Polymer vs steel handguns which fo you prefer?

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

Why can't we all get along? I choose both.

 

[wally]

I like both, polymer for carry because they are lighter, steel for the range because they are heavier and soak up recoil for loner shooting sessions.

 

[vellocet]

I like steel guns but the plastic ones are so light and up-keep free that I would rather carry one.

 

[Zerodefect]

Each has it's place.

Polymer is light and corrosion resistant. Very durable for it's weight. An aluminum frame as light as plastic would crumble like a pop can. And these polymer CNC pistols spit out of a machine in amazing #'s are a great thing. Bringing more and more new shooters to our side with affordable pistols. Not to mention feeding more and more CCW permit holders with practical weapons that work and carry well.

But make no mistake. I'd rather shoot my steel 1911 over my Glock any day. The steel guns will return. The HK P7 is still a favorite of mine. There is no CCW pistol with a better trigger than a P7 or small 1911.

I think eventually we can expect higher quality polymer guns as this fad evolves. Maybe someone will even offer a good trigger......eventually.

 

[Ranger30-06]

I can't stand polymer frame guns. They all have a really high cheese factor for me. Ill take steel any day, ESPECIALLY stainless steel!

 

[bluetopper]

I have matured and have grown out of the polymer/hi cap/tactical phase of my life.

It seems the only hanguns I have any interest in buying anymore are older S&W revolvers and upper end 1911's.

Pride of ownership has a lot to do with it too.

 

[PT92]

My CCW is always a Polymer piece like a Kel-Tec P-11, Ruger P-95 etc.. That being said, it gets quite cold here in the late Fall and Winter whereby when I will CCW either my 1911 or 92. Something really nostalgic also about the way semis were all once made (back when your car's bumper was actually STEEL as well). sometimes I truly long for the 'good all days' when everything was made better in general (not that I have a problem with polymer, I'm just saying...).

-Cheers

 

[exavid]

I only recently got into some poly guns. About two years ago I bought my first one, a Ruger SR9. Somehow that led to a Ruger LCP, Taurus 740 Slim and a Ruger P345. I've been shooting since 1960 and up until that SR9 intrigued me I've always owned only steel guns with one exception that of a S&W 39. I've found I like these plastic pistols, The LCP and 740 Slim are excellent carry guns, small, compact and they work. Both quite accurate for what they are. The two full sized Rugers are great. The 9mm double stack magazine holds 17 rounds in a grip the size of a single stack in a steel pistol. Both the 9mm and .45 are light fit the hand excellently. I don't know if they will last 50 years but don't really care, at my age twenty will be plenty. I also like wooden boats and fabric covered airplanes but aren't so stuck in my ways I don't appreciate some modern guns.

 

[PT92]

I only recently got into some poly guns. About two years ago I bought my first one, a Ruger SR9. Somehow that led to a Ruger LCP, Taurus 740 Slim and a Ruger P345. I've been shooting since 1960 and up until that SR9 intrigued me I've always owned only steel guns with one exception that of a S&W 39. I've found I like these plastic pistols, The LCP and 740 Slim are excellent carry guns, small, compact and they work. Both quite accurate for what they are. The two full sized Rugers are great. The 9mm double stack magazine holds 17 rounds in a grip the size of a single stack in a steel pistol. Both the 9mm and .45 are light fit the hand excellently. I don't know if they will last 50 years but don't really care, at my age twenty will be plenty. I also like wooden boats and fabric covered airplanes but aren't so stuck in my ways I don't appreciate some modern guns.

Very well put.

-Cheers

 

[Johnny Lightning]

They both have there place and if you dont own both, you should.

 

[230therapy]

I like both. It depends upon the application.

 

[Moptop]

My son has a ruger P95 poly that performs very well but I guess I'm too much of a old fashioned guy, I still prefer steel.

 

[PT92]

My son has a ruger P95 poly that performs very well but I guess I'm too much of a old fashioned guy, I still prefer steel.

Likewise--The P-95 was the first polymer gun I ever bought (needless to say it's a tank). As you mentioned, however, the feel of that 'old-fashioned' steel gun (which for me means either my 92 or 1911) cannot be overstated. Heck, even my little Beretta 21A pocket pistol feels rock-solid.

-Cheers

 

[481]

Used to be an all-steel sorta guy 'til I got my hands on my Glocks (17s, 17Ls and 19s) and HKs (USP45s and USP9s). They fit my hands like they were made just for me and I was 'sold'.

Still got the steel guns, but the poly-framed ones see the most regular use. (HD, CCW, etc.)

Like 'em both.

Since the recoil of the "service" calibers doesn't effect me much (they are all pretty tame), the slightly higher recoil resulting from the lighter weight of the poly guns isn't a big deal.

 

[Nordeste]

Hope steel guns don't get old fashioned...

I always prefer heavy, steel framed pistols because they usually are what I shoot better. I own a PX4, though, and carry a 92FS at work every day. But I miss my all-steel Star 30M and feel so curious about CZ's made in alloy or steel.

 

[Nushif]

I think the notion that one "matures" out of poly guns is very ... Wholesome towards other shooters. It is actually pretty darned disrespectful in the actual meaning of the term, but who am I right?

That being said I like both but I am very platform specific. If Glock ever came out with a steel gun ... I would not buy it, sorry. But I would look at a plastic 1911 the same way, really.

 

[1SOW]

I like steel pistols with hammers. It's not that i don't like the 'feel' or even looks of the poly , I just don't like the trigger feel of the striker fired.
I've shot my son's XD Service model quite a lot, and it shoots fine with zero malfunctions. My neighbor just today showed off his new XDM 45. I didn't criticise, but the trigger felt springy and long.

I know they can be worked. I also know they take the lion's share of action competition wins.

 

[redraidermgr]

I like both but prefer Steel.

 

[Robert101]

Each has its place. No vote as question is way to vague. Is this a tolling poll?

 

[PT92]

Each has its place. No vote as question is way to vague. Is this a tolling poll?

There is no charge for the poll so I assume you meant to say 'trolling.'?

-Cheers

 

[Rail Driver]

Besides the fact that there's no charge for the poll (so it's definitely not a toll poll, thanks for the pun PT92!), and I don't see how the poll could be "trolling" or vague... What's vague about "Poly or Steel"?

I already voted (both) and I own both, but I prefer my all steel Colt 1911

 

[PT92]

Besides the fact that there's no charge for the poll (so it's definitely not a toll poll, thanks for the pun PT92!), and I don't see how the poll could be "trolling" or vague... What's vague about "Poly or Steel"?

I already voted (both) and I own both, but I prefer my all steel Colt 1911

Just kidding with you as I am perhaps the worst 'typist' in the world.

-Cheers

 

[harmon rabb]

I like all metal guns better. However, polymer has its advantages, and I acknowledge that.

 

[mortablunt]

I don't do very much with handguns. However, I have a preference for steel models because the higher weight helps with managing the recoil. I still dislike the "safe action" design and have a general mistrust of a gun with a safety located right by the trigger.

 

[481]

Hope steel guns don't get old fashioned...

Too late. I think that we are going to have to accept this as fact as manufacturer's chase falling price points through the implementation of more economical manufacturing processes and materials.

Get 'em while you can.