A Decade of Accidental Shootings Hasn’t Slowed Top Pistol Maker (Correct)

In 2010 a group of weapons technicians gathered at the training academy of Sig Sauer Inc. for a routine test referred to as the “shake and bake.” The technicians, a mix of military and law enforcement professionals, had reached the final round of a course certifying them to repair Sig firearms. To graduate they needed to strip a couple dozen pistols, all from the gunmaker’s P226 DAK line, down to their screws and springs. They would scramble the parts in a bin, then set about reassembling each gun from scratch.

The test began as usual; the technicians rebuilt the guns ...