Posted: 12/27/2025 4:45:48 PM EDT
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The P320's been getting a lot of hate lately. A lot of threads for that if that's your jam. For this thread, as my momma used to tell us "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all".  So for you guys that still own and shoot P320's what do you like about them? |
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I've been shooting one of my P320s a bunch suppressed lately. I've been shooting it alongside an M&P 2.0 and a CZ-P10C. I've got to say, it's a pretty good suppressor host. It's been very reliable, no stoppages at all (though none with the other two either). I think it gives me less blowback crap than the P10C. I have a Wilson Combat X-Carry grip module and handling is very good. I think the P320 and M&P are my favorite striker fired suppressor hosts. One of the things I like best about the 320 is how nice it is to clean. Suppressed shooting gets guns really, really cruddy. The back pressure pushes crap back inside everything. With the 320, I can do what I call a detail field strip with no tools necessary. I can pull the entire FCU out, just douse it in CLP from a spray can and blow everything out with compressed air. The grip module then just gets wiped out with a rag. I can then easily pull both the striker assembly and the extractor out of the slide. That lets me wipe off the striker and get nasty gunk out from under the extractor. Plus I can wipe out the striker channel with a q-tip. Pretty cool.  |
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I carry a p330 as my edc and have since around 2018 or 2019. Attached File |
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I shoot 320s so good. The TD lever acts like a pseudo gas pedal. The grip angle is great. I was making hits with irons at 50-75 yard when I had no business doing that. 320 taught me to become a better shooter and re-sparked my interest in handguns. Damn shame really. I since moved to a fuse. Figured it was sort of similar. It's really good dont' get me wrong, But it's not a full sized 320. |
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I have no choice but to carry one as its my agency issued handgun. We are in the process of switching from standard P320s to the P320 Pro with red dots. We have had P320s since around 2018 and to my knowledge, no one has had any issues with them. Mine is rocking the new Cloud Defensive EPL light, Brouwer M1811 grip, and Align Tactical thumb rest. I love my P320 setup. |
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I don’t carry mine anymore, but I had picked it after shooting 15 rounds each out of 9 or so striker fired guns to compare and I shot the P320 the best. It’s not the best thing ever, I find it to be rather basic. I didn’t like the original design of the trigger and glad they changed it with the upgrade. But I certainly don't hate it. It’s still my armrest gun. Attached File |
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Have enjoyed mine a lot & shoot them (intentionally) frequently. Due to the trigger lacking a trigger safety, reholstering requires a tad more attention to detail. Enjoy the flexibility to swap grip modules & experiment with different textures with very little costs compared to a "conventional" pistol. Would love another crack at the Christmas Special AIM Surplus FLUX Raider deal again for my full size. Bigger_Hammer 
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Originally Posted By BuddyChryst: I don’t carry mine anymore, but I had picked it after shooting 15 rounds each out of 9 or so striker fired guns to compare and I shot the P320 the best. It’s not the best thing ever, I find it to be rather basic. I didn’t like the original design of the trigger and glad they changed it with the upgrade. But I certainly don't hate it. It’s still my armrest gun. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240289/IMG_3320_jpeg-3684019.JPG that must be an old pic, because that is the old trigger |
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Originally Posted By EncoreGolf: that must be an old pic, because that is the old trigger Originally Posted By EncoreGolf: Originally Posted By BuddyChryst: I don’t carry mine anymore, but I had picked it after shooting 15 rounds each out of 9 or so striker fired guns to compare and I shot the P320 the best. It’s not the best thing ever, I find it to be rather basic. I didn’t like the original design of the trigger and glad they changed it with the upgrade. But I certainly don't hate it. It’s still my armrest gun. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/240289/IMG_3320_jpeg-3684019.JPG that must be an old pic, because that is the old trigger Good eye, it was early spring 2017 just a few months before the drop issue. After it came back from upgrade, I added Hogue slip on grips too. I have big hands, so it’s the large grip module (really hard to find), with Talon grips, and the Hogue sleeve. Man was that sleeve hard to get on. If I take it off, I’m just cutting it. 
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| Mine is one of my favorites to shoot. I found the interchangeable grips, barrels and slides to be worth it. I added a Gray Guns flat trigger to mine. It’s made a world of difference. I have some Dawson Precision sights that I need to get on it as well. |
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I did get my M17 recently and really enjoy it so far. The best thing about it is the trigger, in my opinion, and it's very smooth like a 1911. As far as the controversies, I do think most of it is made up for viewers or just general hate. I sort of lost respect for that regularguy training dude who said he'd ban it from his classes even though he never really had issues with it. I think that guy certainly gone from what I thought was a humble gun guy to what is probably someone very arrogant and hotheaded. |
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| I absolutely love my 320s. I need to get an updated family picture at some point, but they all shoot so well, especially once you put a dot on them. My M17 is probably my favorite handgun to shoot, and makes even a mediocre pistol shooter like me seem like I know what I'm doing. If I need to flex on someone, I'll break out it out and make steel ring well beyond what they think is practical. |