SIG P320の落下試験の噂に対し、SIGから公式リリースが届いたよ。

SIG P320の落下試験のソーシャルメディアの噂に対し、SIGから公式リリースが届きました。
一部連絡先などは省いていますが、全文掲載します。

まあ、要は、SNSでP320の落下試験の安全性に対して噂が流れているけど、SIGの拳銃にはトリガーを引いたときのみ弾が発射されるような安全機能があるが、想定外の急激な状況、例えば衝撃や振動などにさらされれば、これら安全装置は設計通りに機能しなくなる可能性はある、これはSIGに限った話ではなく、どのメーカーにも共通する注意点であると。
むろんP320は米国の製品規格をクリアしているし、米軍テストも受けているから問題ないよって内容。

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SIG SAUER Reaffirms Safety of P320 Pistol   

Striker-fired pistol exceeds safety standards of ANSI/SAAMI® and U.S. military testing

Newington, NH (August 4, 2017) – In response to social media rumors questioning the safety of the P320 pistol, a variant of which was selected by the U.S. government as the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), SIG SAUER, Inc. has full confidence in the reliability, durability and safety of its striker-fired handgun platform. There have been zero (0) reported drop-related P320 incidents in the U.S. commercial market, with hundreds of thousands of guns delivered to date.

The P320 meets and exceeds all U.S. standards for safety, including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc. (SAAMI), as well as rigorous testing protocols for global military and law enforcement agencies.

All SIG SAUER pistols incorporate effective mechanical safeties to ensure they only fire when the trigger is pressed. However, like any mechanical device, exposure to acute conditions (e.g. shock, vibration, heavy or repeated drops) may have a negative effect on these safety mechanisms and cause them to not work as designed. This language is common to owner’s manuals of major handgun manufacturers.

As a result, individual attempts to perform drop tests outside of professionally controlled environments should not be attempted.

“SIG SAUER is committed to producing only the finest products,” said Ron Cohen, President and CEO of SIG SAUER. “Safety and reliability have been and always will be paramount to the SIG SAUER brand.”

SIG SAUER, Inc.