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63-481: The SIG Sauer P320 is a modular semi-automatic pistol made by SIG Sauer, Inc., SIG Sauer 's American branch. It is a further development of the SIG Sauer P250 , utilizing a striker-fired mechanism in lieu of a double action only hammer system. The P320 can be chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum , .357 SIG , .40 S&W , .45 ACP , and 10mm Auto and can be easily converted from one caliber to another;

126-569: A hex key , thus eliminating the need for special tools and custom fitting by a gunsmith. This firearms -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Joint Task Force 2  • NATO intervention in Bosnia Joint Task Force 2 ( JTF   2 ) is Canada's Tier 1 special operations force mandated with protecting Canadian national interests and combating terrorism threats both domestic and abroad. JTF   2 serves under

189-504: A 40 percent rate). On 8 August 2017, SIG Sauer issued a notice that they would upgrade all P320s to address the issue. The upgrade is described on the company's website as: "an alternate design that reduces the physical weight of the trigger, sear , and striker while additionally adding a mechanical disconnector." A 2023 investigation by The Washington Post and The Trace found more than 100 people who say their P320 discharged with no trigger pressure; at least 80 of them were wounded as

252-410: A Nitron-finished stainless steel slide with a cut for mounting aiming optics. Magazine capacity is 15 rounds. It weighs 33 oz (936 grams), has a 5-inch (127 mm) bull barrel, overall length of 8.5 inches (216 mm), overall height of 5.6 inches (142 mm), overall width of 1.3 inches (33 mm) and a sight radius of 6.8 inches (173 mm). The SIG P320MAX is a sporterised variant of

315-574: A change from .357 SIG to .40 S&W requires only a barrel change; a change from 9mm to .357 SIG or .40 S&W (or vice versa) is accomplished using a caliber exchange kit. The P320 chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum was introduced in the North American market on 15 January 2014, followed by the .45 ACP compact model at the SHOT Show in January 2015. On 19 January 2017, it was announced that

378-421: A class action lawsuit. It claims that SIG Sauer "continued to sell the flawed gun to the public", and that the upgrade offered "would still not fully compensate him for the significantly diminished resale value of his pistol." In March 2020, judge Joseph N. Laplante denied SIG Sauer's motion to dismiss the case. In May 2020, a trial notice was issued, with pretrial statements due on 5 October 2021; in January 2021,

441-561: A communications tower in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 2010, the investigation into Klumpenhouwer's death was completed, and revealed that he had been knocked unconscious by a surge of electricity. Operators use a range of weapons including: JTF   2 uses the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) special operations version. A replacement project was cancelled in 2010. In 2016,

504-412: A court martial against an unnamed JTF   2 officer, accused of assaulting and mistreating a subordinate. Because court martial requests require that the accused be named, the judge suggested that they explore other avenues to proceed with the court martial. JTF   2 has acknowledged the death of one member. Master Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25, died on April   18, 2007, after falling off

567-767: A customized version of the SIG Sauer P320 had won the United States Army 's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition . The full-sized model is known as the M17 and the compact carry-sized model is known as the M18 . According to The Washington Post , the P320 is one of the most popular handguns in the United States. The P320 was designed to be ambidextrous in handling, sporting a catch lever on both sides of

630-456: A different chambering or barrel length when hunting different species. Another example of a modular firearm system is the increasingly popular quick barrel change systems, which is found on some new rifles like for example the Blaser R8 , Roessler Titan and SIG Sauer 200 STR . These systems simplify the replacement of worn barrels or caliber changes, since they often only require the use of

693-708: A different frame size. The P320 trigger shoe is available in an all-metal, solid trigger. The requirements for the new US Army handgun included the requirement that an existing handgun model would be preferred for the Modular Handgun System Request for Proposal, known as the XM17 Procurement. SIG Sauer submitted a P320 with a number of modifications and submitted them for the XM17 Modular Handgun System competition . Modifications include: On 19 January 2017, it

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756-540: A group of al-Qaeda terrorists hiding in a hospital ward; JTF   2 also carried out numerous operations with the New Zealand Special Air Service . JTF   2's first rotation was completed when they returned to Canada in May 2002, to be replaced by a second, shorter term, deployment until October 2002. In 2004, an estimated 40 members of JTF   2 serving with Task Force K-Bar were awarded

819-662: A negligence action against SIG Sauer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after her holstered P320 allegedly discharged and broke her femur in half in February 2018 as she was removing it from her belt. The case settled on May 29, 2019, the second day of a jury trial. In September 2019, an Arizona gun owner who purchased a P320 in September 2016 initiated

882-579: A pistol and rifle; previously junior leaders in regular infantry units were excluded from carrying sidearms but policy was changed to give them more choices and options in close quarters battle situations. All Army units are planned to have the M9 replaced with the M17 within a decade. Initial production models of the P320 were found to have a "drop safety" issue if the firearm was dropped at a specific angle, potentially causing it to discharge. SIG Sauer has since refitted

945-427: A result. At least 35 of the shootings are purported to have occurred with either post-2017 P320s with the updated design intended to address the drop firing problem, or older ones which had been updated by SIG Sauer. Unlike other striker -fired guns, the P320 is "effectively fully cocked at rest", since its striker is under constant spring pressure, which is released when the trigger is pulled. Most such guns, including

1008-578: A smaller slide lock. The X-Carry is the frame used for the M18 Released in late July/early August 2019 the XFIVE Legion is considered the flagship of the P320 platform that brings added weight and features. The TXG grip module has tungsten infused directly into the polymer along with an attachable magazine well. It comes standard with Henning group aluminum base pads and a skeletonized flat trigger. The complete 9mm slide has lightening cuts in

1071-525: The 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics . JTF   2 has also acted as bodyguards to Canadians travelling abroad, notably accompanying Lieutenant-General Maurice Baril and Raymond Chrétien to Zaire in November 1996. When photographs provided to the media were revealed to show the faces of JTF   2 forces, they were redacted and reissued with the faces removed. In 1998, they accompanied General Roméo Dallaire to Tanzania where he

1134-699: The British and Canadian Christian Peacemaker Team that were being held hostage in Iraq . Involvement of JTF   2 was not confirmed by Canadian officials. There has been much speculation in the Canadian media on possible JTF   2 operational deployments. As of 2001, the unit had 297 members, but by the end of the year, with the War on Terror becoming a reality, the federal government announced their intentions to increase it to 600 members within four years. As of 2014,

1197-716: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , JTF   2 was also in Haiti at the time that Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted from power in 2004 . They protected the Canadian embassy and secured the airport. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the American declaration of a War on Terror , approximately 40 JTF   2 soldiers were sent to southern Afghanistan in early December 2001 to be part of Task Force K-Bar , under

1260-859: The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command of the Canadian Armed Forces and is typically compared to American Delta Force and SEAL Team Six , the British Special Air Service and Special Boat Service , the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment , and the New Zealand Special Air Service . Most information concerning JTF   2 is classified and is not usually commented on by

1323-648: The Christian Peacemaker Teams in Baghdad , Iraq. In response, Task Force Knight — the British special forces task force in Iraq — initiated Operation Lightwater; spearheaded by B   Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), the aim of which was to find and recover the hostages; a small team of JTF   2 and Canadian intelligence experts joined the task force for the operation whilst

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1386-535: The Navy (XM18 compact version only), and 35,000 for the Marines . On 17 November 2017, soldiers of the 101st Airborne received the first XM17 and XM18 pistols, with over 2,000 handguns delivered. The XM17 has better accuracy and ergonomics and tighter dispersion than the M9. It will also be fielded more widely, being issued down to squad and fireteam leaders; while special forces would dual-arm all of its members with

1449-612: The Presidential Unit Citation by the U.S. government for service in Afghanistan. Very little is known on JTF   2 operations in Afghanistan, but during a conference the former Chief of Defence Staff , General Rick Hillier , stated that JTF   2 was in "high demand" and that they were considered to be "world class". He went on to say that the unit was providing direct support to the Afghan government and

1512-679: The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire granted SIG Sauer summary judgment, finding that SIG Sauer did not infringe Steyr's patents. On August 4, 2017, four days before the Voluntary Upgrade Program was announced, Stamford Police Department SRT officer Vincent Sheperis filed a negligence action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against SIG Sauer after his holstered P320 allegedly fell from

1575-495: The longest confirmed kill . The shot was taken from a high-rise building using a standard Canadian military issued McMillan Tac-50 rifle, a .50 caliber (12.7×99mm) anti-materiel rifle commonly used by snipers in an anti-personnel role. The Canadian Forces designation is the C15 Long-Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW). Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden also confirmed that JTF   2 would take a role in securing

1638-404: The slide and user-reversible magazine release, and all other operating controls are designed so they can be operated from either side. The firearm can be field stripped with no tools. Additionally, the firearm can be field stripped without depressing the trigger, an additional safety feature to prevent negligent discharge of the weapon. The fire control unit is removable, allowing the switch to

1701-626: The sniper alley . They were scheduled to free approximately 55 hostages in Operation Freedom   55, but the mission was cancelled as the Bosnian Serbs released all the prisoners voluntarily. In 1996, JTF   2 deployed to Haiti to advise the security forces of President René Préval on methods to repel the revolutionary army, train local SWAT teams and raid weapons smugglers in Port-au-Prince . According to

1764-520: The Army announced that the first unit that will receive the M17 would be the 101st Airborne Division by the end of the year. At the same time, the rest of the U.S. Armed Forces revealed they also intend to acquire the handgun, making it the standard sidearm for the entire U.S. military. The services plan to procure up to 421,000 weapons in total; 195,000 for the Army, 130,000 for the Air Force , 61,000 for

1827-494: The Canadian Joint Task Force 2 special forces unit (JTF-2) in 2019, but these were withdrawn and the earlier P226 pistols (also manufactured by SIG Sauer) reinstated following a misfire that injured a soldier during a training exercise in November 2020; JTF-2 was the only Canadian military unit using the P320. In June 2021, a technical investigation found that the misfire was due to "a partial depression of

1890-528: The Canadian Armed Forces or the Canadian government. JTF   2's team of assaulters specialize in counterterrorism, direct action raids , hostage rescue , maritime special operations, special protection, and special reconnaissance often employed in complex, classified and dangerous missions against high-value targets backed up by specialized teams of supporting personnel. In 1992, Deputy Minister of Defence Robert Fowler announced he

1953-613: The Danish police to replace the HK USP 9mm Compact M18 Modular weapon system For example, the Stoner 63 is a 5.56×45mm NATO -caliber modular small arm system using a variety of modular components, which can be configured as a rifle , a carbine , a top-fed light machine gun , a belt-fed squad automatic weapon , or a vehicle mounted weapon. A modular firearm can also be useful for hunters, which then easily can change to

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2016-512: The P320 to make it drop-safe and offers a voluntary upgrade program for early P320s. Issues of drop firing or shooting its user in the leg while holstered have continued sporadically with at least six departments removing the P320 from service. As of April, 2023, an investigation has shown more than 100 people have reported that their own P320 fired without someone pulling the trigger, wounding at least 80 of them, including 33 officers at 18 law enforcement agencies. Around 400 P320s were procured for

2079-543: The P320's military variant, have external safeties (like thumb safeties), which the P320's civilian variant lacks. According to gunsmith James Tertin, this is a rare and "uniquely dangerous" configuration. Sean Toner, the P320 designer, has acknowledged in court that "U.S. standards are not very stringent." By April 2023, six American law enforcement agencies discontinued use of the firearm due to concerns over unintentional discharges . The Fraternal Order of Police 's Wisconsin state lodge recommended in mid-September 2022 for

2142-573: The P320, designed in 2021 for use by competition shooters. The pistol comes with ROMEO3 MAX sights and tungsten infused TXG heavy grip module, weighs 43.5 oz (1.23 kilograms), has a 5-inch (130 mm) match grade barrel, and an overall length of 8.5 inches (220 mm). In late July 2017, the Dallas Police Department in Texas instructed all personnel to stop carrying the P320 pending an investigation. There were concerns that

2205-545: The United States provided technical intelligence to the operation. Together the force carried out relentless raids across the city, building up a picture by exploiting intelligence in the search for the hostages, eventually on the 23 March 2006 the three remaining hostages were rescued by the SAS. The Pentagon and the British Foreign Office both commented on the instrumental role JTF   2 played in rescuing

2268-561: The area, recovering a huge amount of both intelligence and munitions, but they did not encounter any al-Qaeda fighters. In March 2002, JTF   2 reconnaissance teams took part in Operation Anaconda ; they also conducted close protection tasks and participated in numerous direct action missions, allegedly including the siege at Mirwais hospital in Kandahar , where a US Army Special Forces operational detachment-A (SFODA) killed

2331-424: The back of his vehicle and discharged a round into his knee on January 4, 2017. Although SIG re-assured the public that the P320 design met industry standards regarding its drop safety, Sheperis's attorney, Jeff Bagnell, stated that the upgrade was telling. "The suit has been validated already," he said, adding that having SIG recall and fix the alleged defect is one of the demands listed in the complaint. SIG settled

2394-487: The cabinet. As part of the security detail, they were accompanied by members of JTF   2. In October 2023, JTF   2 and other CANSOFCOM elements were deployed to Israel to help with security at the Canadian embassy. In March 2024, JTF   2 operators were deployed to Haiti to protect the Canadian Embassy and staff. On 21   December 2006, a Federal Court judge rejected a request to proceed with

2457-714: The case in June 2018. https://ecf.ctd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?226526557839259-L_1_0-1 A lawsuit related to the above-noted drop firing problem and filed in April 2018 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri led to a class action settlement in February 2020. Elements of the agreement include: A class action settlement form is available on the SIG Sauer website. On May 4, 2018, Loudon county deputy sheriff Marcie D. Vadnais filed

2520-428: The claimed phenomenon by demonstrating a P320 firing without its trigger being pulled. In May 2017, Steyr Mannlicher filed a patent infringement lawsuit against SIG Sauer. Steyr refers to their patent US6260301 (filed in 1999 and approved in 2001), which is for a handgun with a removable chassis. Steyr Arms requested a preliminary and permanent injunction against SIG Sauer selling any such firearms. On 25 February 2020,

2583-600: The command of Captain Robert Harward . The Canadian public was not informed of the deployment. However, in Sean M. Maloney's book Enduring the Freedom , it was reported that JTF   2 was secretly deployed without Prime Minister Jean Chrétien 's permission in early October 2001. Under Task Force K-Bar, JTF   2 worked extensively with the U.S. 3rd Special Forces Group ; one of their first missions in Afghanistan

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2646-470: The drop safety issues). However, the pistols would remain in storage pending a third-party safety assessment. The safety assessment and other proceedings related to the misfire were concluded by June 2022, with a decision to reinstate the P320 being taken towards the end of that month. The X Series lineup includes the following grip module sizes: In January 2019, SIG Sauer announced the XCompact handgun as

2709-457: The due date for pretrial statements was revised to 1 February 2022. The motion for class certification was denied in 2022. On 30 November 2022, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. federal court alleging several P320 pistols unintentionally fired "without the trigger being pulled or deliberately actuated by the user." The lawsuit claims there have been "over 100 incidents" of such discharges, "many of which have caused severe injury." An attorney representing

2772-426: The firearm may discharge when it is dropped and the back of the slide hits the ground at a 33-degree angle. The problem was thought to be related to the trigger weight; some triggers were heavy enough that they essentially continued to move due to inertia after the gun hit the ground. Internet publications, such as TheTruthAboutGuns.com , conducted independent tests that appeared to confirm potential drop firings (at

2835-513: The lawsuit's plaintiffs, Robert Zimmerman, said it was the largest lawsuit against SIG Sauer involving the P320 on behalf of people who were injured. The twenty plaintiffs in the case (twenty individuals and about a dozen spouses) are from thirteen different states. On March 15, 2019, Glock disputed the adoption of the P320 X-Carry into Danish military service, claiming the P320 did not meet DALO specification No. 79, which stated "No parts of

2898-546: The newest entry in their X Series lineup. The XCompact size grip module is the smallest grip module SIG currently carries, as they have not come out with a subcompact X Series grip module to date. In May 2022, SIG Sauer announced a 10mm Auto P320 variant, named the P320 XTEN. The X-Carry is a larger model of the XCompact featuring 17 rounds per magazine, compared to the Compacts 15 rounds, enlarged grip, longer slide and

2961-602: The overall plan following the attacks of September   11, 2001. On September 13, 2024, new buildings are undergoing construction at JTF 2's Dwyer Hill headquarters to modernize their facilities with older buildings being scheduled to be torn down, which is contracted to EllisDon Corporation. A bridge will be constructed to Franktown Road, which will only be used by JTF 2 to transport their equipment. It's expected to be completed by 2027. JTF   2 forces were inserted into Bosnia, operating in two- to four-man teams hunting for Serbian snipers who were targeting UN forces at

3024-446: The pistol shall be possible to mount incorrectly or in the wrong places." The case was won by Leo Nielsen Trading ApS and Glock Ges.m.b.H as they proved the ejector could be assembled incorrectly, were paid 30,000 Danish krones , and the purchase was cancelled. Later the contract was put out with different requirements, which the P320 fulfilled. Military Police of Ceará State C22 C24 Rigspolitiet : The P320 X-Carry as selected by

3087-612: The protection of highways and water treatment plants around the Oka reserve while a police force tried to "crack down on smuggling" on the native reserve, immediately following the Oka crisis . However two daily newspapers in Quebec revealed the operation just days before it was to go into action, and it was cancelled. The federal budget of December 2001 allocated approximately $ 120   million over six years to expand unit capabilities and double its size to an estimated 600 personnel, as part of

3150-492: The series of caves discovered in Zhawar Kili , just south of Tora Bora . Airstrikes hit the sites before SOF teams were inserted into the area. A platoon from SEAL Team 3 , including several of their Desert Patrol Vehicles , accompanied by a German Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) element and a Norwegian SOF team, spent some nine days conducting extensive site exploitation , clearing an estimated 70 caves and 60 structures in

3213-506: The state's police departments to stop using the weapon, claiming three Milwaukee Police officer injuries involving them or their partner's service weapons firing without any trigger pressure since 2020. SIG Sauer responded by asserting that most accidental discharges involve negligence; that many other gun models suffer from such discharges; that the P320 has been extensively tested and meets safety standards; and that, despite years of complaints and litigation, no one has successfully recreated

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3276-477: The top to reduce weight and assist in recoil. It is also optics ready through the removal of the rear sight plate assembly. The optics cut is the Delta Point/Romeo 1 Pro profile, but will accommodate multiple optics via adapter plates. The SIG P320-XTENMAX is a 10mm Auto chambered X Series variant of the P320, released in 2022. It features an X Series grip module, bull barrel, flat X Series trigger and

3339-450: The trigger by a foreign object combined with simultaneous movement of the slide [...] that then allowed a round to be fired whilst the pistol was still holstered" and that the usage of a holster designed for a different pistol was a contributory factor; the P320 itself was not at fault nor were there any issues with how it had been procured by Canadian defence officials (since questions had been raised as to whether these officials were aware of

3402-537: The unit was activated with just over 100 members, primarily drawn from the Canadian Airborne Regiment and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry . They were given the SERT facility on Dwyer Hill Road near Ottawa as their own base of operations, and permanently parked a Greyhound bus and a DC-9 aircraft on the grounds for use in training. Its first scheduled action was Operation Campus,

3465-486: The unit was believed to be in Iraq as training personnel, under the Canadian Operation Impact which is part of Operation Inherent Resolve . The Canadian government has not denied or confirmed JTF   2's involvement. In June 2017, it was reported that a JTF   2 sniper in Iraq had shot and killed an ISIL fighter from a distance of 3,540 metres (2.20 mi), setting a world record for

3528-593: Was announced that the SIG Sauer P320 MHS variant had won the United States Military's Modular Handgun System trials. The P320 will be known as the M17 (full size) and M18 (compact) in U.S. Military service. Though the pistol will remain chambered in 9 × 19 mm Luger rather than a larger caliber, the contract allows the services to procure SIG Sauer's proposed XM1152 Full Metal Jacket and XM1153 Special Purpose ammunition. In May 2017,

3591-678: Was believed to be operating with the Special Air Service and Special Boat Service in Operation Mobile , the Canadian operation in the 2011 Libyan civil war . In August 2021, JTF   2 and CSOR operators were deployed to Afghanistan to evacuate staff from the Canadian Embassy in Kabul. In May 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine to show solidarity and to witness the war for himself, alongside members of

3654-624: Was called before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to address claims that Minister of Defence Art Eggleton had purposely misled the public and the government, even failing to inform the Prime Minister that JTF   2 had been operating in Afghanistan. Segments of the Canadian media made much of the special forces handing over detainees, particularly those who may have been sent to Guantanamo Bay . In January 2002, JTF   2 deployed reconnaissance teams to

3717-401: Was due to testify against a Rwandan Hutu official accused of complicity in the 1994 genocide. They similarly accompanied war crimes prosecutor Louise Arbour into Kosovo . In early November 2000, Conservative Defence Critic David Price stated that JTF   2 had been deployed to Kosovo, however, this was denied by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Defence Minister Art Eggleton. The unit

3780-623: Was his first choice for any direct action. JTF   2 was based at the time in Kandahar Air Field. Several months later, The Globe and Mail published an image on its front page showing operators in distinctive forest-green Canadian Forces combat uniforms delivering captured prisoners to the Americans. This prompted an outcry in Parliament as MPs were never informed these operations were underway. Vice Admiral Greg Maddison

3843-446: Was recommending to Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn that he disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police 's Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and create a new military counter-terrorism group. The decision was made largely because the Canadian Forces offered a greater pool of recruits for the program than civilian police forces, and it stemmed the public uproar about police being taught to use primarily lethal means. In early 1993,

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3906-538: Was targeting the Taliban leadership in southern Afghanistan. He stated that "trying to help neutralize those leaders is a key part of their role and that's what they will continue to do." On 26   November 2005, members of the terrorist group Swords of Righteousness Brigade – a small offshoot of possibly Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI), Ansar al-Islam (AAI), Army of Islam, or a cover name for their abduction cells, or freelance cash criminal abductors – kidnapped four members (two Canadian, one British, and one American) of

3969-419: Was what Harward described as "the first Coalition direct action mission since the Second World War ." The joint operation with a team of Green Berets targeting a Taliban command node almost ended in disaster when a Chinook carrying JTF   2 operators was forced to make a hard landing near the target site. While serving with Task Force K-Bar, Harward also stated that the JTF   2 team under his command

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