Videos tagged with Salt Water Test

This YouTube video, titled "Gun vs Salt Water," investigates the resilience of a Thompson Center Encore firearm when subjected to a salt water test. The description directly poses the question of whether the rifle can survive this harsh environmental challenge. The content appears to be an experimental evaluation of firearm durability under extreme conditions, focusing on corrosion resistance.

This video puts the Thompson/Center Encore rifle through a brutal 30-day durability test simulating harsh hunting conditions. The test involves burying one rifle in dirt, soaking another in saltwater, and submerging a third in a pond. After the month-long ordeal, the rifles are brought to the range to assess their reliability and performance. The video aims to demonstrate the Encore's strength and versatility for hunters who rely on dependable firearms for big game pursuits like whitetails and elk, highlighting how the rifle holds up against environmental challenges.

This video details a 125-day AR-15 torture test involving four Radical Firearms rifles subjected to extreme conditions: pond submersion, freezing, salt water immersion, and burial. The frozen rifle performed flawlessly after thawing, while the salt water rifle, despite heavy rust, also functioned. The rifles exposed to mud and pond water experienced significant cycling issues due to debris and corrosion, highlighting that extreme environmental contamination is a primary weakness for AR-15 platforms.

This experiment tests the corrosion resistance of brass-cased .223 Remington and steel-cased 7.62x39 ammunition after a week in salt water. Despite significant surface degradation on both, particularly the steel-cased rounds, both types of ammunition successfully fired and cycled in their respective firearms, a Bersa BAR-15 and a Riley Defense AK.