[ARCHIVED THREAD] - beach guns? ? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/4/2017 3:33:51 PM EDT
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I lived in Daytona a decade ago, but was pretty new to carrying and all that. I had a Walther p99 that lived in my glove box, and a p22 I carried (I'm better now, I swear). But lets think that I'm going to take a trip and spend time on the beach again. In and around salt water and humidity, potential to get totally soaked. what do you carry and how do you set it up? how often do you clean? And do you not carry when you're just swimming for sure and carry when you're walking the sand?
concealment is tough when you're shirtless.... |
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I carry Glocks, never had a problem with rust. |
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I rusted the shit out of the front of my slide and a small section of barrel on my G19 after just a couple days in Key West. IWB carry walking around town, not exposed to water, just my sweat which was wiped off nightly. First time I've ever rusted a glock |
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At the beach now and I got my Seecamp 25 don't care about it a lot and I brought some cleaning stuff and ammo with me.
I do whatever during the day, including getting in the ocean or a pool, clean the gun and rotate ammo at night. No signs of rust though. will likely swap to a stainless LCP when I find one. |
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I rusted the shit out of the front of my slide and a small section of barrel on my G19 after just a couple days in Key West. IWB carry walking around town, not exposed to water, just my sweat which was wiped off nightly. First time I've ever rusted a glock |
| I've been on a pretty involved cut this summer involving, among other things, about 12 miles a day of walking. That's in the Oklahoma summer so you'd better believe I was sweating like a mofuh. I carried my stainless LCP every step of the way giving it no more than a quick run across my shorts to half-assedly dry it before stowing it for the day. It looks fine. |
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I lived in Daytona a decade ago, but was pretty new to carrying and all that. I had a Walther p99 that lived in my glove box, and a p22 I carried (I'm better now, I swear). But lets think that I'm going to take a trip and spend time on the beach again. In and around salt water and humidity, potential to get totally soaked. what do you carry and how do you set it up? how often do you clean? And do you not carry when you're just swimming for sure and carry when you're walking the sand? concealment is tough when you're shirtless.... 
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With small LCP sized guns available for $200 there is no reason to ever go unarmed unless prohibited by law. Quoted:
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I go to the beach to swim, not to operate. Â |
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I was in Ponce Inlet for 8 days during the 4th. I carried a 9mm Shield from day light till dark,rode 6 miles on bikes every morning, and went paddle boarding. The pistol was a perfect fit for all of my activities...
And no rust at all. Wiped it down every evening with an oily rag and it was good to go.... ETA I carried it in a Cooks IWB kydex |
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Call me a Maverick, but I've never considered "Prohibited by Law" to be a valid reason for not carrying. If the "Law" doesn't care if you live or die, then the prudent person will make that decision for himself and his loved ones alone. Even if the worst happens, at least it is survivable. |
| one nice/trashy thing about daytona is you can have your car in the sand. could always lock it in there if swimming or surfing, then carry it for just general whatever. My thought was more walks and hanging out on the beach after dark. No lights are allowed and it gets pretty damn dark late at night. might need to add a good flashlight to the rotation, too. |
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@Dc204 Thats crazy. What gen G19 is it? Mine is a 2nd gen and its had several decades of exposure sweat, grime and even salt water. It doesnt get wipes off after carrying either lol Quoted:
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I rusted the shit out of the front of my slide and a small section of barrel on my G19 after just a couple days in Key West. IWB carry walking around town, not exposed to water, just my sweat which was wiped off nightly. First time I've ever rusted a glock |
| Was on a new boat once and one of their crew members had a G19 that he would take diving with him as a last resort to shark attack. At the end of each day he would soak it in fresh water field strip , dry, reassemble. Then put it in a plastic case and spray it with Corrosion -X. I look at it once and didn't see any rust. |
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Lately I've been throwing in my Micro Roni with a G-19 in it and a 17rd mag in a small day pack. I also throw an extra 33 rounder in there as well.
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Somebody say Skeet Surfing 
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Do you guys swim with your carry piece in your trunks? Anyone here ever had a situation where they had to draw down while swimming? Besides having kadafis female body guards attempt a beach landing...what other scenerios should I be tactically preparing for? |
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Do you guys swim with your carry piece in your trunks? Anyone here ever had a situation where they had to draw down while swimming? Besides having kadafis female body guards attempt a beach landing...what other scenerios should I be tactically preparing for? |
