P320 Testing - Striker Safety Lock Deformation, Misalignment, Jarring & Fouling

At this point, one of our primary test pistols has been dropped more than 200 times and subjected to extensive additional testing. Throughout this process, we have not been able to create any mechanical condition that would allow the pistol to fire without a trigger pull.

Today, we continued our evaluation by focusing on the striker safety lock. The question: Could the striker safety lock be bent or misaligned in a way that allows the striker to bypass it?

To explore this, we sandblasted the components and intentionally bent the striker safety lock. After reassembling the striker without the striker lock spring, we jarred, struck, and manipulated the striker to see if we could force the safety lock out of position. Even with only the striker spring applying tension, the safety lock remained engaged.

Next, we assembled the pistol without the striker safety lock spring and subjected it to additional impact and movement. Again, the striker safety lock did not disengage.

Finally, we introduced debris into the fire-control unit and placed the pistol in a vibrating tumbler. The primed case did not ignite, and the striker safety lock remained fully engaged.

In short, Grayguns could not produce any mechanical condition that would allow the pistol to fire without a trigger pull. The results consistently show no unintended firing events, even under deliberately compromised component conditions and aggressive testing scenarios.