SIG Sauer launched the P385 on Sept. 22, offering full-size, carry and compact versions plus one with an integral compensator; prices start at $599. SIG says its new fire-control unit has a patented trigger-block design; it also announced two P320 variants.
The P385 takes P320 magazines, but its fire-control unit is not interchangeable with those in the P320 or P365. Models are available with or without a manual safety; none has a trigger safety. SIG also cites a lower bore axis than the P320 and grip texture intended to reduce recoil.
SIG maintains that the P320 cannot discharge without a trigger pull. Multiple law-enforcement agencies have barred officers from carrying it, and juries awarded plaintiffs a combined $13.3 million in suits alleging uncommanded discharges. After a Security Forces airman's death, Air Force Global Strike Command reviewed all of its P320-based M17 and M18 handguns; an investigation attributed the death to another airman's negligence, and the Department of War and Department of the Air Force later said the pistols were “safe and reliable.” The new P320 variants are the M17 SOF and P320 Nightshift.
