Because reading leads to thinking.
Anyway, I was reading the latest "Shooting Illustrated" and there was an article about a new EAA 1911 gun. It's different from the 10,000 other 1911s out there in that the frame is polymer.
I haven't read the whole article yet, but it got me to thinking about the possibilities of polymer framed 3rd Gens.
Other than the pesky fact, that S&W has no interest in making them, why not?
Making a polymer frame 3rd Gen removes one of the arguments about the machining costs of 3rd Gen frames. The upper assemblies on M&Ps and Glocks still have to be machined, so there's not cost different in that part of the gun.
Just a random thought after reading about the polymer framed 1911. Which I'm sure that 1911 purists will absolutely hate.
Anyway, I was reading the latest "Shooting Illustrated" and there was an article about a new EAA 1911 gun. It's different from the 10,000 other 1911s out there in that the frame is polymer.
I haven't read the whole article yet, but it got me to thinking about the possibilities of polymer framed 3rd Gens.
Other than the pesky fact, that S&W has no interest in making them, why not?
Making a polymer frame 3rd Gen removes one of the arguments about the machining costs of 3rd Gen frames. The upper assemblies on M&Ps and Glocks still have to be machined, so there's not cost different in that part of the gun.
Just a random thought after reading about the polymer framed 1911. Which I'm sure that 1911 purists will absolutely hate.
...since such a weapon will never be made by S&W....the closest I could come up with was an HK 45c....poly frame,hammer instead of a horrid striker, and slide mounted safety/decocker
The simple truth is that plastic gun design & engineering... whether you like the guns or not... has taken its own separate path and there is little or nothing to gain by trying to make S&W or any other manufacturer "go retro" in plastic. 
