What has been your experience with handgun reliability in sand and swamp muck?
Specifically comparing a S&W revolver to a 1911:
1) Reliability: Would you think the revolver or the 1911 would be more reliable in a tropical jungle, mud swamps and saltwater mangrove sand islands while amidst rain and sand storms?
2) Field Cleaning: Which is easier to field clean in a swamp puddle?
The informal 'Sand Experiment' says the 1911 was reliable in sand whereas some of the commenters said revolvers are not...
Sand Trial #1:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=457569&highlight=beach
Sand Trial #2:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459877&highlight=beach
My thought is it kind of comes down to comparing the likelihood of getting grit in the semiauto magazine to the likelihood of getting grit in a revolvers clockwork jamming it up, vs which is easier to clean in a small swamp puddle.
Thank you for your thoughts and experience.
Specifically comparing a S&W revolver to a 1911:
1) Reliability: Would you think the revolver or the 1911 would be more reliable in a tropical jungle, mud swamps and saltwater mangrove sand islands while amidst rain and sand storms?
2) Field Cleaning: Which is easier to field clean in a swamp puddle?
The informal 'Sand Experiment' says the 1911 was reliable in sand whereas some of the commenters said revolvers are not...
Sand Trial #1:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=457569&highlight=beach
Sand Trial #2:
https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459877&highlight=beach
My thought is it kind of comes down to comparing the likelihood of getting grit in the semiauto magazine to the likelihood of getting grit in a revolvers clockwork jamming it up, vs which is easier to clean in a small swamp puddle.
Thank you for your thoughts and experience.