There are reports of issues with military models too.
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Documents detail U.S. soldiers shot by their own Sig Sauer guns; military says no reason for concern
On military bases from Virginia to the Middle East, pistols made by NH-based Sig Sauer have unintentionally fired, seriously wounding soldiers in some instances.www.nhpr.org
Article includes the individual FOIAd writeups.
Some still sound more like NDs than a real malfunction.
I think the manual safety is a big mitigating factor for sure, because some of the civilian or LE reported incidents sound like a thing where the safety could have helped prevent if engaged.
That said, I agree that comparatively the extremely low volume of incidents on the military side considering the number in circulation daily in Cond 1 says something. That said, there are also some slight differences between the mil M17/18 and the commercial “M17/18” as well. It’s noticeable if you operate them side by side (though not exactly visible)
Did the military models get retrofitted with the “Sig voluntary upgrade” parts?