the thread in the rifle section about the M1A torture test on Guns & Ammo tv or whichever program reminded me of the one last week or so where they fired a 1911 under water--anybody else see it? Yhey used a Springfield Mil Spec I believe, submerged it in a swimming pool in a rest and fired it to see what happened. What astounded me was that it not only fired, but actually succesfully cycled the action and loaded a new round! Twice! They were able to fire it, then fire it again. The third shot stovepiped, so they cleared it and fired it again and again it cycled successfully and loaded the next round. They were also shocked at how far the bullet traveled through the water and that they could apparently feel the concussive affect in the pavement around the pool.
A shocker to be sure.
A shocker to be sure.