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4 Responses to “Waterlogged AR-15”

Wolfwood Said,
November 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am

Future tests:
AK
FAL
G3
H&H double rifle



OrangeNeckInNY Said,
November 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am

Geez. All that water in the barrel creating backpressure when the bullet was fired put so much pressure on the bolt that it blew it out. That and the water inside the gas tube also prevented the proper cycling of the bolt. I’d never do that to my weapon unless I tipped the gun forward so it dumps all the water from the barrel and gas tube before pulling the trigger.



Kristopher Said,
November 18th, 2008 at 5:05 pm

Guns can be fired underwater if they are completely submerged … the water outside the barrel is just as difficult to compress as the water inside.

http://tiretarmes.free.fr/images/glock_19_underwater.mpeg

If you keep both an M-4 and the HK rifles completely submerged, with just the flash-hider sticking out of the water, they can both be fired safely … they might not cycle reliably, but they can be shot.



geekWithA.45 Said,
November 19th, 2008 at 10:40 am

The manufacturers and US military agree!

The illustrated procedure is pretty much guaranteed to blow up your gun.

The manual of arms explicitly calls for draining the barrel by tipping it forward, and by withdrawing the chambered round halfway to break the suction.

So…I’m not really sure what the video’s supposed to prove other than that the MOA has purpose behind it.