Ugly but dependable: The Glocks

[Hellraiser]

What happens to the plastic gun if it is left out in the sun for two years, or even for two hours?

Nothin'... not sure what you are gettin' at... but I am sure you have a good point in there. (I do like your question, tho.)

My 21SF's has been in the Sun... hangin' on my sides... whilst I ride horse-back... for 12 hours straight.... 17 days straight, too. I was ridin' 'round Tombstone, pre-monsoon... and it ain't coolish none. And there ain't no clouds. Dragoon Mountains... and desert plains.

I'd say the Sun light... is the least of a man's worries with a Glock. Heck... it ain't like a '70's model car dashboard. Waitin' to crack open...

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EDIT: One final thing... finesse_r... go to Youtube... type in "Glock reliability test"... and look at the countless vids on the subject. Seein'... is believin', my fine friend. Bury a 1911 for two years... fire one underwater repeatedly... I am kinda shy 'bout doin' those things. And I own several 1911 types.

 

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I love my Smith revolvers, and really liked the Glocks I've owned. Also the Rugers, CZ-75, Walther PP, Marlins, Kel-Tec, Browning A-5 and Remington 700 I've owned in the past. I can enjoy talking about them here. It's one of the reasons this is now my only gun forum--civility and breadth of interests, lots of folks who just love guns and shooting.

This kind of reasoning can go a LONG way...On keeping a VERY informative Thread, by a VERY "well respected" gun writer, from getting out of hand.

Thank you.

 

[Smithsrevenge]

What happens to the plastic gun if it is left out in the sun for two years, or even for two hours?

Ask the guy that baked his in a 500* oven for 2 days.......nothing........


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[Hellraiser]

Hmmm... somehow... I believe that there is an absolute misconception with a Glock. A false belief that the cartridge... when detonated by the primer... explodes within a "plastic framework". And that... my fine friends, out there... is simply, NOT TRUE.

Like any other modern weapon... the cartridge ignites within a solid steel barrel... surrounded by a solid steel slide... that only runs on solidly dependable metal rail inserts... permanently imbedded on an extremely durable plastic frame.

This has got the be crux of the misunderstanding of finesse_r's argument. Nothin' else can explain it.

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I'm pretty sure we are done here. Thanks for the GREAT article John.