We had a guy in our open water course ask our instructor why he shouldn't use a dive knife as a weapon vs a shark. The instructor just looked at him for a moment, decided that he probably should answer the kid, and simply said, "6 inch piece of metal on a slow combersome body outside of it's environment vs a well equipped killing machine evolved for ruthless efficiency over millions of years as a predator. Who do you think would win?"
Ok, so it wasn't quite that elaborate, but that was the gist of it. It gave everyone a good laugh. Then he reminded us that PADI insists that we always dive with a dive buddy, and he recommended diving with someone who swims slower than you do.
Back on topic; that stuff about the glock is pretty cool. I never figured a company would look into firing their guns under water since there were so many things that could go wrong. Kind of like when someone in one of my college classes didn't think you could fire a gun on the moon since there wasn't any air. But you totally can! (it's in the cartridge) lol. However, there are a lot more factors to consider besides that.
K ellis: The concussion wave shouldn't be an issue, as it would exit the barrel away from the diver. Depth charges created concussion waves in every direction. This is why Glock recommends not firing the gun near solid objects, as they can reflect the concussion wave back at you. Ouch.
Off topic again, would you be interested in going diving sometime? I live in Fayetteville, and I read in one of your other posts that you enjoy diving with newbies.
Edit: CamG, I would never shoot anyone prior to diving. How morbid! I seriously judge you.
Now after diving, it's fair game. Shooting them isn't going to ruin a perfectly good dive that's already happened. XD. Really though, glad to hear you made it out okay.
