There is just something about steel.

[Nom de Forum]

Nylon isn't disparaging. It is accurate. "Polymer" is a word that you don't understand, and have come to believe it defines something that it does not.

Glocks are made of nylon (Nylon 60?) with some coloring agent and fiberglass. Pretty much what all the "polymer" pistols also use to one degree or another, which the exception of Ruger, who used a glass reinforced polyurethane product from Dupont for the P95 frame and others.

And since you are into definitions, the material "plastic" is defined as a moldable material made of organic polymers.

"Polymers" are just complex molecules, like proteins and hydrocarbons. They can be used to make plastics, or eggs. "Polymer" does not mean much of anything when it comes to guns, since snot is just as much a polymer as epoxy is.

Lycra is a brand and type of polyurethane.
Polyurethane, polystyrene and nylon are types of plastic.
Plastic is composed of polymers.
Polymers are made of monomers.
Monomers are molecules composed of atoms.


Why don't we just call the Glock frame "Atomic"? It's just as descriptive as "polymer".

Thanks for the mini-review of polymer terminology. I already had a good understanding of the basics you reviewed. I did not learn everything I know about "plastics" from "The Graduate". I guess if I can accept the use of Manual Firing Inhibitor Lever by one poster I can accept your use of Nylon. You should accept the need to be prepared to take some heat from other people because you are at the very least using non-standard terminology and perceived as disparaging Glock "Perfection". Personally I think we should use the term "Bakelite". It is completely inaccurate but sounds cool. We could even start a trend in street slang: "I burned 'em down with my shake-in-bake."

 

[orionengnr]

Some mighty thin skins around here for a place that calls itself "The High Road"...or perhaps some members have not quite gotten the hint...

 

[RX-79G]

I'm not worried about using taking heat because other people prefer marketing lingo to actual defined nomenclature.

Excuse me while I put some polymer on my slide rails. I have some other polymer I'm reloading my empty cases with, later.

 

[Nom de Forum]

Some mighty thin skins around here for a place that calls itself "The High Road"...or perhaps some members have not quite gotten the hint...

Well, if nobody participating minds the possibility of receiving a few intellectual bruises, walking the the high road while engaged in banter and intellectual sparing makes The High Road a more enjoyable, mentally challenging hike. You have to have a thick skin for that. For some of us strolling while engaged in mutual backslapping while enjoyable also can quickly get monotonous. I guess all good things have to come to an end. Sorry Orionengnr if our boisterous jog disturbed the tranquility of The High Road for you and anybody else. Sincerely. No Joke. Nom de Forum out.

 

[Nom de Forum]

I'm not worried about using taking heat because other people prefer marketing lingo to actual defined nomenclature.

Excuse me while I put some polymer on my slide rails. I have some other polymer I'm reloading my empty cases with, later.

That's funny!

O.K. I'm out-a-here.

 

[Wreck-n-Crew]

The public believes nylon is a wonder material called "polymer", so that is what they call it.

Glock used the Polymer terminology as a replacement to the "Plastic" reference being used to describe them. Plastic was thought of as cheap in the 80's and early 90's. A campaign by Glock to change the perception of the "plastic" gun and improve sales was very successful.

I still love my steel even though I have had many that were not. At one time I had no steel firearm, selling/trading them off. That had to change...and it did. I am happy again