Sig Sauer’s reputation was already damaged before one of its pistols was reportedly involved in a fatal shooting at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, so the company faces a monumental challenge winning back customers’ trust, some Wyoming firearms experts said.

The Air Force pulled Sig Sauer M18 pistols from use in the wake of the July 20 shooting death of serviceman Brayden Lovan, 21.

The shooting was initially framed as a possible unintentional firing of the M18 pistol.

That didn’t bode well for Sig Sauer. The M18 is the military version of the company’s P320 pistol, which had been involved in numerous alleged unintentional firings , which led to a 2022 lawsuit against the company.

And the company’s woes go back even farther. When P320 was introduced in 2014, it was allegedly prone to

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