Can't stop watching this

[ojisan]

It is spooky how the slide catch goes up and down.
Obviously it works OK, otherwise Glock would eject their slides forward on a regular basis.
I'm sure the Glock engineers initially freaked out when watching the first slow motion test videos.

[spoon01]

You better not watch planes in slow motion during takeoffs, landings and turbulence. You won't be able to sleep.

That's the reason I would never fly in any plane not made of steel.

[homelessdude]

Thanks 21 ft. I missed the little source in the original post. And Cali I'll let that one slide. Wasn't very helpful.

[RustyIron]

That's a cool video. For those who get all weak in the knees about a polymer fram flexing like that, you need to remember that the forces imparted to the frame are similar, whether it's made of plastic, steel, aluminum, or gouda cheese. The question you need to be asking yourself is, what is the fatigue life of this material? Which will be the first to fail?

[NapalmCheese]

That's the reason I would never fly in any plane not made of steel.

So, you don't fly in planes.

[Cody]

I wish it would complete the cycle. It actually kind of bothers me that it repeats before the case ejects and a new round in pushed into the chamber.

It cuts short because it exploded in the next frame.

[MrBlazito]

I wish it would complete the cycle. It actually kind of bothers me that it repeats before the case ejects and a new round in pushed into the chamber.

Here is the original video

[Creampuff]

wow, it is amazing how close the tolerances are built for modern handguns. That brass barely gets ejected before the breechface closes back home.

[vinny_land]

LMAO

Still rock out with my Glock out!!!

[8886]

Watch the slide takedown as it recoils.

That got my attention too. Then I watched the slow mo G18 in F/A fired by hand. You can see it there too. It is what it is.

wow, it is amazing how close the tolerances are built for modern handguns. That brass barely gets ejected before the breechface closes back home.

Best example of limp wrist?

[Killer Bee]

[Creampuff]

Best example of limp wrist?

LOL oh yeah, you are right. It doesn't eject in several of those videos.

[spoon01]

So, you don't fly in planes.

[emoji14]

[IVC]

That's the reason I would never fly in any plane not made of steel.

So, you don't fly in planes.

Beat me to it - it's the exact sentence I was going to type, then I saw your comment.

However, there was a point in the "plane reference" and how it relates to the slow motion of gun firing. All materials flex. Tall buildings will move couple feet at the top. New polymer materials flex too. What matters is how the flex affects the material and whether it creates fatigue. That's what HK engineers researched before they created the first polymer gun (no, it wasn't Glock.)

So, watching slow motion flexing should be an R&D experience knowing that someone spent a lot of time and money to ensure flexing works as designed. If it makes you uneasy, well, that's where the plane reference or tall building reference comes into play - it's a feature, not a bug.

As for the steel, if it were much lighter and suitable for planes it would flex just fine. It's the flexibility of steel that contributes to its strength.

[spoon01]

Beat me to it - it's the exact sentence I was going to type, then I saw your comment.

However, there was a point in the "plane reference" and how it relates to the slow motion of gun firing. All materials flex. Tall buildings will move couple feet at the top. New polymer materials flex too. What matters is how the flex affects the material and whether it creates fatigue. That's what HK engineers researched before they created the first polymer gun (no, it wasn't Glock.)

So, watching slow motion flexing should be an R&D experience knowing that someone spent a lot of time and money to ensure flexing works as designed. If it makes you uneasy, well, that's where the plane reference or tall building reference comes into play - it's a feature, not a bug.

As for the steel, if it were much lighter and suitable for planes it would flex just fine. It's the flexibility of steel that contributes to its strength.

Excellent and exactly! Bravo good sir, completely agree and was waiting for someone to mention these lines.

Ps: my "steel planes" comment was sarcasm. I was mostly poking at the guys that make "plastic guns" comments. [emoji14]