Zerodefect
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just kind of off topic.. but im getting REALLY sick and tired of firearm manufacturers of late.. theres been a lot of corner cutting and other cost saving moves that seem to be leaving gun owners with cheaper made, and in my opinion lower quality products.. besides the 1911 and the CZ-75, does anyone even make a steel framed pistol?.. the few metal frames stuff that exists have went over to aluminum because its cheaper.. but aluminum also wears faster, id rather have a plastic frame pistol with steel inserts than aluminum
and plastic?.. screw plastic, so you save a few ounces on weight?.. whoopdie do, if its a pocket gun where a few ounces actually matter, great, fantastic, but for a full size duty/range/military/TEOTWAWKI/go-to pistol, id rather have something more durable.. something that can be burned, shot, heck whenever i see steel framed pistols suffer a double charge, it ruins the mag, maybe destroys the extractor but they for the most part can be repaired.. double charge in a pastic gun you usually end up with your hand torn up and the gun totaled..
you cant convince me they will last as long as steel but still theyre pushed off on us as being "lightweight" "wont corrode".. but as states a few extra pounds and cleaning once in a blue moon its not even an issue, i feel theyre being pushed on us because they can be mass produced for pennies on the dollar while the gun manufacturers make millions more
honestly.. i dont want to support any of the major gun manufacturers anymore
anyway.. end rant
It's not just cost cutting. For example Kimber, they use MIM not just to cut cost, but for parts availability. Go ahead and try to order 50,000 Wilson bulletproof thumb safeties with a drop in specification. Not going to happen.
Many all steel pistols are long gone, because they're obsolete.
Either a 1911 or a Glock does everything they do, better. So why bother producing them. Especially since they don't sell.
If I blow up a Glock or 1911 with a bad reload, I throw it away. Don't waste money rebuilding it. Unless only the frame and mag failed or something. But still, throw those parts away and build a new.