spacephysics (u/spacephysics)

spacephysics commented on Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-07-... · Posted by u/duxup

mycodendral · a month ago

I don't think this issue has been reported on the P365/x-macro platform, for those discourage by this unfortunate situation. Different striker system.

spacephysics · a month ago

Yeah, i heard the P320 was originally a non-striker system that they modified to become a striker system to try and save research/development costs from creating a striker system from the ground up, which led to these wildly low tolerances in the FCU and ultimately a poorly designed firearm.

I’ve heard of no issues from the P365 models. A knowledgeable firearm instructor I talked to mentioned the P320 and P365 are entirely different designs internally, and the P365 holds up to Sigs (previously) positive reputation

spacephysics commented on Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-07-... · Posted by u/duxup

hollywood_court · a month ago

That may be personal preference, but IMHO there’s no reason to conceal carry if you’re going to do it without a round chambered.

I’m a huge Sig collector and I’ve been a fan of theirs since the 90s.

I’ve carried a Sig daily for 20+ years. I only carried a P320 for a few months until I finally downsized to the P365.

But I’ve got to admit that their PR and response to these incidents is not a good look.

But I am a bit confused as to what is causing these unintentional discharges. I know they had a problem that was addressed years ago so I’m not sure if the current problem guns are ones that were never sent back for modification or if there is some kind of unrelated problem.

Regardless, I’ll still carry a Sig until CZ makes something comparable to a P365. But it’s unlikely that I’ll ever buy a new Sig again.

spacephysics · a month ago

Check out this video, the FBI report got released a few weeks ago. This was a FOIA’d report from 2024 of a police officer who had the P320 holstered, doing normal movements (didnt drop the holstered firearm)

Unique case in that the FBI got the firearm still in the holster (it hadn’t been removed or the round cleared after the discharge)

This is what has led to the recent uptick in Sig scrutiny, then unfortunately the OP incident happened and it’s rightfully so made Sig’s situation much worse

https://youtu.be/LfnhTYeVHHE

spacephysics commented on Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-07-... · Posted by u/duxup

zxcvbn4038 · a month ago

I recently bought a SIG P320, and a week later, I started reading articles about it self discharging. =P It’s not like it happens all the time, but it seems that if the safety lever spring’s thickness is off by a thousandth of an inch, and the height of the post it fits on is also off by a thousandth of an inch, and you drop the pistol at just the right angle with enough force, the FBI reportedly got it to discharge once during testing—though officially, the results are inconclusive. Now, some law enforcement agencies are quietly replacing the P320 with the Glock 19. Personally, I’m keeping mine because it’s a great gun, and I love that 21-round magazine. However, I sent in my warranty card in case there’s a recall or something similar.

spacephysics · a month ago

Their report outlined here and the police officer’s account of the unintentional discharge occurred without dropping and while securely in the holster without any items intruding in the holster (i say that because it was a prior excuse Sig made for the unintentional discharge reports)

https://youtu.be/LfnhTYeVHHE

spacephysics commented on Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistol after shooting death of airman nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-07-... · Posted by u/duxup

spl757 · a month ago

There are really two separate claims being made about the P320 and unintentional discharges.

One claim is that the gun can fire when dropped at a certain angle from a certain height. The voluntary "recall" lets you send it back to Sig and they replace some parts. I think the cause was because the trigger itself was bulky enough for a drop to give it enough inertia to fire, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

The other claim is that the P320 can fire without being dropped, and while holstered, seemingly on it's own. That's all I really know about it.

I own a P320, and I consider it an unsafe weapon at this point. I have not had the self-recall fix done and I'll never chamber a round in it again, so I guess it's a paperweight now.

spacephysics · a month ago

A week or so ago the FBI report investigating an incident of unintentional discharge back in 2024 was released via FOIA. This particular case was a police officer who had the firearm in the holster, and by just normal movement it went off. Multiple layers of the striker fire system safety’s failed, and fired the chambered round.

What was particularly beneficial/unique is the P320 was kept in the holster when given to the FBI to investigate, and only removed after their forensic team X-rayed it, giving us pretty solid case study of how it happens

This guy does a great job going through the report: https://youtu.be/LfnhTYeVHHE

spacephysics commented on A 14kb page can load much faster than a 15kb page (2022) endtimes.dev/why-your-web... · Posted by u/truxs

simgt · a month ago

Aside from latency, reducing ressources consumption to the minimum required should always be a concern if we intend to have a sustainable future. The environmental impact of our network is not negligible. Given the snarky comments here, we clearly have a long way to go.

EDIT: some reply missed my point, I am not claiming this particular optimization is the holy grail, only that I'd have liked for added benefit of reducing the energy consumption to be mentioned

spacephysics · a month ago

This is one of those things that is high effort, low impact. Similar to recycling in some cities/towns where it just gets dumped in a landfill.

Instead we should be looking to nuclear power solutions for our energy needs, and not waste time with reducing website size if its purely a function of environmental impact.

spacephysics commented on Five companies now control over 90% of the restaurant food delivery market marketsaintefficient.subs... · Posted by u/goinggetthem

andybak · a month ago

I still tend to discover a takeaway or restaurant and then figure out how to get them to deliver.

I've never not ordered from somewhere I was keen on based on their choice of delivery service.

If the consolidation results in price hikes and poor service, what's the lock-in? Why can't the takeaways just go rogue and offer independent deliveries?

spacephysics · a month ago

Lots of their infrastructure for handling orders (iPads, software integration into their payment system) was done around Covid, and some have started to integrate in-person orders through the same “single unified system” creating a higher and higher cost to switch delivery systems.

AFAIK there’s no well-supported open source order/delivery management software. The companies that were ready during covid took all the extra, enormous demand for building delivery and order online systems built atop a typically antiquated order management system and have stuck around since

Sometimes i’ll get a cheaper delivery/food cost calling vs ordering online, but now some places are just raising their other prices to match online

spacephysics commented on Microsoft enables opt-out telemetry in Go 1.25 devblogs.microsoft.com/go... · Posted by u/orphea

spacephysics · a month ago

Just don’t use Microsoft garbage wherever possible. Default opt-in is how it starts.

spacephysics commented on Australia is introducing age checks for search engines like Google abc.net.au/news/2025-07-1... · Posted by u/ahonhn

RachelF · a month ago

The "online safety" of kids is just an excuse, I suspect.

Australia really wants to be able to identify and track the ID of all their citizens online. No more Internet anonymity for them.

spacephysics · a month ago

Jokingly, it’s not surprising given many of their short-term ancestors were prison guards or criminals.

Looks like the ruling gov still sees their citizens as such

spacephysics commented on Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion nature.com/articles/s4158... · Posted by u/Bluestein

spacephysics · 2 months ago

At what point will we see that plants are conscious, just in a different manner than animals colloquially?

spacephysics commented on The $25k car is going extinct? media.hubspot.com/why-the... · Posted by u/pseudolus

alerighi · 2 months ago

You can always get an used car for practically any amount of money. A lot of time an used car is even more reliable than a new shiny car full of useless electronic components.

To me buying new cars is just throwing away money, simply because at the moment you brought the car out from the dealer the car just is worth 3/4 of the price you payed it, and when you have to resell it in 10 years it is worth almost nothing.

spacephysics · 2 months ago

Unfortunately many people don’t see cost, debt, and cars that way.

Imagine you get your first car, it’s used and a bit run down but you’re paying $250/month on a modest loan. Nothing crazy but you needed a loan and a car that was modestly reliable.

You get a couple of small raises, eventually the car is in the shop more and you feel you deserve a better car because of the hard work and long hours. You see ads for a new car at just another $100 per month on TV. $350/month would be tight, but you feel you’ve earned it.

You go to the dealership only to find the car you really want is closer to $500/month which you can’t afford.

The salesman says “let me see what i can do,” comes back from the finance office, and voila! Got the payment down to $375/month. It’s more than you initially expected but maybe you just don’t go out to eat as much. You’re sick of your old rust box, always in the shop. And you’ll probably get a raise soon too. So you sign.

And bam, you got a 6, 7, or even 9 year car loan. You don’t realize how much insurance will increase. You haven’t had a new car yet so you didn’t even think excise tax would be that much (for the first year of a new car its typically a lot) and now you’re struggling in debt with a new car that lost 20-35% of it’s value right off the lot, so you’re underwater on the loan.

Long winded story to say for many people a car is an emotional extension of themselves. Identity even, and it’s difficult to break that into a more utilitarian mindset. Thus justifying the high cost and debt is easier than if you were looking at it as just a way to get to point A and B