Polymer and Arctic Cold

[Claymore504]

This guy lives in the same state as you, so I would expect he sees the same temps as you. Write a message for him on this video. He answered me on a question I had.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_JBqeiN12k

[DOC 1500]

Good stuff

[jurek]

Interesting thread... and soooo different experiences....
But who is right here? 

Polymer firearm is not a plastic firearm... Arctic Cold -> we are talking about -60F... That's nothing for polymer.. I would be worried more about steel firearm in this temperature 
Living in Syberia, I would definitely go with polymer firearm... and fly with it to any Equator country without any doubt 

 

[Raining_Brass]

Interesting thread... and soooo different experiences....
But who is right here? 

Polymer firearm is not a plastic firearm... Arctic Cold -> we are talking about -60F... That's nothing for polymer.. I would be worried more about steel firearm in this temperature 
Living in Syberia, I would definitely go with polymer firearm... and fly with it to any Equator country without any doubt 

Exactly. Polymer can take some very extreme temps. I'm sure it will expand and contract to some extent - but not at any temps a human will be in.

[dwhitehorne]

I ran the pistol evaluation for our department back in 2015.  The testing was conducted in July.  I left the sample pistols out in a vehicle on the dash for 6 hours in the heat before firing them.  I also put the test pistols in a freezer over night and pulled them out and loaded up and fired a few mags.  None of the weapons had an issue.  I wouldn't be concerned about any temperature that a human could survive in.  David

[DOC 1500]

Extreme would be dipping them in liquid nitrogen and firing them, although I believe that would be very dangerous. Probably explode.
Might be interesting for Demolition Ranch to try it.

[jurek]

Polymer firearm's manufacturers spent years and thousand dollars with research to make the gun... I don't know why we even discuss this  There is no place for mistake with gun business.
H&K came with polymer pistol in 1970... and nobody complained since that time 

[0119]

Nope. No link. It was data collected by me and a few fellow agency members. We took it upon ourselves to fight our admin from drinking the gluuck koolaid. We wanted to stick to our 226's. We got it from the mouths of fellow LEO from Metro Dade training division. This before I even had an interest in the internet to have a "link". You will not find links to negative data on agency gluucks. Each agencies admin is forced to sign a non disclosure clause to any purchase contract. That's the only way admin can be insured to get all the free swag, trips and cheap pricing on the next purchase cycle. A 5 year cycle gluuck recommends as they give their weapons a limited 5 year service life before replacement is suggested. So no "evidence" just my word........believe it or who cares.

Sounds like a lot of bull IMO. lmao
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Well like I said before. I could give a F less if typed words on the intervenes don't believe me. Frankly none of you really exist, your just words on a screen.

[jurek]

The constant drastic change in temp. caused the polymer to expand and contract. That caused the tabs to bind against the slide.

What's the range of these temp changes?
I'm just curious because we talk here about regular, everyday use conditions.
I guess if you can survive, polymer firearm can do as well.

[Grendel]

Nope. No link. It was data collected by me and a few fellow agency members. We took it upon ourselves to fight our admin from drinking the gluuck koolaid. We wanted to stick to our 226's. We got it from the mouths of fellow LEO from Metro Dade training division. This before I even had an interest in the internet to have a "link". You will not find links to negative data on agency gluucks. Each agencies admin is forced to sign a non disclosure clause to any purchase contract. That's the only way admin can be insured to get all the free swag, trips and cheap pricing on the next purchase cycle. A 5 year cycle gluuck recommends as they give their weapons a limited 5 year service life before replacement is suggested. So no "evidence" just my word........believe it or who cares.

Sounds like a lot of bull IMO. lmao

Well like I said before. I could give a F less if typed words on the intervenes don't believe me. Frankly none of you really exist, your just words on a screen.

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