coolluke01
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Shadow hit on an important point. Warm to cold and cold to warm will cause issues.
Test your gun in these situations. Condensation will become ice and can mess with things. I have tested this with my carry gun and have been happy with the results. Glock 26.
I would think that handguns with polymer would be the best choice for cold weather carry.
If you are going to be going in and out a lot (warm - cold/ cold - warm) A polymer gun will acclimate to the environment faster. If you are coming from the outside (cold gun) the longer it takes to warm up the more opportunity there is for moisture to condense and build up on the gun. I like choosing a small polymer gun that will warm up quickly and dry out fast. A warm gun will be a dry gun. And when you bring it outside it will be less likely to freeze if it has come up to room temperature.
Test your gun in these situations. Condensation will become ice and can mess with things. I have tested this with my carry gun and have been happy with the results. Glock 26.
I would think that handguns with polymer would be the best choice for cold weather carry.
If you are going to be going in and out a lot (warm - cold/ cold - warm) A polymer gun will acclimate to the environment faster. If you are coming from the outside (cold gun) the longer it takes to warm up the more opportunity there is for moisture to condense and build up on the gun. I like choosing a small polymer gun that will warm up quickly and dry out fast. A warm gun will be a dry gun. And when you bring it outside it will be less likely to freeze if it has come up to room temperature.