Brass Fetcher
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spooney,
Didn't think about them being lighter, just seemed like a bad idea strengthwise to me.
I'm with you on that, but I think that is a large barrier facing any new technology, especially in an area of commerce that has lifelong consequences such as guns do. Most people who use terms like "I'd bet my life on (product name here" are more interested in a 'proven' material such as steel or aluminum.
I know a Vietnam veteran who was among the first 10 000 or so soldiers to utilize the M-16 in combat, and he will still to this day tell you how skeptical he was of having a 'plastic' rifle.
One of the very fine things about advanced materials (especially moldable material like plastics) is that they keep getting more useful and dependable as time goes by. I expect big things from this technology, but the market has to support it for things to improve.
JE223
Didn't think about them being lighter, just seemed like a bad idea strengthwise to me.
I'm with you on that, but I think that is a large barrier facing any new technology, especially in an area of commerce that has lifelong consequences such as guns do. Most people who use terms like "I'd bet my life on (product name here" are more interested in a 'proven' material such as steel or aluminum.
I know a Vietnam veteran who was among the first 10 000 or so soldiers to utilize the M-16 in combat, and he will still to this day tell you how skeptical he was of having a 'plastic' rifle.
One of the very fine things about advanced materials (especially moldable material like plastics) is that they keep getting more useful and dependable as time goes by. I expect big things from this technology, but the market has to support it for things to improve.
JE223