Re: FW: Underwater weaponry

["Ryan Pendergast" <virtualpender@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>If you mean waterproof bags wouldn't be necessary for weapons i would have
>to disagree. If water is down the barrel the weapon will have to be
>thoroughly dried out before firing. Water tends to cling to the rifling in 
>a
>barrel and this can cause the breach or barrel to burst if the weapon is
>fired. The famous scene in "Missing In Action" where Chuck Norris pops out
>of the water and blazes away with an M-60 is a good example of what not to
>do in real like. With real bullets that gun would have blown up and most
>likely killed poor Chuck.

I have to disagree with you.  I have seen more than one gun fired with water 
draining out of it and I've even seen a Glock 22 fired after being pulled 
out of a bucket of mud with just a quick shaking off.

Ryan
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