Originally Posted by
LSP972
In the past that was certainly true; I dunno about nowadays. The local PD just sent several dozen (with more being prepped for shipment as they get them off the street) relatively new Gen4 G17s back to Smyrna to be refinished. These pistols were issued earlier this year, and rusted almost immediately; badly.
Supposedly, Glock isn't doing the Tenifer thing anymore; either here, or in Austria. I've heard it several ways; an appeasement to the enviro-nazis, or due to new government regs… the Tenifer process apparently creates some pretty heinous ethyl-methyl bad shit as a by-product. Dunno for sure exactly what the deal is, but I've seen a few of the pistols; they were BAD.
I know our FTU guys are keeping a close eye on the 1000+ new Gen4 17s and 22s we just issued.
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