Reliability Test IV: M&P 9mm

Glock didnt do any better either.
not as much problem with hydrolocking but still a couple fails.

i didnt think that test would be that bad on the guns but i guess it is.
moral of the story, dont drop your gun!

 
Agent Law said:
Water in the pin channel seems to be a bigger problem with striker than hammer.
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The striker channel will always be subject to potential issues with water or other manner of blockage (even excess lube). There are videos of M&P guns firing completely submerged underwater, with some stoppages, and Glocks firing alongside them, again with stoppages.
 
Ok guys is it only me who see this as a stupid test. Kinda like the guy who drags a Glock 17 behind his Quad out in the desert, picks up what is left of a perfectly good gun and fires it claiming that somehow this made the gun something more than it now was aka a pipe with a firing pin. The test does show you how to ruin a gun. What are the chances of anyone on this forum who is not currently employed in the Military having to fire their pistol without cleaning it after dropping their gun in mud or water. I would suggest no one.

Here is a test for the Glock fan club.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Uqtz2asE4


Take Care

Bob
 
No you are right, it is a stupid test!

At work, Aside from water immersion... My rifle or sidearm never got buried in sand, dirt or mud (not even snow) and left like that to be fired later. These test were entertaining when they started doing it, now its just "oh wow another dude throwing a glock in the dirt, tossing it on a BBQ, putting some frank redhot on it, doing the thunder dance so it gets hit by thunder, theeeen shooting it... Wow..."

Dumb test, people swear by it too...

I do not own an m&p9 btw :p
 
DT741 said:
No you are right, it is a stupid test!

At work, Aside from water immersion... My rifle or sidearm never got buried in sand, dirt or mud (not even snow) and left like that to be fired later. These test were entertaining when they started doing it, now its just "oh wow another dude throwing a glock in the dirt, tossing it on a BBQ, putting some frank redhot on it, doing the thunder dance so it gets hit by thunder, theeeen shooting it... Wow..."

Dumb test, people swear by it too...

I do not own an m&p9 btw :p
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:agree: useless test
 
It was still interesting to see how simple environmental factors can affect the reliability of a firearm. I would be more likely to buy a pistol that can be reliability fired after dropping it in a puddle or on a sandy surface. I'd like to know that if it did that I could still pull the trigger without doing a field strip first. 99.9%dont need it to but for the. 1%this test is significant.
 
Isn't the Rex Zero 1 a gun he sells? Seems to me someone mentioned that on another thread. I think he was comparing the Sig Legion to the gun.

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Isn't the Rex Zero 1 a gun he sells? Seems to me someone mentioned that on another thread. I think he was comparing the Sig Legion to the gun.

Take Care

Bob
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When he first reviewed it, he wasn't selling it. Could have started selling it after the review or torture test.
 
The PPQ (and others) can and do fire completely submerged. Their striker channels are designed NOT to hydrolock. Some (if not all newer Glocks, I can't be 100%) are now like that as well.

Why are these test relative? For Canadians who aren't carrying.......they're not. Our pistols are safe queens. I agree, these tests serve no purpose other than entertainment.

However, as someone who carries a Glock 20 when hunting in the US now (and before an MP 45), I certainly would like to know how they would stand up to environmental tests, as it's not outside the realm of possibility that my pistol may be subjected to either water or mud or dirt, or, I might find myself on my backside after slipping and falling in crap, then have to get up and defend myself from a tusker.

For Americans, the CCW aspect plays a role if the uber slim chance that their sidearm falls out, gets stepped on, and needs to be retrieved by the CCW holder or they get involved in a tussle on the ground in the crap before they can create enough distance to draw.

My opinion.
 
personally im more worried about my guns freezing up as ive had that happen more than im worried about dropping them into water.

have a gun freeze up on you half way through a mag and you'll start to look into lube that dosnt freeze!
 
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