Just for perspective...
Many moons ago I owned a Ford Explorer, y'all probably remember when those were rolling over and were a big nightmare for the company. Eventually they issued a recall, which I had done... shortly thereafter I experienced a very serious handling issue (on the Grapevine, where there's a huge dropoff on one side of the highway) when I had to make a lane change at speed while agressively braking. In short I witnessed firsthand the "issue" with the vehicle design - it bacame nearly uncontrollable. If I had a tire failure at that moment, I wouldn't be writing this... Once arriving home, car went to the dealer, where no further "fix" was proposed or offered to address the now obvious problem, vehicle was Lemon lawed (and I prevailed on my claim). Never drove that road hazard again. The way it was handled at a corporate level would make me leery of owning another vehicle of that brand, as I want a vehicle that is safe and predictable.
I've had a couple vehicles that had non life threatening "known" issues - get 'em fixed and move on. Mechanical designs can be flawed or fail with age. I now research pretty thoroughly when buying ANYTHING... The internet is great at exposing patterns of failure. Even "good" brands can have "lemons", some have orchards, buyer beware.
Now to bring it back on tangent with firearms... I heard about the early "bugs" in the P365, which I really liked when it first came out. I waited, recently bought a P365 I'm happy with, and still have a couple P238's I'd bought previously. I would be hesitant to own a P320 variant, although I've seen quite a few videos that supposedly address the design flaw in that specific firearm. The videos where it appears that model can go off "unintended" are certainly disconcerting.... I'd want to KNOW that the flaw had been definitively identified and fixed with 100% certainty.
I do my own gunsmithing, as I've owned more than a few guns that had "issues" of one sort or another that caused less than optimal function (and I still have most of 'em). Obviosly any "machine" or device that involves a highly controlled EXPLOSION and a potentially dangerous projectile under normal or accidental operation requires a high degree of respect and diligence. At a minimum, know how things work, or have a trusted "tech" who does, so if there's a problem, it can be addressed confidently.
Even with the most diligent efforts, things can happen. Last range trip, a couple lanes over a young lady was shooting her dad's nice vintage rifle... there was a noticeable commotion, and I stepped out to see what was going on.... You know those Bugs/Daffy/Elmer 'toons where the barrel looks like a flower? Yup, with no apparent squib or other obstruction, the barrel had multiple longitudinal cracks and significant "blooming" between the foreend and the sight! No injuries, lots of amused discussion, apparently barrels for the gun are hard to come by, daughter wanted it for a trophy for her wall...
Despite a very unexpected "catastrophic failure", no one was injured or worse and the RO's got to recount other "interesting" firearm failures. Good times.
Like a said, devices involving conrolled explosions and projectiles require an increased awareness for the safety of self and others!
....or carry my wheel gun.
