Posted on 09/29/2012 4:43:29 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Ever wonder what it looks like when you fire a gun underwater? Firearm enthusiast Andrew Tuohy of VuurwapenBlog recently decided to find out. Taking his .40 Glock 22 into his swimming pool, he captured some high speed videos of himself firing a round using an ordinary Pentax Optio WG-2 waterproof compact camera (which has a 120fps movie recording mode). The photograph above is a still taken from one of the videos.
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I believe that was a Ruger.
Just to PlSS you off I guess......sheeshhhhhh
don’t try this at home, kids.
If you fire a hot load underwater, the gun could explode in your hands. Why? Increase backpressure due to water in the barrel!
Don’t be dumb.
It’s not a Glock.
Apparently the author made the mistake of submerging his head while firing underwater. Now he yells all the time, thinking we can’t hear him because he’s deaf.
Glocks are built to handle it. Some require installing “underwater spring cups”, an official Glock product, but those just help water flow for cycling the action.
FMJ only, though. Hollow points WILL cause devestating backpressures.
Yeah, having a bullet deforming as it's going down the tube is a recipe for disaster.
I would not use a glock. I have seen too many people shoot themselves with “trigger safety” and “grip safety” guns
IIRC, the Mythbusters episode showed that high velocity rifle bullets fragmented on contact with the water, but lower velocity shotgun slugs and pistol bullets retained lethality a few feet down.
Secondhand, 2. (i.e. I know 2 people who this has happened to, but I was not there at the time). One shot himself trying to pull his weapon in a altercation by a mugger while with his wife in a parking lot. Fortunately, when the weapon went off, the bad guy fled...He ended up almost dying.
Look on youtube for gun “Experts” like instructors lecturing with their guns shooting themselves in the foot, leg, etc. It happens!
The answer is "zero".
Pretty much what I expected.
Thank you for your prompt and honest reply.
What I don’t like about the “anti safety” crowd is they always think they are right, and the fact that someone has a safety on their gun seems to bother them.
The typically are not hunters either. I grew up with guns, and have hunted and a safety never slowed me down on any reaction shot. If it does, you have not practiced until it becomes automatic during the draw.
And, BTW, your Handle is correct. Your attitude is showing
Good answers but I’ve got the browsing all down. FireFox with Flashblock works great for what you’re thinking.
I was taking a shot at people who know nothing about the power of sound - or sound design - dubbing music into Flash videos.
The music in the video at the bottom of the article isn’t normalized with the speech: you have to turn the volume up to hear the talking and then turn it down when they drop in the music track. It’s annoying.
I remember that one.
What was amazing was the 50 cal. Sniper Rifle had no depth penetration of the water at all. The round just disintegrated into hundreds of pieces and dropped to the bottom when it hit the water. They said it was due to the energy of the round striking the water which destroyed the bullet.
They found the lower the velocity of the round striking the water the better it did traveling after entering the water.
Mine has never shot me!
What I don't like about your claim to have "seen too many" folks shoot themselves with anything is that it is false. As such, it detracts from whatever point you're trying to make.
The rest of your post, including the personal attack, has no value.
Argue with facts.
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