I live in the deep south in swampland, it's super humid. I've already rusted an lcp and ec9s (and yes i clean and oil my guns regularly ) working outside tilling in the garden and general work on my little homstead. also do a lot of woods roaming, bushcrafting and fishing. I'm always around or in creeks rivers and swamps. I need something durable and concealable weight being an issue. I own glocks and like them, But i want something with a safety that's easy to shoot. also what if it gets submerged in freshwater is detail stripping a must? I've noticed some guns look very difficult to detail strip.
What ccw for humid harsh conditions?
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You would be hard pressed to find anything better than an LCP.
I haven't, especially for the $$.
Mine is rusty too.
This is my edc gun. It has a rough life. If it ends up lost in a cornfield or on the bottom of the river, so be it. It has served me well.
The only change i would consider would be a glock42 or a LCP II.
Edit: oops just noticed your desire for a safety.
SR22.?
You would be hard pressed to find anything better than an LCP.
I haven't, especially for the $$.
Mine is rusty too.
This is my edc gun. It has a rough life. If it ends up lost in a cornfield or on the bottom of the river, so be it. It has served me well.
The only change i would consider would be a glock42 or a LCP II.
Edit: oops just noticed your desire for a safety.
SR22.?
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Ks5shooter
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Sig 230 stainless,has the safety(decocker) you want,breaks down easily. Don't let the .380 be a deal breaker,modern bullet choices make it a great ccw gun.
Another vote for LCP2. Practically disposable if anything ruins it. But mine has been pretty tough riding in my lawn mowing shorts, wood cutting shorts, bike riding shorts and tree felling pants, pellet smoker shorts and so on and some forth.
Edit: This has no safety. Try a Rock Island .45 compact. Spray oil spray it every now and then.
Edit: This has no safety. Try a Rock Island .45 compact. Spray oil spray it every now and then.
entropy
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For the parameters you mention, a Shield 9 with the safety.
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You might look at an el cheapo SCCY. They run under $200 here all the time. Can get one with a stainless slide. Simple to take apart and have a great warranty. Come in bright color frames in case you drop it. Might be too big for what you are looking for though
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Cosmose
How about something like a Kahr CM9 (DAO trigger doesn't need a manual safety), or a Ruger SR9c (which does come with a manual safety)? If you might be considering a revolver, there's always something like a S&W Model 638 which is made out of stainless steel and aluminum alloy, is lightweight, and easily concealed.
How about something like a Kahr CM9 (DAO trigger doesn't need a manual safety), or a Ruger SR9c (which does come with a manual safety)? If you might be considering a revolver, there's always something like a S&W Model 638 which is made out of stainless steel and aluminum alloy, is lightweight, and easily concealed.
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I think stainless steel that has been hard chromed would offer the most resistance.
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My Kel-Tec PF9 started rusting its blued-steel slide not long after I started carrying it, also down here in the steamy wetlands of southern Florida.
A hard-chromed replacement slide from KT stopped that cold.
When I know I'm gonna be out in the humidity, such as when trail-hiking or mowing lawns (I do more than one), I carry a stainless Charter Arms Undercover made in around 1985. It has held up remarkably well.
I tried the idea of stowing a stainless Taurus PT25 in my truck cab, but noticed rust on a rear corner of the slide after about a month.
These are just my experiences with rust here. I don't have a gun selection that has not already been mentioned, especially considering the manual-safety requirement specified by the OP.
A hard-chromed replacement slide from KT stopped that cold.
When I know I'm gonna be out in the humidity, such as when trail-hiking or mowing lawns (I do more than one), I carry a stainless Charter Arms Undercover made in around 1985. It has held up remarkably well.
I tried the idea of stowing a stainless Taurus PT25 in my truck cab, but noticed rust on a rear corner of the slide after about a month.
These are just my experiences with rust here. I don't have a gun selection that has not already been mentioned, especially considering the manual-safety requirement specified by the OP.
Everready73
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I would buy whatever gun you are most comfortable with and then have it coated in chrome, Robar NP3, etc.. not sure which one is most corrosion resistant but at least you won't be limited on choices
Deus Machina
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Since you've already got a couple Rugers, take that third step up to an SR9c in stainless.
Couldn't be happier with mine. Constant 90+% humidity, sometimes around salt water, and not a speck of rust.
Plus everything comes out with a nudge from a punch. Makes it easy to rinse.
Couldn't be happier with mine. Constant 90+% humidity, sometimes around salt water, and not a speck of rust.
Plus everything comes out with a nudge from a punch. Makes it easy to rinse.
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Then I recommend a HK P30SK. Polymer and stainless with nitrocarborizing, can be had with a safety, easy to shoot well.
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I sure would.
The Evangelist Cowboy
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For this scenario a pocket revolver is seeming to fit the bill if you want a rust resistant one look no farther than the Taurus 85 Stainless.
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I carry my LCP very close to my “Deep South” when running, as such, it lives a pretty rough life in a hot and humid environment. During most of the year, I put down between 15 to 20 miles each week running, my LCP is wet with sweat when I take it off upon return. It gets carried in the rain as well. Frog Lube inside and out, reapplied after practice every couple of weeks during routine maintenance. No rust on mine yet. Been about 10yrs with this particular pistol.
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I live in the South as well Near the Ocean. Hunt and fish in all kinds of water, bay, Rivers, Ocean, swamps, bogs, etc.. And I have dropped guns in both salt and fresh water, brackish mud etc.Not just dropped, but just gotten soaked wet from wading etc. First of all, I do not carry any my nice guns or any that I would hate to drop in the drink and not recover. I have a old LCP that I carry. When I get home if dropped etc. I simply wash off with hot water, then drop the whole gun in Ballistol Milk 90% water and 10% Ballistol. Never had a bit of rust. I keep a small tub all the time in the garage for tools etc.
I also use the same recipe for my Sonic cleaner. Cleans the heck out of my guns and magazines and leaves a very thin coat of oil on every thing. Ballistol does not crud up or harden. Here is a cleaned gun then sent to the sonic cleaner. I then just blow out the firing pin channel with a can of air.
By the way, it is a LCP gen 2 not the LCPll. I will not carry a pocket gun with a light trigger period. Usually, just a good wipe down daily will suffice. Take down is easy.
I also use the same recipe for my Sonic cleaner. Cleans the heck out of my guns and magazines and leaves a very thin coat of oil on every thing. Ballistol does not crud up or harden. Here is a cleaned gun then sent to the sonic cleaner. I then just blow out the firing pin channel with a can of air.
By the way, it is a LCP gen 2 not the LCPll. I will not carry a pocket gun with a light trigger period. Usually, just a good wipe down daily will suffice. Take down is easy.
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I certainly would if anything's submerged.
That's one reason why I like my SR9c. The firing assembly comes out if you push free a few pins, and it's made to do so relatively easily. It stays a pack, doesn't need to be stripped down to the pieces, but it's easy enough to rinse, blow dry, and reoil.
I make sure to give it a good coat of CLP or a good oil that includes teflon, though.
Keep in mind it's still a step bigger than that EC9S, though, so while I find it great IWB, a pocket gun it ain't.
I Think I'm going to just upgrade to a lcp stainless (maybe ss lc9) I love the rugers and shoot very well. I'm just going to go stainless and quit worrying about it. after watching some vid's detailing the ruger's they aren't much harder then anything else. and ruger's website sells all kinds of parts for them.
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If you want something that is all Stainless Steel, I mean every thing to include the guide rod, magazine and even the magazine follower. All except the modular grip and the trigger, then get a Pico. And you can easily take down the entire pistol. And extremely mild to shoot. You can put a rubber grip on it, or even a sandpaper grip or simply get a Hot iron and get it as rough a texture as you desire.
If you want something that is all Stainless Steel, I mean every thing to include the guide rod, magazine and even the magazine follower. All except the modular grip and the trigger, then get a Pico. And you can easily take down the entire pistol. And extremely mild to shoot. You can put a rubber grip on it, or even a sandpaper grip or simply get a Hot iron and get it as rough a texture as you desire.
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