[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Should I buy a Sig P320? (Page 2 of 3)
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If you already have one polymer striker fired gun in that form factor, why bother. at best, not especially different than anything else in that segment (the polymer striker fired 9mm being basically an undifferentiated commodity at this point). At worst, you'll shoot your dick off.. Sure a hell not a collectors item, not going to go up in value. If you have 250$ in burning a hole in your pocket, I'd find something else to spend it on, like gasoline maybe. |
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Quoted: I’d never trust it for anything but cautious range use, and their slide stop location sucks hard, but this is one damn good looking gun and I need one in my collection at some point. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/61399/IMG_5789_jpeg-3774775.JPG Attached File @-OdieGreen- Tell me about that Xten? Cerakote or is it a special run? I need another Xten! |
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Quoted: Only reason I have one is for my Flux Raider, but as a typical sidearm it's meh. Prefer almost anything over it. But the Flux is a cool bag gun - just don't carry it chambered. lol. Hell just buy a 9mm PCC vs some conglomeration that uses expensive SIG mags. So many better priced options. |
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Quoted: I'd buy a lightly used P320 for $250 without hesitation. How about New in Box with night sights & three magazine for $220? ($240.35 w/ TT&L)  I don't think I'll appendix carry, but a hard bargain to pass up for the money. Thinking a Flux Raider perhaps. Just need a 4th of July or Black Friday blowout sale... Bigger_Hammer 
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Depends on the nature of your question. Should the negligent behavior of others scare you away from buying a pistol? No. Should you buy a gun simply because it’s cheap? IMO, also no. I happen to only buy guns I have a purpose for. Now, that purpose might be to have an example of each major manufacturers striker fired polymer pistol. So would I buy an M&P 2.0 for $250? Yes, because I don’t have one yet. Would I buy a P320 for $250? No, already have one. Should you? I mean, if you think there may be an improvement over your Glock, sure. If it’s just to spend $250, no. |
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If all you are going to use it for is a range toy, they can be very enjoyable due to the trigger. I have 13 pistols by Sig (have given away, sold and traded 3 others) and honestly my favorites are the hammer-fired/metal framed guns. But those are usually more expensive, even used. For $250 a P320 would make a fun range toy. |
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Quoted: Sadly no. There are simply WAY too many competitors in the same caliber and weight category that offers similar or better stats for at competitive price point. It's simply a "no-brainer" decision. This. And I loved my 320. If you want a Sig, get a 220/226/229 or 211. |
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Quoted: How about New in Box with night sights & three magazine for $220? ($240.35 w/ TT&L) I don't think I'll appendix carry, but a hard bargain to pass up for the money. Thinking a Flux Raider perhaps. Just need a 4th of July or Black Friday blowout sale... Bigger_Hammer Edit: I use ETS 30rd steel feed lip mags through mine now. Bought 8 of them the last sale they had. They work great. Many hundreds of rounds through each mag with zero problems. Nearly all of them my handloads using Blue Bullets powdercoated projectiles.  |
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Quoted: Desk jockey? I've pulled all sorts of things out of my pockets and holsters. Metal chips, wood chips, small rocks, etc. It's amazing where wood and metal will go when you are working with them. Do a little work with a chainsaw and get ready to pull wood chips out of your underwear. I'd pass on a $2.50 P320. Yeah. Those seeds that rotate like a helicopter rotor when they drop from trees. I had that happen at least twice - in different matches years apart. I went to reholster and was like wtf.. I had a penny wedge itself between the inside of the holster and the trigger guard. And I had a pull string from a jacket zipper half in and out. |
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No. I had one when they first came out, put 1300rds through it and didn't really see what the big deal was. And that was long before the problems started showing up, well except for the barrel hood peening issues that SIG said was a non issue. ETA. where are all these shops selling used 320s for less than $300? The ones I've seen for sale around me are $400+. I guess those shops haven't gotten the memo that they are junk guns. |
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https://www.mainepublic.org/2025-11-03/air-force-details-cover-up-in-shooting-that-spurred-sig-sauer-investigation But according to new information released by the Air Force, authorities now believe Lovan was killed when fellow Airman Marcus White-Allen pointed his M18 handgun “at Lovan’s chest in a joking manner,” and then pulled the trigger. Laboratory tests found no defects with the gun, according to an Air Force statement. |
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Quoted: I can explain to you mathematically why the Sig 320 is nowhere NEAR as dangerous as hysterical guntubers selling clickbait would have you believe. To be fair, you can also explain mathematically why he’s far better off buying pretty much any other comparable pistol that doesn’t have a history of discharging inside the holster or when dropped from waist height. |
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Quoted: Magic 8 ball says no UNLESS you're a collector and want one for the novelty for its controversial notoriety. On a budget . . . for a firearm as a highly dependable functional defense weapon, you're pretty much a goofy fool to choose it. |
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Quoted: $250 is a good price for one in good condition. Be aware some ranges and instructors won't allow them. Pfft. I bought mine new for $250 from a certain large LE distributor in Texas who was dumping their stock on GB. OP, if you want one for a collection or as a range toy (assuming your range will allow them), go for it. If you carry one that's on you. With all the info available, a mishap won't get you any sympathy. As the fable goes, "you knew I was an AXG Scorpion when you picked me up". |
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Quoted: To be fair, you can also explain mathematically why he’s far better off buying pretty much any other comparable pistol that doesn’t have a history of discharging inside the holster or when dropped from waist height. Quoted: Quoted: I can explain to you mathematically why the Sig 320 is nowhere NEAR as dangerous as hysterical guntubers selling clickbait would have you believe. To be fair, you can also explain mathematically why he’s far better off buying pretty much any other comparable pistol that doesn’t have a history of discharging inside the holster or when dropped from waist height. There's not really a reason for polymer strikers outside of the PDP anymore. The pinnacle had been reached. |