At the Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous, I had the opportunity to handle a number of firearms that I couldn’t even talk about. As official announcements roll out, I have an opportunity to talk a bit more about the guns I got to handle and shoot at the event, one being the SIG P320 M.O.D. M.O.D. stands for Max Off Duty and is the official sidearm of SIG Sauer’s new Off-Duty Program.
Max comes from Max Michel, who is an absolute beast of a professional competition shooter. Max Michel is a former soldier who served with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit and won more championships than I’ve had birthdays.
He’s had input on P320s for SIG before, but those have been firearms designed specifically for competition use. The M.O.D. is designed for defensive use and is designed as such. It’s kicking off with the Off Duty Program that’s available to police, active and veteran military, and first responders.
The Off-Duty Program is open now and offers specially priced firearms to qualified individuals. The Off-Duty Program offers discounts on all sorts of SIG Sauer products. SIG makes everything from guns to optics and suppressors, so I imagine the discounts will go far and wide.
Digging into the P320 M.O.D.
The P320 M.O.D. is a unique P320 configuration. It’s essentially a full-size P320 with a full-size grip module that’s unique to the M.O.D. The barrel is 3.9 inches long, but the overall profile of the gun is that of a full-sized model. Why? Well, at the end of the slide is a two-port expansion chamber that acts as a compensator.
It redirects gas upward to push the gun down and mitigate muzzle rise. The P320 M.O.D. features an optics cut for SIG Pro optics. The gun comes with an XSeries flat trigger and a giant beavertail at the back to allow for a nice high grip on the gun. The gun comes with an integrated magwell and three 21-round magazines.
SIG teamed up with Hogue to produce a set of stick-on grips to increase traction. They are the Hogue Heavy Grit Max Michel edition Wraptor Grips. We have a Springer Precision magazine release as well as the SIG Standard XRay3 day/night sights. It’s quite the package and a great way to kick off the off-duty program.
Shooting the Beast
Shooting the M.O.D. was quite the experience. At first, I noticed how loud a comped handgun is when you’re shooting indoors. I thanked the lord for earmuffs and kept shooting. The expansion chamber does its job of driving the pistol down and keeping it on target. You can shoot very quickly and keep it on target.
It resets almost instantly, and I had no problems keeping the gun on target and tracking the sights. I wish the gun had a red dot. I’d have loved to see what I could do with a dot on this massive, comped gun. A good grip on the gun is a must-have for ensuring accuracy and control.
Those Hogue grips are no joke. They are extremely and aggressively textured. They stick to your hand quite well and don’t budge even a bit when shooting. This keeps the M.O.D. stuck in your hand and, when combined with the expansion port, makes the gun super easy to control.
It makes you smile to shoot this thing. It’s so easy to control and so easy to shoot. It’s loud, but an absolute ton of fun to shoot. I understand it’s designed for off-duty carry, but I could see it being a capable open-category competition gun. It shoots so smoothly and easily.
I look forward to getting more time behind the gun and maybe taking it to a match or two!
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