Maritime Springcups for G19

[Clark_Kent_X]

i just installed the maritime springcups on my G19 but nervous to test it out....anyone tried shooting while coming out of the water?

[saki302]

Though not recommended, the 9mm glocks will fire successfully while submerged. I tried it with my G19 quite a few years back- my barrel is worn and I thought if it got messed up I didn't care. It's still working fine!

Save your gun the wear and tear and just watch the videos on youtube. It does work (you must make sure you get ALL the air out), but why test where others have tested?


PS- I don't know about firing while exiting the water- extra water inside mixed with air might be VERY bad juju.

-Dave

[slick_711]

Brief answer: Make sure the gun has been submerged a few seconds, kinda wiggled around a bit, and tilted barrel up. Also, don't get completely under water with the gun (quick way to blow your ear drums). Also, don't do this in a pool you care about. If shooting while exiting the water come out with barrel tipped down to make sure your barrel isn't clogged with water prior to firing.


Better answer: Don't do stupid s***. Take tv & youtube with a grain of salt, and spend your spare time and money practicing for more realistic scenarios. Go shoot IDPA or something. Your Glock will work wet/submerged. You don't need to try it.

[cal3gunner]

if you were to try it which I recommend you don't.

You have to use military ball ammo or a law enforcement type fmj. You have to shoot fmj because a hollow point may expand while still in the barrel. You also want the military or police ammo because it has waterproofed primers and the grease around the crimp where the bullet and casing meet inside. If you don't use waterproofed ammo, the powder can get wet and your gun would work but your ammo wouldn't

On the other hand, I always thought it would be cool while spearfishing to pull out the glock and plug some fish. If I could figure out how to do it without blowing up my eardrums, I would consider it. Then again, on mythbusters, they did the shooting fish in a barrel and it was the concussion of the bullet moving through the water that killed the fish, not the bullet hitting them. I think the vibrations in the water tore their gills and they suffocated.

Since the marine spring cups have less friction due to their shape, did your trigger pull improve at all?

[Turbinator]

I find all the cautionary advice in interesting. If the maritime spring cups exist, and they do, and they were made specifically for firing underwater, why not test it out? Obviously this is all done at the user's risk!

Turby

[cineski]

Kinda hard core with the war game fantasies? Why are you bringing your gun in the water aside from trying to gain youtube fame?

[Turbinator]

Kinda hard core with the war game fantasies? Why are you bringing your gun in the water aside from trying to gain youtube fame?

Come on. Same reason why people shoot IDPA, IPSC, airsoft, paintball, Tannerite, hard targets, paper targets. It's part of the hobby and we want to enjoy it.

Turby

[rkt88edmo]

I could be wrong but I thought the maritime springcups (which have little drains on the sides) were for drainage after being submerged, not for firing while submerged.

In any case, plenty of people have proven that the gun will function under water, so I wouldn't feel the need to test it myself, except for the fun factor.

[Greg-Dawg]

[BTF/PTM]

Does anyone make a barrel that's specifically designed to withstand underwater firing pressures and thus work alongside these special spring caps? It seems like that would be a logical progression since the barrel is the next weak point when firing under water.

I'm not gonna try it cuz I really don't care that much and don't anticipate this happening, but will my Sigs fire under water? I'm gonna take all this knowledge and just translate it into carrying a revolver should I ever end up in a situation where submerged firing be an imminent scenario. Logic > Youtube

[Shane916]

Does anyone make a barrel that's specifically designed to withstand underwater firing pressures and thus work alongside these special spring caps? It seems like that would be a logical progression since the barrel is the next weak point when firing under water.

I'm not gonna try it cuz I really don't care that much and don't anticipate this happening, but will my Sigs fire under water? I'm gonna take all this knowledge and just translate it into carrying a revolver should I ever end up in a situation where submerged firing be an imminent scenario. Logic > Youtube

I don't think there is a big enough market for such a barrel.

Realistically you're never going to need to fire your gun underwater in self-defense.

[Tony.]

google is your friend

http://www.topglock.com/content.aspx?Ckey=glockfaqs

Can I shoot my Glock underwater?

[Clark_Kent_X]

I could be wrong but I thought the maritime springcups (which have little drains on the sides) were for drainage after being submerged, not for firing while submerged.

In any case, plenty of people have proven that the gun will function under water, so I wouldn't feel the need to test it myself, except for the fun factor.

the maritime springcups have drain slots are made so when you come out of the water and immediatly fire MOST of the water will be drained from your gun and not backfire or explode in your hand.

i'd never fire my gun underwater though.

[adamsreeftank]

Your bigger concern should be the loose screw behind the trigger.

[Voo]

Why are you nervous?? Just go fill up your gun with water and shoot.

Repeat as necessary.

I can probably think of a million reasons to NOT do it, but obviously you've given it a lot of consideration and have deemed the rewards outweigh the risks involved. Make sure you video it though (there's no sarcasm in this request btw)