Glock dropped in a bucket of drano

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What would happen to a pistol like the Glock if it was submerged in a container of drano (Drain Cleaner)?
 
Since Drano is safe for plastic and metal pipes, I think it would only dissolve the hair clog in the barrel.

However, in just a few minutes, a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, piranha, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8 bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures. ;)
 
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Glock dropped in a bucket of draino

Every now and then I have to do a "roto-rooter" job on my two Glocks. It seems the lint from my undershirt likes to find its way into everything. I have been using a can of compressed air, for keyboards, but I don't think I am ready to try draino.:evil:
 
Steel should be fine. Plastics....depends on the plastic.

Drano will eat a hole straight through aluminum and release toxic gases in the process. Keep your lightweight Smiths far away.

I'm trying to imagine what kind of lifestyle choices would cause this to be a real-life concern. :)
 
Ought to dry the gun out pretty nicely... you'd have to reoil/regrease it.

The Glock's outer finish is not on the innermost parts, I'm pretty sure. Beware of it eating up your gun from the inside out.
 
However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceed to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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HAHAHA .. I got a kick out of this .. I was thinking the same thing
 
By the Gods I love the Internet sometimes. :D

Drano from the MSDS:
Chemical CAS No / Unique ID Percent
Sodium hydroxide 001310-73-2 <2.0
Sodium hypochlorite 007681-52-9 <10
Water 007732-18-5 85-95

Source: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=19001016
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Glock polymer frame:
The Glock frame is made out of a high-tech plastic polymer called nylon 6. Exactly what that means, I don't know. But our resident engineer [MarkCO] was kind enough to provide some explanation:

Commerical price for hi-grade Nylon 6 is about $3.50/lb. Commerical price for hi-carbon steel is about $1.50/lb. Sounds to me like the Glock is actually a better buy. Anyway, I did a little research and got a smattering of information on the Glock plastic "formula". One source says "more highly guarded than the Coke formula". From 3 human and 5 technical sources, Glock uses an out-sourced proprietary hybrid polymer mix with a base of Nylon 6. The frames are cast and offer high strength, wear resistance, abrasion resistance, and good resiliency, good ductility and toughness. Fracture mechanics are excellent with defect ratios below 1. Do not compare to extruded Nylons because it is different. Casting prices range from $3-$50/pound depending on process and intricacy. The Glock is considered highly-intricate due to imbedded metallic components. Offers long term performance at elevated and depressed temperatures. Chemically stable in a majority of environments, attacked directly by strong acids and bases (better than steel actually). UV exposure results in degradation over an extended period of time. 2-3% carbon black virtually eliminates UV degradation and Carbon-Black does not become readily absorbed in Nylons offering higly increased useful life spans. Loss of mechanical properties with 2% Carbon-Black is less than 0.05% on an elevated UV exposure test equivalent to approximately 100 years. Hyrdolytically attacked by water in excess of 120 degrees. Basically, no hot-tubbing with your Glock and you will be fine. Tupperware is not made from Nylon BTW. Hope this answered some questions.
Good Shooting, MarkCO

Souce: http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-117666.html
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WOW, right here by Preacherman.

Sodium Hydroxide AKA: Lye is pretty caustic, and the Sodium Hypochlorite AKA: Bleach decently strong oxidozer. IIRC, househould bleach is 3.5% w/v in concentration and Drano can be stronger.

I'd not drop my Glock in a bucket of drano.

YMMV
 
That was funny as hell

Since Drano is safe for plastic and metal pipes, I think it would only dissolve the hair clog in the barrel.

However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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That one is worth remembering! :D
 
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Since Drano is safe for plastic and metal pipes, I think it would only dissolve the hair clog in the barrel.

However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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What happens to a keyboard when submerged in soda that just came out of ones nose....:scrutiny:
 
Jorg, that is FUNNY!!!

I gotta ask, I've been wanting to and I just have not done it, but NOW, i'm gonna - - *** is GLOCK anyway?? Who thinks up these names? Think about it, Glock. What would YOUR mind come up with if you didn't know it was a pistol?

To me, it sounds like a dropped glob of something. I.E., person making sandwich gets surprised by something, drops mayo jar, mayo bounces out of jar, sandwich maker is called by someone in another room. His reply is, "Be there in minute, I've got a big ol' GLOCK of mayo on the kitchen floor to clean up".

**puts on fire-proof jockey shorts for the flaming i'm gonna get**
 
I have a couple of questions:

1) Why would you have a bucket of Drano, when it comes in a perfectly user-friendly package?

2) Why are people obsessed with trying to destroy the Glock via hundreds of absues, none of which it was intended to face?
 
However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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Oh man.... that was great.

Funniest part is that it probably would work. ;)

- TE (who is definitely a Glock fanboy)
 
Can't believe I read this thread to the end.
What a moronic question is will a grock survive drano.......:scrutiny:

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to be honest.... I'd imagine it probably would.

I'm not going to try it... but I can't think of much that would be affected. I imagine the finished surface might get damaged and it might not be quite as nice, but from a standpoint of would it work afterwards.... I'd imagine, yes.... it probably would... as would most polymer pistols, or metal ones.... possibly with the exception of wooden grips as I'd imagine they'd get pretty badly chemical burned.

Maybe the springs would be affected. Especially if they're made of super thin wire..... like some .22lr pistol magazine springs I've seen (Walther P22 for example)..... but on a Glock (and most pistols of serious calibers) all springs are pretty thick.....
 
However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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But don't try it with a Tarus or S&W. They will be rendered useless because of the :cuss: lock.





;) for Larry Correia
 
However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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LMAO :D :D Lucky for me, my KB and my monitor, no coffee in my mouth when I read that.
 
However, in just a few minutes a Glock fanboy will come by and post a link to a test where a Glock was put in a blender filled with Drano, sulfuric acid, Coca-Cola, pirahna, and 2 pounds of industrial diamonds. A CAT D8bulldozer was then dropped on it from 1000 feet. The owner picked up the Glock, chambered a 155mm HE round, hit a post-it note at 917 miles, and then proceeded to run 726,761 rounds of Wolf ammo coated with Gorilla Glue with no failures.
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And you think I'm gonna believe that?

Well, maybe. How big is that post-it-note? :neener:
 
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