So here's the scenario: Glock 32 (357 Sig), Com-Tac IWB holster, the same setup I've used for years. Gunned up this morning, taking pistol out of quick access safe, and stepped out into humid Florida heat. Was outside for maybe an hour or so. Didn't really sweat too much (and I've had some sweat soaked guns before!). For some reason I press checked while placing the gun back, and noticed that the chambered round (Gold Dot) had visible moisture on it. The slide, frame etc wasn't wet, just the round that was in the chamber. Could it have really been just condensation from the cool gun and round?? And why only in the chamber??

Just one of those weird things that I've never noticed before. What are your thoughts?

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Gunned up this morning, taking pistol out of quick access safe, and stepped out into humid Florida heat. Was outside for maybe an hour or so.....

Wet Round in the Chamber-- could it really just be condensation??

Sounds like it, unless you fell into a pond and left that part out.

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I guess I must just sweat a lot. I'm used to my carry weapons being loaded with vapor condensation. When I lived in south Florida? It was like they bathed in my essence.

Yeah, easyschmeasy, I don't doubt it at all, OP.

I've had the other problem. Bitter cold, gun near my body wearing wool under a windproof anorak. Body perspirations works thru the wool {nordic skiing and snowshoing in the mountains}, covers and permeates the gun and...freezes solid, like the thing is filled with JB Weld. Beat the pistol against a tree to open the slide. No dice. Beat the hammer till it cocks and then fire it to break the slide free. I've always wondered if that could weld up a striker fire pistol but have never heard of it happening with a Glock, even with the 10mm service Glocks carried by the Danish Sled Patrol in Greenland but I don't know for sure.

Temps and humidity and perspiration and whatnot are curious things.

Well, 3/4 Flap, I think I'd much rather have my problem than yours

Yes, absolutely. I've had the exact same thing happen.

Many years ago when I took command of the midnight watch at my PD in Florida we took on the responsibility for maintaining the shotguns in our cruisers. We had a Remington armorer on shift and brought him in off the road in the early morning hours to inspect the shotguns. What we found was striking. The magazine springs in many of the guns were so corroded they crumbled in your hands. Shells were often wet to the touch from condensation. Rust was present in all the barrels and chambers. The guns were mounted upright in front of the AC vents. Going from hot to cold and cold to hot was setting up a mini tropical climate inside the magazine tubes and barrels. We cleared the problems up with some aggressive regular maintenance, Remoil, and by mounting the guns muzzle down on the floor of the cruisers.

Officers handguns were inspected by supervisors on a monthly basis so we pretty well stayed on top of that. Our officers qualified four times a year and we had them shoot up their duty ammo at every qualification and issued new due to the humidity.

The moral of the story is that your gun and ammo are subjected to the same climate changes that you are, maintain accordingly