The older I get…….

Quit going to gun shows years ago. Never found anything to my liking or price. Just about everything I have bought has been from local gun stores. I like supporting the locals anyway.
I prefer steel. It's a recoil/weight tradeoff. Don't have any problem carrying a 1911 all day.
I also don't feel like learning a new manual of arms.
The plastics are good weapons and probably durable enough for a lifetime of use. Not going to ding anyone for preferring them. I understand preferences are different.
 
Riomouse911 said:
My only “meh” on polymer firearms are poly revolvers (LCR) or polymer bodied rifles (Kel-Tec, poly AR’s, even the old Nylon 66, etc.).

I don’t know why, I just can’t get into them.

Stay safe.
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I have 4 LCR's ..2 in .357 and two in .22WMR..they all shoot and handle well. No different than a polymer pistol. The frame is actually metal.. it's the fire control unit that's poly.
 
WheelGunMan said:
I have 4 LCR's ..2 in .357 and two in .22WMR..they all shoot and handle well. No different than a polymer pistol. The frame is actually metal.. it's the fire control unit that's poly.
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I have heard they shoot very well, but I just can’t get excited enough to buy one. :(

Stay safe.
 
Definitely no plastic revolver for this guy. The could possibly be a good carry piece but I just can’t wrap my head around a plastic revolver. Looks like a kids cap pistol.
 
JoeHenry said:
Went to a local gun show today. But honestly, it just was not that much fun. Sure there were some older Smith & Wessons and 1911’s here and there but the vast majority of handguns were plastic.
Says he putting on my flame proof underwear. All this Tupperware just does not appeal to me. I have only one plastic pistol and that is a Sig P365. Not a range gun or target pistol for sure. Just for when I want a little more to carry than a J frame. So I guess my age is showing. How many on here feel the same? Surly I am not the only one.
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When I see a plastic gun, I am reminded of Captain Nat Herreshof. He was a yacht designed, and saw a competitor's design and said, "That looks like frozen snot."
 
Yep. Hard steel and plenty of wood. My first pistol was a XDM. And after that a Trooper, 10-5 .38 Spec., 586 .357 mag, & 14-4 .38 Spec. The Trooper went to my sister-in-law so she could handle something without pulling a slide. I don't think arthritis will ever slow me down. lol
 
Never cared for the plastic poly guns. Last time I was in the LGS ai asked to handle a Glock. It really felt good and was well balanced, but....I guess I'm just too old...a gun should look like a gun...can't get over the u-gul-e-ness.

I know and understand all the pluses of the gun, but I just can't.
 
I am not a big fan of the poly guns. I have just one, but I do love it. It's a HK P30 and one of my home defense firearms. That gun eats and feeds any ammo i throw in it all day long. I like its design and it appears to be well built for a poly.
 
Hi...
Own a large number of firearms.
Exactly one polymer handgun...S&W M&P40.
Accurate and dependable.
Much rather carry my 1911s. Much rather shoot my N frames, BlackHawks, Dan Wessons or SAA clones.
I own exactly one AR15...nice rifle that my son built for me. Very accurate with a lot of high dollar parts.
I much prefer my wood stocked blued bolt action rifles.

Guess I am just an old guy that will never change.
 
Old school here. Only have two poly stocked shotgun[500 & 930 Field], everything else is blued/walnut; other shotguns, lever rifles, handguns and bolt guns.
I'm sure the poly type guns are fine, but, old school.
 
JoeHenry, I agree about the guns and the gun shows. I own precisely one polymer framed gun. The one my employer allowed me to buy for $1.00 when I retired. I shoot it about once a year...
 
On a positive note newer guns usually allow the layman to change out the sights to something more to their liking.
 
I hated polymer pistols for a very long time, especially Glocks. Once I got past that, I switched to carrying a polymer pistol. I think I still prefer the feel and aesthetics of steel, but a small poly sure doesn't pull my pants down as much.
 
Riomouse911 said:
I have heard they shoot very well, but I just can’t get excited enough to buy one. :(

Stay safe.
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I do prefer my LCR to my 642 when I could carry either. The trigger is better and someone installed a nice aftermarket front sight that is better than the S&W. NBD either way. The Smith is a nice piece in its own right and I carry it with certain clothing. The LCR is uglier than a scowling spouse, so I can understand anyone's aversion to it on appearance alone. If you pet her and talk sweet to her, she will smile back and be nice. :)

Plastic pistols have their place. They are work guns. Obviously easier to carry around all day for military and LEO, especially now that "full-sized" is a little bit smaller. Generally lighter to carry for CC.

I really prefer my metal ones for fun shooting, though. And aesthetically. Maybe it's a middle-aged person thing, too. I settled for a High Power and a Beretta as a younger man. Later, I learned better and got 1911's and CZ75's and a Sig P series. It's really hard to downgrade to a plastic pistol if you have nice metal ones like that. ;)
 
Tallball said:
I do prefer my LCR to my 642 when I could carry either. The trigger is better and someone installed a nice aftermarket front sight that is better than the S&W. NBD either way. The Smith is a nice piece in its own right and I carry it with certain clothing. The LCR is uglier than a scowling spouse, so I can understand anyone's aversion to it on appearance alone. If you pet her and talk sweet to her, she will smile back and be nice. :)

Plastic pistols have their place. They are work guns. Obviously easier to carry around all day for military and LEO, especially now that "full-sized" is a little bit smaller. Generally lighter to carry for CC.

I really prefer my metal ones for fun shooting, though. And aesthetically. Maybe it's a middle-aged person thing, too. I settled for a High Power and a Beretta as a younger man. Later, I learned better and got 1911's and CZ75's and an Sig P series. It's really hard to downgrade to a plastic pistol if you have nice metal ones like that. ;)
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I have swooned from all metal autos to half plastic ones and back again to all metal over the years.
I will admit that my serious guns for work were Glocks for the past 17- odd years; a 19, a 34 and lastly a 43X, but now that I am out to pasture my primary SD gun in the vehicle and home is a “Cajunized” CZ 75 SP-01. :)

Stay safe.
 
Polymer pistols have high utilitarian value; high-capacity, lighter weight, softer recoil (in some models), very accurate, reliable, readily accept accessories (most models), and, in general are lower in price.

Yet, it is the blued steel and wood and polished stainless steel handguns that we treasure as beautifully crafted mechanical works of art. Not many of our hearts beat faster when handling a Glock; but hold a polished 686 or 1911, or a blued Python, it’s a pounding heart beat and a racing pulse.
 
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I thought not too long ago that I'd sworn off polymer frame guns, but then I noticed a Taurus G3 at my LGS on sale. I also had a couple of their gift cards burning a hole in my pocket that dropped the price even more. I'd never owned a Taurus semi, but had heard good things recently about them, so I picked up the G3 and took it to the range. Not a bad gun. A little bigger and heavier than I wanted to carry, so I ended up buying a G2c and like that one quite a bit too. I hate to say it, but I broke down and got a Kydex holster for the G2c. It too seems to work quite well. I had resisted a plastic holster more than a plastic gun.

Now I've got a Ruger Ready Dot sight on order (due here today as a matter of fact) for the G3 which is the optics ready version, something I didn't even know when I bought the gun. If it does get here today, I suppose I'll mount it and take it to the range tomorrow.

I guess I'm having an old coot crisis. :)

I did enjoy a recent range outing with my Colt Python and Dan Wesson 15-2 and some wadcutters though. I guess there is still some old coot in here somewhere.
 
doubleh said:
Our last small local gunshow was a welcome surprise in that it had many old gun although mostly hand guns and revolvers were plentiful. The problem was that prices were very high. I saw several guns that I would have l would liked to have walked out with but I left empty handed. I did enjoy the looking.
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Problem is, ALL, or at least the most "affordable"/desirable guns at good price points at gun shows have been purchased by the dealers pre- opening day. Sooo...the paying customer...to get in, parking, gas to get there, is left with the remainder. Probably been happening since the first gun show, tho, but iirc, they were more enjoyable.
 
Wood and steel is preferable for one simple reason - you may have to hit them with your gun (pistol whip) and polymers may not survive the blow.
That being said, I do have one poly-pistol, the Keltec PMR-30 in .22 Magnum.
 
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