, CCW by a civilian and open by the military.