Glock 17 Survives 18-Year, 250,000-Round Torture Test Including 6 Months in Ocean

[ZX9RCAM]

Love my Glocks and am not afraid to admit it.

I wish they made a 1911 so there would be one worth owning.

 

[Mike_from_Texas]

Glock is what a Springfield XD and all it’s variants WISHES it was.


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[toddnjoyce]

https://www.ballisticmag.com/2018/05/23/glock-17-torture-test-ocean/

Don’t have a glock, never shot a glock. So, I’ll ask this:

Other than “no cleaning for the first 10,000”, what are the details around the wet environment ops?

I know for a fact that stuff submerged in the ocean can withstand close to, if not more than 100 years of submersion without significant problems as there is no oxygen in that environment.

My question would be what measures were taken upon recovery before the weapon was fired. That isn’t clear from the article.

 

[vmax]

Absolutely! If one likes a plastic block!

And.. you just proved my point for me!

 

[seeker_two]

I like Glocks. They are solid, simple pistols that work and are easy to maintain. 1911s are fun to shoot, but a pain to maintain. But both can't compare in toughness to my Ruger pistols......


....I also have a Taurus PT145.....oddly enough, it works too.

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[BRD@66]

Yeah but the safety is on the trigger!

 

[seeker_two]

Yeah but the safety is on the trigger finger!

FIFY.....



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[stonewall1024]

I conduct LE on the water and hands down glocks are tough as nails. Mine has been baptised by salt spray for years and never had any issues

 

[davis449]

My XDm is one of my "stashed" guns at home.


But a Glock 22 is my bedside gun.

Wow. Same here. The XDM 3.8 is the first pistol I bought. I really need to shoot it more as I do really love that gun, but modding my Glocks and shooting the crap out of them has taken up most of my range time as of late.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Whether you love or hate them Glock is the reason semi automatic pistols have become what they are. It's the kind of gun that will go bang when you pull hte trigger and be fairly accurate. I have no problem with Glocks.

 

[Churchmouse]

My XDm is one of my "stashed" guns at home.


But a Glock 22 is my bedside gun.

I own/build a lot more 1911's but my nightstand gun is a CZ 97. The one in my desk is a CZ 75 Shadow. The spouses is a CZ compact. All are full Cajun custom pieces. There are some 1911's in the HD mix as well.

Glocks hate me. They always have.

 

[vmax]

Glock is what a Springfield XD and all it’s variants WISHES it was.

Springfield bought the HS 2000 factory in Croatia so they could have a gun to compete with Glock
The HS2000s were dirt cheap until Springfield bought them.
I guess they were/are decent enough pistols but I like my Glocks better

 

[Coastal76]

I feel that Glock will always deserve the credit for setting the bar but I do believe there are now many options to choose from that will perform without fail.

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[m5215]

Purchased a Glock, tried it, didn't like it but it obviously has it's fan base just like the 1911 which I also purchased and did not like either. Beretta and CZ for me.

 

[MTA]

Purchased a Glock, tried it, didn't like it but it obviously has it's fan base just like the 1911 which I also purchased and did not like either. Beretta and CZ for me.

I think I have done this with every major brand. But I always end up with Glock again but I do carry a CZ RAMI BD which I do enjoy.

I loved Beretta until I shot one as a civilian then I really didn't like them anymore : /

 

[Dad_Roman]

My XDm is one of my "stashed" guns at home.

But a Glock 22 is my bedside gun.

Funny, my XDM is my bedside gun.

 

[Darkpriest667]

I think I have done this with every major brand. But I always end up with Glock again but I do carry a CZ RAMI BD which I do enjoy.

I loved Beretta until I shot one as a civilian then I really didn't like them anymore : /

Oh you gotta let me shoot that RAMI next time we see each other.

 

[BuzzinSATX]

Don’t have a glock, never shot a glock. So, I’ll ask this:

Other than “no cleaning for the first 10,000”, what are the details around the wet environment ops?

I know for a fact that stuff submerged in the ocean can withstand close to, if not more than 100 years of submersion without significant problems as there is no oxygen in that environment.

My question would be what measures were taken upon recovery before the weapon was fired. That isn’t clear from the article.

??? Huh? No oxygen? Water is one part H and 2 parts O. Fish gotta breathe...

Ever see a shipwreck? Metal bridge over salt water? Every untreated steel part swiftly rusts.

 

[Younggun]

??? Huh? No oxygen? Water is one part H and 2 parts O. Fish gotta breathe...

Ever see a shipwreck? Metal bridge over salt water? Every untreated steel part swiftly rusts.

Sort of right.

Except that shipwrecks last a very long time at the bottom of the ocean and often it is that submersion that prevents them from rusting away to nothing.

The Hunley is a great example of this. It would have been gone long ago if it hadn’t remained submerged despite it being submerged in salt water. It would be gone now had it been sitting on the beach.


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[lbbf]

It's not the O in H2O that causes rust. It's the O2 that is dissolved in the water. The fish don't chemically break the water bonds to get the Oxygen needed. They remove the dissolved O2 from the water.