Can a Glock 19 match this?
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Sistema1927
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Don't know why not. I saw a Glock representative do pretty much the same to a Gen 1 G17 back in the 1980's when they first started importing them.
Sure. These guys put a G21 in 45 through much worse and it came out just fine. No reason the G19 wouldn't do as well. Not having an exposed hammer really helped the Glock in the sand and dirt tests.
http://www.survival-spot.com/survival-blog/glock-21-torture-test/
http://www.survival-spot.com/survival-blog/glock-21-torture-test/
rskent
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That’s not a torture test. Go to about minute 47.
FL-NC
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Yes. And you will have a gun with 2x the capacity, a better trigger, and a more effective and available round.
JeeperCreeper
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MAC does similar torture testing with many modern guns in his "gauntlet".
They are fun to watch!
They are fun to watch!
rskent
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No, just dropping it 500 feet out of a helicopter and blowing it up.
Sand is worse.
Zaydok Allen
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Are you kidding? A Glock 19 would drive itself to the range, throw itself in the mud, and then empty its magazine into a 1.0" group at 50 yards. Then it would kick Chuck Norris' ass for fun.
rskent
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Wow, whatever you say man.
rskent
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Chuck Norris was holding on to it when it got blown up. Blew the trigger off the gun but Mr. Norris was fine.
Deanimator
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And FAR better controls.
Heel magazine release? 1900 called and wanted its operator controls back.
FL-NC
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That gets done every day in the mideast. Worst environment in the world, tied for first place with saltwater and beach sand. And they still work. Been there, done that.
Sistema1927
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Let's see a Makarov after a 500' drop. Then you can tell us that sand is worse.
Sand is worse because sand being jammed into the gun is a credible scenario. Guns flying out of helicopters at 500' ain't a credible scenario.
Besides, any piece of high impact plastic should be able to withstand a 500' fall. I'm afraid the helicopter routine doesn't impress me. The sand stuffed into the mag and having the gun work flawlessly does impress me. Hell, that's AK-esque!
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One of my glocks broke after a 3ft drop..
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Whst’s fun about the AK-47 (maybe the Glock and Maksrov too) is considering whether it was designed/intended to be so robust, or did it just turn out that way fortuitously.
Zaydok Allen
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This sucks, but I am a fan of facts.One of my glocks broke after a 3ft drop..
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Oh yeah, I wasn't doubting you at all. I meant I'm glad you posted that fact. The notion of Glock Perfection and that they are some sort of unstoppable and indestructible item is silly to me. They make a good utilitarian gun, but indestructible they are not. No gun is, but some may do better than others, but luck has a lot to do with it.
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Torture tests are silly to me. One guy with an expendable income abusing a gun and then acting like it's a POS because it doesn't work or it breaks, or acting like it was hand crafted by god if it doesn't break and does function is pure kaka.
To me a torture test is shooting the living hell out of a gun and seeing if it will function, not beating it up and then trying to draw conclusions after a single example is tested and abused.
I stopped watching MAC a few years ago.
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Agreed.. The late Todd Greens tests were far more informative.
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A hairline crack.
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