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Before anyone gets on my case about scientific method, or the fact that the Lancer has a warning included with it, or why anyone would ever spray 100% deet on a magazine...
The warning is exactly what led me to this test. I read it, and was curious how the other two magazines on the market would do with deet. I'm intentionally trying to saturate these things to the point of failure. I've hosed them off with water, hit them with the compressor, and will be re-soaking them tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday night and then using them as my first loads and as often as possible over the course of a 3-day class this weekend.
More to follow.
Nice test, I like my Lancers and I would'nt even use DEET myself, I prefer permethrin. But I might just have to do that to one of my Lancers, just because it looks cool. I'll throw in a Thermold and Orlite. Awesome post! Oh, and it's nice to see folks put Lancers through the same kind of tests Lancer puts them through. I'm gonna' do a series this winter on how they perform in the cold and wet.
Interesting test: thanks for going through with it.
For skin application, I've switched over to picaridin. It's safe for plastics and although I don't spend a lot of time in places that require bug spray, it kept me bite free on a week long trip into the mountains and otherwise hasn't let me down so far. I can't vouch that it is just as effective as DEET, but it's plenty effective for my needs.
I was always curious as to what DEET would actually do to the Lancer mags. Thanks for sharing.
I'd be interested to see the same test repeated with loaded magazines. A load within will impart stress to material that may produce earlier or differential failure.
They will all be getting re-sprayed tonight, wiped off in the morning, and loaded. They will get used tomorrow as much as I can get a chance to load them.
Obviously, the Lancer is out of the test.
FWIW, the windows on the Pmags are already gummy and fogging. The paper towels I used to wipe them off with stuck, and the air hose caused some odd effects.
Cool test, thanks for posting it.
I'd be curious to see the effects of deet on the feed lips while the mags are fully loaded and the springs under compression... I wonder how much quicker the lips on the Lancer would have failed?
Could you do a test of DEET on carboned up bolts? You might be onto to something here!