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From: n9020351@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (James D. Del Vecchio)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: guns advertized as "functioning reliably underwater"?
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Date: 21 May 91 22:53:19 GMT
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		Re:  Concealed carry piece for scuba divers 

  I've heard some guns advertized as "functioning reliably underwater",
I think the Glock was one of these and also CZ 99 might have been one.
Is this possible?  What would happen if someone tried this?  I would
think that hollow points might expand as they travled the barrel.
  I saw a plug for the Jericho 941 where they had it in a mud puddle and
it still worked.

  I would like a gun that is impervious to water, one where I could store it
in the toilet tank if I wanted to, with no harm to the gun.
I want something with no corrodible parts to worry about.  What is better:
stainless or chrome?  I've seen 'stainless' silverware with corrosion on
it before, but I'm not sure how strong chrome can be made.  Are there any
steel alloys with some chrome in them, or that can be made _totaly non
corrodable_?

  A Glock in stainless would be nice (especialy one with a grip safety,
rather than a trigger safety, can Glocks be modified?)

  Is there any gun that will satisfy these requirements?