Back in the early 90s, the Louisiana State Police bought a bunch of SIG handguns, and used them for a year before finish problems became an issue. The finish on the Sigs to that date siply couuld not stand up to the humidity of the Louisiana roads. LSP went to Glock and never looked back.
Couple of years ago, my grandson was in the Army and attended 93F (Small Arms Repairer) training at Fort Lee, VA. He worked with the then new M17 and M18 pistols. He liked then well enough but was not at all a fan of the modular fire control group in those pistols.
More recently, the P320 has gained a reputation for un-commanded firing of the pistol. They just go off, occasionally. I dropped down that rabbit hole today and it seems to be quite the problem, including one death of an Air Force member. I went to the Sig website and can't seem to find where Sig is addressing what is becoming a huge problem. Whether the problem is poor design, out-of-spec parts, poor quality control, a statistical anomaly, or simply an internet perception, the idea that Sig is not addressing it is the main problem.
A problem with perception is still a problem. As Ian McCollum pointed out, there are people who still refuse to shoot Springfield 1903s because of a perceived heat-treat problem from 100 years ago.
Ignoring the problem won't make it go away. I, for one, have my pistols. I won't be buying any Sigs, simply because I don't need one.
Here is Brian Herrera's take on it.
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