I'll start by saying my desire to not get a P320 has nothing to do with all the drama surrounding them right now. It started years ago when they were first introduced. Being a classic Sig guy I was, and still am drawn to the tried and true platform. Personally I didn't think they looked very good either. So I never jumped into the new platform.

Well, that changed this weekend. Living close to AIM Surplus is both a blessing and a curse! For a few weeks they had a P320 Compact LEO trade-in for $249. So my thinking was at that price, it would be worth picking up just because. But when I checked the website Saturday morning before leaving the house, I found something much more to my liking. They were now listing Unissued P320 Pro models in all three variants. Not only unissued, but also with 3 mags and in the original box. All for the crazy low price of $349. So for only $100 more, I was basically going to get a new gun, 3 total mags, optic cut and the straight trigger. They are also the better looking design in my opinion matching closer to the look of my X-Ten which I love.

I picked up the Carry model as I definitely like the full size grip with the shorter slide/barrel. A lot like a Glock 45.

Of course, pics or it didn't happen.





The gun was still in the plastic shipping sleeve and didn't even appear to have been handled. Born on date of 11/1/24.

Hope I don't twist anyone's arm around here to go buy one. But also wouldn't want you to miss out if you are in the market for a real steal. Thanks again AIM for taking my money!

This isn’t the first time for 320’s but now there certainly is more variety. After the drop safe fiasco and Sig’s “voluntary upgrade”, a lot of folks were down with the platform. I already had a couple and liked them. Guys were giving them away. I somehow ended up with 6 or 7 before I came to my senses. (At one point I thought the 320 might be my last “it” gun, they are still great guns). Now the one you picked up certainly is nicer than the older ones I had.

I assume that spanner wrench looking device needs a tool to disassemble? Keep cops from removing the fcu?

Nice 320.

Correct. These are listed as Chicago trade ins. Some of the earlier M17 and M18s also had this lock.

Here's a pic of the label with full details.


Link: https://aimsurplus.com/product...-3-magazines-chicago

So you do not buy into the UCD risk.

OK, has your range, club, sanctioning organization, employer; wherever you will be using it banned the P320? Several have.

Not looking to get into a discussion surrounding if or if they do not go off on their own. There are plenty of other threads out there for that topic. I simply am sharing my weekend pickup in case anyone else wants to pick one up as well.

My range has not banned them. This is not intended to go into my carry rotation or be used as a home defense gun. So unless it goes full auto when I insert a magazine and close the slide, it will fill its purpose as an occasional range gun.

That's a good buy. I'm surprised at the weird anti-tamper takedown lever. I've never seen one of those in a non-military gun before. It's also my understanding that CPD officers had to buy their own guns, which was why it was such a punch in the gut to officers when CPD banned the P320. Guys who had them had to go out and buy new guns and holsters on their own dime. Kinda odd to me that since they're personally-owned guns they'd be specced from the factory with anti-tamper hardware on them.

Would be interesting to hear from any of our CPD members what the story is behind that, if they know.

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Originally posted by 92fstech:
anti-tamper takedown lever

They say you ought to learn something every day. I learned today that an anti-tamper takedown lever exists.

How's that work? And why does it exist?

Sorry to drift your thread, dwp10mm. That's a nice find, man!

No thread drift at all. The anti-tamper take down lever is certainly part of this thread. I had to research it myself after buying this gun.

Most of my research says it can be easily defeated with wire nose pliers or easy to find tools. So consider it a lawyer added feature for the most part.

The tamper-resistant TDL is for agencies that don't want staff to easily take the pistol further apart than needed for basic maintenance. Really has nothing to do with lawyers, just a way for departments to keep the regular staff from doing things that the dept might consider armorer level work.

I just think it's odd that it's on there, and that there's an actual CHICAGO SKU for it, since it's my understanding that CPD officers purchase their own weapons and they aren't issued by the department.

I assume that it can be replaced with a standard takedown lever? Also is the extractor pin in the rear require a torx bit? I know that was part of the military M18 and M17s.

There are a lot of great deals on trade-ins, and have been several good deals on NIB 9mms. Sadly for cheapskates like me, everyone seems to be holding the line on MSRP on NIB pistols like the 10mm MS.

Having never handled one but here is my guess. It doesn’t affect normal takedown. What it does is not allow you to remove the takedown (without tools) which basically means you can’t remove the fcu. I think that is the object. Not allow the fcu to be removed/tinkered with.

Once removed I have to think a standard lever would go in just fine. If not who cares? Grip modules are cheap.

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Originally posted by Fire Away:
I assume that it can be replaced with a standard takedown lever? Also is the extractor pin in the rear require a torx bit? I know that was part of the military M18 and M17s.

My research uncovered this as well. This pistol does not have a torx bit on the extractor pin on the rear.

I remember seeing some models selling for only $249 as police trade-ins. I always wanted to get one and put it in a Flux Raider type chassis system. The only downside is, it would lead me into another rabbit hole with mags, optics, etc. and I have been trying to be good.

I've been keeping my eye out for a Compact with no luck so-far. Saw this one and wanted to jump, but the 17-rd capacity is a no-go here in Illinois.

It looks like it has a manual safety, which I want.

Congrats on getting a good deal

I bought a chassis system once. Colossal waste of time and money. My opinion but save you effort, Flux Raider or their ilk aren’t worth your time.

patw sent you an email.

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Originally posted by patw:I always wanted to get one and put it in a Flux Raider type chassis system.

I was reading a thriller and good old Mitch Rapp had a Flux Raider. Be like Mitch Rapp.

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Originally posted by Jim Watson:

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Originally posted by patw:I always wanted to get one and put it in a Flux Raider type chassis system.

I was reading a thriller and good old Mitch Rapp had a Flux Raider. Be like Mitch Rapp.

I'm still on the fence about it but will probably not get one, as I have a bunch of other things I need to get first and like I said, I have ocd when it comes to firearms with getting more mags, setting it up for an optic/sights and I usually go over and beyond. My wife just stares at me when I go on my computer as if to say, "what are you getting now that you don't need".

^^^

An MP320!

You're welcome.