Gun Picture Thread

texpat said:
Slightly off-topic but I wanted to mention that i'm working on a very basic ballistics app for Linux, and would love any input any of y'all might have for what you would like to see in such apps, just got started on it a couple days ago and I do have a very basic working prototype, but there's a lot yet to do. Screenshot:
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And to keep it more on-topic, gun pic, Romy M-10, this was a DIY special with no furniture and some cosmetic issues (sight-cant, bad rivet, machining marks etc.) that I had to fix before I did the finish:

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It isn’t a real AK if it doesn’t have some machining marks & a lousy rivet job or two! 🤗🤗
 
RHINOKNIVES said:
It worked great! He’d take the slide off, slide our the spring & barrel & stick them in the fork & spoon basket & wash the whole thing with Cascade detergent!

Not a water spot to be seen! He’d then lube the firing pin etc & a dab of lithium grease on the rails & Barrel & GTG!
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Only, you’re not supposed to lube the firing pin on a Glock! Firing pin channel should be dry as a bone too. I’d be worried the harsh chemicals of dishwasher soap and hot water would ruin the finish.
 
91bravo said:
Only, you’re not supposed to lube the firing pin on a Glock! Firing pin channel should be dry as a bone too. I’d be worried the harsh chemicals of dishwasher soap and hot water would ruin the finish.
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Not supposed to lube the firing pin on any striker fired pistols . 🫣
 
91bravo said:
Only, you’re not supposed to lube the firing pin on a Glock! Firing pin channel should be dry as a bone too. I’d be worried the harsh chemicals of dishwasher soap and hot water would ruin the finish.
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It was on the first gen glocks & he took their Armorer class when they first taught it it was open to anyone with a Glock. They then stopped & the class was only for approved Glock Armorers. I have no idea who they will teach it to now?

I’m sure he did the recommended service & that finish better be able to standup to some hot water & detergents with all the hype they give it in their literature! It isn’t a old school bluing.

My Flotilla 13 “Israeli Seals” friend SCUBA dove with his Glock 19 in the Red Sea etc including shore dives with no issues with the finish.

This was years ago but he never noticed any issues with the finish or function!
 
I would never put any of my knives, much less my guns through the dishwasher. Hell, we have a dish washer, but still wash dishes by hand in this household. Yeah, call me crazy.
 
RHINOKNIVES said:
It worked great! He’d take the slide off, slide our the spring & barrel & stick them in the fork & spoon basket & wash the whole thing with Cascade detergent!

Not a water spot to be seen! He’d then lube the firing pin etc & a dab of lithium grease on the rails & Barrel & GTG!
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Cascade (and most other dishwasher detergents) contains special additives which aid the water in flowing off surfaces so you don't get water spots. Those surfactants also remain on those surfaces, leaving a film.

I'm not sure whether the fact that it worked for him is a testament to the technique or to the robustness of the Glock design.
 
91bravo said:
I would never put any of my knives, much less my guns through the dishwasher. Hell, we have a dish washer, but still wash dishes by hand in this household. Yeah, call me crazy.
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I agree when it comes to culinary knives.

When I was making custom knives & chatting with people about care & feeding of my culinary knives with ornate burl wood handles and some would ask me, Can I put it in a dishwasher? I would politely tell them that it is called a dishwasher!
Not a knife washer & over time the phosphates etc will frost & ruin the edge & destroy that nice handle wood you’ve chosen. Hand wash & towel dry & never let your knives sit in the sink! 😵‍💫

A tool like a Glock slide & barrel should be able to handle it.

I don’t have a dishwasher washer except for the lady I pay to come in & clean my place & she doesn’t have to scrub my guns! I do that myself!🤭
 
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knarfeng said:
Cascade (and most other dishwasher detergents) contains special additives which aid the water in flowing off surfaces so you don't get water spots. Those surfactants also remain on those surfaces, leaving a film.

I'm not sure whether the fact that it worked for him is a testament to the technique or to the robustness of the Glock design.
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Probably a bit of both! The funny is if all these chemicals are still on the plates & glasses, how is it considered food safe???
 
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