Muddy Glock
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An overview with pictures
I was attending
a CCW class and the students were talking
about what gun they planned to carry. A some
point a student suggested his CCW would not
get dirty so if it worked or not with dirt
and mud on it didn't matter to him.
I have
a different point of view on this subject.
I figure we never know what might happen
and we don't always get to choose when and
where a situation might happen where we are
required to use our sidearm.
So in order
to prove my choice of a Glock as a CCW pistol,
I offered to drop my Glock in the mud we
were standing in, and I was confident it
would still work no matter what. Of
course the Glock worked fine, but it took
a while to get back to town for a good cleaning.
Here is what it looked like after just a quick
cleaning on the mountain after being dropped
in wet mud. This was no serious challenge to
the Glock (or most any modern CCW pistol)
but none of the students was willing to drop
their guns to see if they would work too..
This is not disrespect
for my sidearm, I have great respect for it.
I am confident my Glocks will work when / if
I ever need them to because I am willing,
and have tested them like this.
Can your CCW gun work with some mud on it?
Have you ever tested it?
This is not as
muddy as it was when we tested it. One thing
that did happen was the lens to the weapon
light (Surefire X200) was caked with mud almost
immediately, and I didn't realize it right
away.
Things the mud
changes on a Glock. The serrations in the slide
were caked and almost smooth, Using the 'mitten'
technique for manipulating the slide is a good
thing IMO. The Mag release was caked and almost
clogged. If left to dry this would have been
a bad thing. Slide lock was covered in mud
and stayed down.. not a big deal but worth
mentioning, it could be needed if a malfunction
clearance was necessary. The weapon light
was packed with mud and stayed on in my holster.
I might not have noticed this and wasted the
battery. Although these could have caused larger
problems, nothing stopped the gun from functioning.
And most of these issues would have been with
dried, caked on mud, not the wet mud.. So a
simple cleaning after getting dirty would keep
the pistol from getting any serious issues
later
