Okay, so I am walking the dog after dark. We varied from our normal route and I needed to cross a somewhat busy four lane road. There is a break in traffic and we sort of jog across the street. Its dark and I do not see the raised median. BOOM! face plant! bruised knees, cuts on palms, bruised ribs, etc. Get up bleeding and in pain, but I'm a big boy and kept on with the walk.
I had a Bersa .380 in my front pocket, pat the pocket--still there. As I walk, increasing pain in right quad. Get home, clean up and a beautiful bruise is developing where I feel on the gun. I look at the gun some deep scratches on the slide. At 300 lbs, when I fall, I FALL. So where am I going with this?
It got me thinking, how many non-metal guns might have cracked on such impact. I am a Ruger fan and I am considering the LC9 vs. the SR series. The biggest turn off is the "brittle" feel of of the glass filled nylon.
Does any body have any experience droping such a gun on a hard surface?
I know, I've seen tests were they are run over by trucks (on soft mud), frozen in ice, yadda, yadda... But how about a simple 5 foot drop onto hard tile or concrete? Or a 300 pound fatty falling on one in the street? What say you?
Regards,
.38Catt
I had a Bersa .380 in my front pocket, pat the pocket--still there. As I walk, increasing pain in right quad. Get home, clean up and a beautiful bruise is developing where I feel on the gun. I look at the gun some deep scratches on the slide. At 300 lbs, when I fall, I FALL. So where am I going with this?
It got me thinking, how many non-metal guns might have cracked on such impact. I am a Ruger fan and I am considering the LC9 vs. the SR series. The biggest turn off is the "brittle" feel of of the glass filled nylon.
Does any body have any experience droping such a gun on a hard surface?
I know, I've seen tests were they are run over by trucks (on soft mud), frozen in ice, yadda, yadda... But how about a simple 5 foot drop onto hard tile or concrete? Or a 300 pound fatty falling on one in the street? What say you?
Regards,
.38Catt
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