huntsman
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I only own 1 and it goes in my pocket.
Comparing some price differences between metal vs polymer pistols, you could shoot the heck out of your polymer pistols now and BUY new polymer pistols for them later (many of your "old" polymer pistols would still be operational by then too). I wonder what kind of pistols we would be shooting 10-20-30 years from now?I guess if you planned on handing your gun down through the generations you'd want something different, I buy my guns to shoot, not worry about what my great great grandson cares about it.
With proper design those pistols (and rifles and shotguns) made from recycled milk jugs will outlast us all.I think metal is superior. Particularly steel. It has an infinite service life if not overstressed beyond the design limits...unlike plastic.
Im sure they are more durable than some polymers. But sub-30 years is a tick of a clock for a gun in my estimation. Also bear in mind that most people that are not LE or in some other service industry that have Glocks or any other pistol for that matter shoot them very very little. Its likely that they would never notice any deterioration until failure. Also LE replace their Gocks on a ridiculously frequent basis. They never get a chance to get old."I know that people claim that the plastic will still be around when humans are extinct. I know better, I have seen so many wonder-plastice become brittle or change as to become unusable after a period of time."
I have not seen this with any of the polymers used for firearms inlcuding quite a few early Glocks that will be coming up on 3 decades soon. I don't see them as heirloom pieces either, but they don't seem to be disposable either.
That is such BS. All plastics are a polymer of some sort. You are splitting hairs by saying a polymer is not a plastic. You can call Silk or Cellulose a Polymer, those are not plastics. Glock uses a thermoplastic...or polymer."Why do people insist on calling plastic guns, polymer?"
While plastics are a type of polymer, not all polymers are plastics. The polymers used in firearms frames are specifically suited for use in said frames and are not plastics. It is a matter of using the correct word to describe the material being used. I am not aware of a single manufacturer that uses a plastic frame.
The hair originally being split was done, in my opinion, to push an agenda. I simply asked that we use the correct current industry terminology. Feel free to check the website for any of the manufacturers in question and you will find the word the industry is using to describe the materials in question and it is correct. Yes, silk and possibly cellulose are also polymers and you would be correct in using that word to describe them. Is it the best word? Probably not, but it is more accurate than saying that firearm frames are plastic. The question then becomes... do you only use a correct word when it suites your purpose?That is such BS. All plastics are a polymer of some sort. You are splitting hairs by saying a polymer is not a plastic. You can call Silk or Cellulose a Polymer, those are not plastics. Glock uses a thermoplastic...or polymer.