kbm6893
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Plastic guns are the new thing, and I can see their advantages, but I hate them.
Its not plastic its POLYMER!!
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Tram
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I doubt very many in this forum ell ever fly the 787.. Ride in, perhaps... Fly doubtful..
FWIW; you'd be amazed how many metal airplane guys don't trust "polymer" aircraft.. Take the rudder on the A300.. They are composite and complete garbage...
bmcgilvray
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"You don't see people saying Glocks are made out of flimsy "plastic"!"
I see this all the time. I use this term. "Flimsy" works but "cheap" works better.
It doesn't bug me though because I don't buy them. I have a cheap plastic Kel Tec P3AT and won't have any more plastic guns.
I see this all the time. I use this term. "Flimsy" works but "cheap" works better.
It doesn't bug me though because I don't buy them. I have a cheap plastic Kel Tec P3AT and won't have any more plastic guns.
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Yes they do!
When I said "This trailer doesn't look so bad on the inside" I got some rather indignant looks from workers at Clinton's Pres Library.
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I doubt very many in this forum ell ever fly the 787.. Ride in, perhaps... Fly doubtful..
Tram, you got me on that one, I did mean fly as a passenger. As much as I love steel and SS, it really doesn't make sense to make an airplane out of it. Cheers.
Tram
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Yeh, a steel airplane would be something...
Brett248Vista
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Why not a Steel Airplane.. They made a boat out of concrete 
kbm6893
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My post got cut off, so I'll finish my thought. Polymer guns are the new wondergun and they have taken a firm hold in the marketplace. I see their benefits (lighter weight, corrosion resistance), but I used to carry a S&W all steel 5946 on a duty belt, and I did not feel a difference between it and the Glock 22 we went to later on. For a CC gun, I agree the new wonderlight polymer guns are very comfortable, but I do not get the same pride in ownership and they just don't feel like a real gun to me. The Beretta 92 gets slammed for being "too heavy a gun for the caliber), but rack a slide on a Beretta 92 and it feels like the slide is riding on ball bearings (also very nice on metal S&W auto pistols, but not as refined as the Beretta), and then rack ANY polymer gun. It just feels cheesey to me. I sold 2 Glocks, a Taurus Millenium, a Beretta PX4, and I was debating selling my 6906 to buy an M&P Compact at one point, and I realized I was nuts. Polymer just feels like a watergun to me. They have no place in my collection.
Brett248Vista
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I will give you, racking the slide on my 92FS is a quality affair and the whole pistol exudes a certain level of pride, being carved out of solid aluminum and cast steel. But it too, has Poly parts. The trigger is steel dipped in poly, the guide rod is poly as is the mag release and the floor plate of the mags.
And the reason for the poly guide rod? It doesn't bend and render the firearm non functional like the previous metal rods did.
And the reason for the poly guide rod? It doesn't bend and render the firearm non functional like the previous metal rods did.
Why not a Steel Airplane.. They made a boat out of concrete
Ya that don't count tho I saw the mythbusters make a boat out of duct tape lol... boats are easy
Ya that don't count tho I saw the mythbusters make a boat out of duct tape lol... boats are easy
I got a chuckle out of the one they made from frozen newspapers. Actually worked.. for a while.
Don't rule out the m&p they do use a metal frame inlayed in the polymer... basicly a glock uses a set of 4 metal tabs that are molded in that the slide rides on and an xd uses to 2 small "sub frames" that the slide rides on but the m&p uses a 1 piece frame.. and has a lot more surface area per tab from what I've read and seen..
And a fn has a very silky slide.. you might like them..
I've had a glock 31 for 15 yrs and I've never had it jam ever.. its been a very reliable friend and I've never had to worry about scratching it.. mainly because its ugly from the factory.. but its been a good 1
The weapons manuf. I work with has a glock 17 with over 20,000 logged on it and it was bought used...
Don't get me wrong when I punch paper at the range my 92 fs inox is the first thing I reach for but I wouldn't carry it
tacticool22
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Don't forget that the polymer (a large molecule (macromolecule) composed of repeating structural units typically connected by covalent chemical bonds)
It is also an alloy (a compound, mixture, or union of different things)
I believe the 15-22 is a glass filled Nylon, or even reinforced structural foam.
Regardless of what the material is, the molding is top notch World Class. They got it right!
It is also an alloy (a compound, mixture, or union of different things)
I believe the 15-22 is a glass filled Nylon, or even reinforced structural foam.
Regardless of what the material is, the molding is top notch World Class. They got it right!
kbm6893
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True with newer guns, but if those parts bother you, you can rfeplace them wit meteal parts. And the whole "guide rod in plastic is better argument never cut it with me. Maybe in the M9 version that serves in the sand, but all of my polymer guide rods have been changed to steel. I thin plastic on a metal gun is cheesy, and the black plastic parts on an INOX 92 are an abomination.
RidgwayCO
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If the term "plastic" gets your panties in a twist, I can't imagine how you'll react to the phrase "combat tupperware"...
Brett248Vista
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I'll stick with my plastic guide rod. I see no reason to upgrade it. If it was a weak spot, perhaps. But it performs flawlessly. Plastics make sense in places and that's a place where it makes sense IMHO.
Nachtjager
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I will gladly take one of those "non metal" bodied cars
you know something like a Corvette
you know something like a Corvette
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