Dry ice???CDH wrote:I was thinking about this driving home from work today...
I think the gel pack+cooler thing is asking for trouble with moisture condensing in the internals of your gun. Even stainless+polymer pistols have carbon steel springs and linkages internally.
Just my 2 cents worth...
Condensation occurs when a surface is below the dew point of the surrounding air. The surface cools the air directly next to it, and as the air cools, it can no longer hold as much water as it can while warm. The water gathers together, and the droplets form on the surface of the object.
All day, while the gun is sitting inside the cooler, there will be no condensation, as the air in the cooler, and the gun are the same temperature. It is only once the gun is cold, and is hit by warmer, moist air, that it will condense