temet vince
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You should read the articles about all the test they have put them through. They have frozen them in mud in sub zero temperatures for extended periods of time and thawed them out to shoot flawlesly. They also have had reports where they were dropped in salt water for months before being found and cleaned up and able to fire flawlessly. They are an amazing weapon. Here (And where I used to LEO at they would not allow 1911s though because they had to be cocked in order to fire. They deemed them a liability to carry on patrol sadly.)
Yes, the Glocks are amazingly reliable!
Having the 1911 cocked while carrying is one of the reasons I like them. The first trigger pull is the same as the 2nd. It is unfortunate that your old job wouldn't allow them; it seems some people are caught up in old ways and myths regardless of how much technology, safety, and the world itself changes
The other reason I like them is I have small hands, and the glocks double stack magazine is just HUGE! lol
fire_diver:
I think your understanding of physics is a little low to say that us debating the physics of this is humorous.
For one, mythbusters is a joke by all scientific standards, and for two... the episode you are referring to was firing shots above the water into the water, am I correct? Obviously the water tension from firing out of the water into the water would quickly destroy or impair any bullet, especially high powered ones. That has nothing to do with firing a gun underwater.