Using a Glock to discourage sharks?

[Cave Diver]

Me thinks the flatlander OP is pulling our collective fins.

I did not find this on the Glock website.

The Glock FAQ: glock_faq_general_glock_info

http://www.glock.com/english/options_springcups.htm

 

[Kevin Carlisle]

I wouldn't dive with anyone who did have one on them. Sharks, from everything I've read, very very rarely bother divers. I was very excited to see a pair of sharks in Florida over spring break. I would be be angry if someone started shooting them because they got close. Why would we want to clear sharks out of an area? It is their environment. We are the guests. We are not even suppose to be down there to begin with, so we can at least respect the ones that are. Sorry, but the idea of this really irritates me.

I think almost every diver would agree with you. The others are just trolls on boards or big wusses.

For those who are scared of the critters that live where you want to go then maybe basket weaving is a better hobby for you.

 

[rye_a]

I think almost every diver would agree with you. The others are just trolls on boards or big wusses.

For those who are scared of the critters that live where you want to go then maybe basket weaving is a better hobby for you.

I agree. I prefer to go up against sharks Mano a dentes.

 

[fire_diver]

Glocks are ****ing AWESOME!

I wish I could carry my Glock on deployments to the sandbox. Barretta 92 is such a POS.

 

[GrumpyOldGuy]

My first thought is this is kinda like the guys packing a 9mm in bear country, it can turn out to be a tool to piss off a killing machine more than anything else.

I can just imagine a shark cruising by to check out a diver at 20', realizes diver is not food and continues on his way. Diver freaks, pulls his Glock out and shoots. Shark is now pissed off but not killed and attacks the diver he was ignoring.

After reading the glock site, I think their report is more interesting....

"Another reported case was the Glockster who decided to try out his Glock 23 .40 S&W in the swimming pool after seeing pictures of Glocks being fired underwater on the web. He was totally submerged, with the gun, as he fired at a piece of wood on the bottom of his pool. The Glock did fire, the .40 S&W FMJ round left the barrel and went into the wood. The chamber also exploded and implanted shrapnel into his leg. Thinking that the water would muffle the blast, he did not wear hearing protection (the blast is actually about 4 times louder underwater). He is now mostly deaf in one ear and hears high-pitched tones most of his waking life."

 

[fnfalman]

I knew there was a reason why I refurbished my G17 with the marine spring cup AND stocked up on Extreme Shock ammo.

 

[VooDooGasMan]

Grumpy, if we did not have underwater scientist, we would never know the results. I thank these brave souls for making sure what we think could happen is true.



Happy Diving

 

[lulubelle]

This program & material does exist, but is not available except by military contract.

I thought it was a joke. What a ridiculous waste of my tax dollars. Good luck hitting center mass on an advancing shark. Sharks are scared of us. Should one ever be aggressive to a diver, I think they would be better off hitting the shark on the snout with the wrong end of their Glock.

I'd like to see what an underwater Glock toter would do with 40 or more sharks around him. I suspect he would not live to tell about it after he shot the first one.

Anyone who is afraid of sharks in general should probably find another hobby.

 

[MarineResearch]

I don't normally mix my hobbies of scuba and firearms. However, if it were to occur, I would rather have my AR-15 or AR-10 pistol than a Block 17. It would take spearfishing to a new level. However, I'll restrict my kill it and grill it activities to topside venues and shoot aquatic species with my camera.

 

[EastEndDiver]

If you decide to carry underwater shouldn't you have two....you know one for redundancy/back up.You never know when a shark might disarm you and you need the back up.Oh wait he might actually DIS-arm you in the literal sense.