Steyr sueing Sig

[Lefty223]

Screw it. Sig should just buy Steyr out.

Sig, as a business ... sucks. I know of 6 people who worked there - from machinist to Assoc Director - and they're so messed up internally that all 6 left for greener pastures. They thought Sig would be their dream job, but adter the allure of wind-proof fleece Sig jackets and discount off their firearms wore off, they were still stuck in dismal roles working for incredibly poor management. To a man all remarked that their daily sanity was worth more to them than the discounts.

Technically their guns might be fine, if not excellent, but all former workers also claim that their guns should be costing us hundreds $$ less to buy, less the gross errors of poor management. Ah well ...

[Jeff S.]

"Sig as a business sucks" is an interesting way to put it. Maybe a "miserable place to work" would be more accurate. From an outsider's perspective, Sig USA had less than a hundred employees and was facing bankruptcy when Cohen took over, and now they're approaching 1,000 employees, the company has experienced tremendous expansion, and they've been lucrative enough to venture into new markets.

[1trp45]

But doesn't Beretta's APX and Remington's new 9mm have a similar removalble fire control group? The patent is pretty vague, and should'nt it expire either in 2019 or 2021? Don't patents have a 20 year life sapn so when this court case ends the patent will have expired.

[Andrewsky]

How is the Steyr patent different than what's in the Soviet TT-30 and TT-33 pistols? In other words, what makes it novel?

[naloxone]

Why now?
Why not when the 250 came out? And aren't there other companies other than Sig using a chassis system in their handguns? They being sued too? Something not tracking here.

When the 250 came out, there was no fat MIL contract worth beaucoup pesos in licensing. They are hoping SIG cuts them in for a slice of the pie to avoid holding up the contract.

[SIGguy229]

Why now?
Why not when the 250 came out? And aren't there other companies other than Sig using a chassis system in their handguns? They being sued too? Something not tracking here.

Well, now that SIG got the new service pistol
Contract with the P320, Steyr is looking to cash in.

[EzGoingKev]

Why now?
Why not when the 250 came out? And aren't there other companies other than Sig using a chassis system in their handguns? They being sued too? Something not tracking here.

Companies only have X amount of resources. I would venture they were probably otherwise occupied than FN banking on the big Sig payday.

In the end Steyr will get a royalty per gun delivered, as that is how the game is played in the big leagues boys!

Not always. Sometimes it is about the money and sometimes it is about stopping a threat.

[Hop]

I have a couple Steyr and when I saw the other removable chassis guns thought... hmm...

What I don't get about my Steyr is why didn't they serialize the chassis like Sig is doing now? Buying a different color or size frame online from them would have been a nice revenue stream for Steyr.

[m4brian]

Did steyr's patent enable them to build a gun that swapped uppers and lowers ad naseum? Hmmmmm...

[PaLEOjd]

Why now?
Why not when the 250 came out? And aren't there other companies other than Sig using a chassis system in their handguns? They being sued too? Something not tracking here.

The answer is simple...............Money grab!
Sig just won a major contract and there is a ton of money involved, Stery wants in on that money. If there really was/is a patent issue, that should have been brought to light with the introduction of the P250 BUT the P250 was not near as popular and sought after as the P320........Guess we can all just sit back and see what happens.