If a traditional AR is submerged, how long does it need to be out of the water/drained to prevent damage to the barrel and/or other components?
I know most of you live in the desert or put tape on your ejection port covers, but someone out there knowwssss. I suppose I could figure it out myself but wanted to make sure I wasn’t going to bust out the glass on my Atomic or worse first.
Take a knee, Linda. Drink water.
This is a non issue
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Based solely on YouTube videos, it seems like it only takes a second for the gas tube to drain.
If it was completely submerged, I would pull the charging handle back to uncork the barrel, tip the barrel down and let it drain for a few seconds.
http://www.military.com/video/guns/rifles/shooting-an-ar-15-underwater/1170724009001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8MCiixMZGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZ4iP12S64
over the beach test
this one is hilarious- keep watching and you’ll see why- punchline is at the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwkHktkTxU
Pretty much this.
Ha ha, yea! I like the “pond” beach they used and the “competitor” weapon got less drain time then theirs for the same test, no timing evident anywhere so it is suspect all around. Nice edit check for the end. Should have brought some pistols to do the same test with the proprietary “HK magazine loading technique” shown in their infamous periodical ad a few years back.
Side note: What happened to you Euro? Your posts have been kind of “off axis” lately.
The hole at the end of the receiver extension is there for a reason.
If your weapon has been fully submerged, pulling back on the charging handle pushes the water out of the receiver extension by means of the buffer, and opens the gas tube from the bolt carrier. Gravity helps this process.
I would…
Aren’t you a Marine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp5gdUHFGIQ
AK’s can shoot fully submerged.
think it would work best with the action held open untill your out of the water, than release the bolt and begin the fun. I dont think that a .22 inch diameter rifled tube of 14-20 inches will drain well if one end is clogged. However with the bolt open the barrel and gas tube should drain pretty quick. Im not sure what it is that makes the AR-15 unable to fire wet though. If it is water in the gas system, barrel, or bolt/gas seals that is dangerous. But slappin the bolt shut oughta shake some water off too.
Doing either probably isn’t too safe, whenever I’ve seen videos of an AR-15 being fired wet, the firer drops the mag and works the action about 5 times before reloading and firing.
AK’s fire underwater, right?
So can any firearm…
The problem with a .22 caliber rifle is when it is removed from the water the water will stay in the barrel unless the breech is uncorked. It has to do with the weight of the water in the barrel and the surface tension of water. .30 caliber barrels will drain even without being uncorked at the breech, but I wouldn’t trust it. If water is in the barrel, but not actually under water, the water acts the same as a barrel obstruction.