Experience with Glocks and Salt Water?

[p7fl]

I live near the beach and regularly head over for an hour of escape. Two years back I bought a Glock 43 to fit into the pocket of shorts…just because I am a paranoid.
Leaving the beach, shorts are wet from bathing suit and Glock and spare mag always get a bit damp.
Getting home: wipe off the ammo, (replace the carry ammo often), brake spray the gun and add lube.

What should I be doing to maintain the Glock around salt water?

[1Rangemaster]

I have been to a few Armorer courses-GLOCK, ARs, etc.. Salt water(I’m assuming) is never a good thing for any firearm.
You have not described your particular piece, but if it has steel sights those sometimes show surface rust first. If the piece has been submerged in salt water, I think it needs to be detail stripped, pasty rinsed with hot water/Gun Scrubber, etc., lightly relubed and reassembled. Submerged, salt water can get into nooks and crannies and be a problem.
Ammo submerged I would put aside. An Armorer course should be seriously thought about.
Best of luck

[FrankB]

I lived at the beach during the 1990’s, and kept items like this in a ziplock freezer bag. We sailed quite a bit, but items kept in the cabin were generally fine.

[Warped Mindless]

Sentry solutions Marine Tuff Spray.

Look that stuff up. Best rust preventative Ive ever came across.

[Jason M]

My Gen 3 26 with generic (Ameriglo?) sights has been in the surf as well as fresh water sources a bunch of times. Clear. Rinse in fresh water. Dry well. Lube. Wipe with Marine Tuff-Glide. No problems at all. Dunked ammo goes into the range bucket and replaced with fresh.

[p7fl]

Marine Tuff Glide and Marine Tuff Spray:
Are these specific products or generic names? I could not the exact items.
thx again. jon

[blues]

Marine Tuff Glide and Marine Tuff Spray:
Are these specific products or generic names? I could not the exact items.
thx again. jon

Tuf-Glide is applied with a needle applicator, generally. Though you can also use it, (from larger bottles) to replenish Tuf-Cloth. I'm not familiar with the spray version.

https://shop.scopecoat.com/Cleaning-Lubrication_c50.htm

[ObiWan]

Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine units are issued the G23 instead of the agency issued P2000 (before the recent switch to the Glock) because of the ability to handle a salt environment better. I'm not aware of any major problems with the Glocks around the boats. I like the idea of detail stripping and very light lube (except in the striker tube. That has to be dry)

[Jason M]

Tuf-Glide is applied with a needle applicator, generally. Though you can also use it, (from larger bottles) to replenish Tuf-Cloth. I'm not familiar with the spray version.

https://shop.scopecoat.com/Cleaning-Lubrication_c50.htm

Here ya go...

https://hexmagstore.com/sentry-marine-tuf-glide-and-tuf-cloth/

[Lester Polfus]

I've had some salt water fun with Glocks before. In addition to what others have said...

Learn how to properly disassemble your magazines. The magazine springs will rust when exposed to salt water.

[p7fl]

[QUOTE=Jason M;1091215]Here ya go...
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thanks !

and good point Lester as I never thought about springs

[03RN]

Spent 10 years as a commercial lobsterman.

My 19 rusted but I wiped it down every week.

Now a days it looks fine.