The Endless Parade of Black Plastic Guns

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Just watch YouTube: this video has a review of a new Glock. That video has a review of a Brand X gun, which is just like a Glock but made by Brand X. Another video has the same thing, only the gun is made by Brand Y. Another video, same thing, but Brand Z instead. Two dozen different guns, and they all look like Glocks. Each big gun company has its own version of the Glock. Each one is the best.

Will we be seeing this endless parade of Black plastic fantastics for the next 20 years, or, only for the next 15 years? :rolleyes:




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My guess would be for the next 30 years. They work really good and they are cheap. People buy lots of them so people make lots of them. I have a Glock in 10mm. It works great. But they are just so BORING! Don't need any more black plastic guns since pretty much every other one on the market is almost exactly the same as the one that I already have.
 
Agreed Bill. They may work and be more economical to produce and sell but seem to lack the overall craftsmanship of the Third Gens. Enough members here seem to search out the older all metal S&W models in great shape and I don't blame them. Wish I had a crystal ball to see what prices our Second and Third Generation models will bring down the road.
 
Not too long ago, I looked in my safe and saw that I had fallen victim to many of those "reviews" of the latest and greatest plastic-fantastic handguns, and I couldn't see my "oldies but goodies". I decided to start thining the handgun herd, and now only have the 4 I couldn't let go. I kept a Glock 19 (I figured to keep it at least until I shoot it), my Shield 9, a Beretta PX4 and my bedside gun, an FNX40.

Many of those I got rid of were great shooters, but they had no soul. I can't think of a single one I miss. Except maybe the Grand Power, but parts holsters and mags were hard to come by. Now I see blued, stainless and wood again. My safe now has "soul". I might buy a Shield 45, but I'm done trying out the current/newest production plastic guns.
 
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I will have to admit that I also have a black plastic pistol.

This one, for more than 20 years now.
It's as far as I will go.
For my defense, capability of 5 shot cloverleaf groups at 25 meters have always impressed me.:p
 

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I have one semi auto. It's a Glock 40 10mm and I bought it just because the 10mm cartridge intrigued me. The gun is very boring and I can shoot it okay at best. Chasing brass also gets on my nerves.

I only bring it out when no one else is around. Others at the range tend to leave me alone when I'm shooting revolvers, contenders and lever action rifles none of which are interesting.
 
Forever, as far as we mortals are concerned. It's a better way to mass produce an affordable and functional gun. I have 1 plastic, a Glock 10 mm. It's reliable and I shoot it very accurately. I have one metal automatic, an R51, the Pedersen action makes it interesting but is it better than a Glock 43? Don't think so.
 
There will be more and more plastic as far into the future as the proletariat are allowed to own pistols. I've had a few plastic pistols. They, and other plastic pistols, work and are relatively cheap. Some of those "Ol' Timey" metal pistols work just as well, but they can rarely compete with the cheap part.

Cheap seems to rule above all else with the masses. Are cheaper yet, stabilized paper mache, or some such, pistols next?

In fairness, I should add that when the SIGs, with folded metal slides and plastic grips, started to be imported, that was not what most shooters were used to. We were used to blue steel and Walnut. But the times, They are a changin';)
 
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Flattop5 said:
The Endless Parade of Black Plastic Guns. Two dozen different guns, and they all look like Glocks. Each big gun company has its own version of the Glock. Each one is the best.

Will we be seeing this endless parade of Black plastic fantastics for the next 20 years, or, only for the next 15 years? :rolleyes:
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I look at it this way...not that the way I look at it really matters.

They have a polymer frame and some polymer parts. Call it plastic if you wish. But they aren't made entirely of plastic.

And so what if there's a bunch of 'em? It's a business. And other businesses feed off them. Holster makers. Accessory makers. Ammo makers. And those manufacturers need employees. You know...folks who work for a living to support their families?

The pistols are good for business. And what's good for business, is good for the shooting sports. And what's good for the shooting sports is usually good for shooters like us.

Everyone doesn't or can't collect high end Smiths, Colts, Brownings, whatever. Lots of folks just shoot. And spend a lot of money doing it using polymer pistols. I'm one of 'em, by the way.

Don't like the so-called plastic pistols? Fine. Don't buy one. Lots of other choices out there.

Bet people wouldn't like it a bit if the anti-2A folks came along and made it where we couldn't have any more "plastic pistols". I sure wouldn't want someone coming around wanting to take my Glock or Smith away from me...how 'bout you?

Oh, and they don't all look like Glocks to me.

There's also a seemingly "endless parade" of black rifles and black "tactical" shotguns. Not to mention black .223 and .556 pistols with lots of polymer parts and accessories. I don't think they're going away anytime soon.

All this is just my opinion, you understand. Make of it what you will.
 
I have two black plastic guns, a 9mm Shield that I carry and an M&P 40 4.25 Pro Series that I would carry if the SHTF. I make no apologies about them, they accomplish what I bought them for.

I do have plenty of blued steel, stainless and various species of wood to go along with them though. :)
 
We live in a golden age of firearms. We can buy plastic or metal; we can even print our own guns if we want! Guns are affordable, and well made. Say what you will about the looks and "soul" of a glock/m&p/walther/etc, they are accurate enough for self defense, and function through the worst trials.

And did I mention affordable? While I think Glocks themselves a bit overpriced, guns like the M&P and the Ruger American are US made, just as reliable, and only four-fifths the price.

And surplus steel pistols abound, too, so you can buy used and have the same workmanship that our parents and grandparents enjoyed without the junk Iver Johnsons etc..
 
There are so many black plastic pistols because people buy them.

If people didn't buy them, they would go away.

It isn't a zero-sum game. Black plastic pistols don't force other guns out of the market. There are still plenty of 1911s, Sigs, revolvers, and Hi-Points for sale.

As for the "soul" thing - c'mon guys. They are all hunks of inanimate materials. Whatever "soul" they have is in the mind of the owner. I have a 1916 Colt SAA .45 that is just a gun to me, but I also have a Glock 27 that I used to save my bacon a few times that I got all misty over when I gave it to my son. Don't tell him it doesn't have "soul".

I'm sure a hundred and 17 years ago a bunch of codgers were sitting around bemoaning the new fangled "hand ejectors" with weird cylinders that swung out to the side. Why not punch them empties out one at a time, like God and Col Colt intended!!

Be happy there are still guns in stores and the freedom to buy them.
 
I went through my black plastic wonder gun phase... right up until I figured out that I could never keep up with the new black plastic generic look-alike wonder gun-of-the-week. :eek:

But then it got worse... a lot worse... when I figured out that the value of these black plastic wonder guns drops faster than a lead balloon as each subsequent black plastic wonder gun-of-the-week makes the one before it old, obsolete and no longer desirable. :eek:

So now I have sworn off black plastic wonder guns completely for all but the tiniest, lightest black plastic pocket pistols... but even then, I may be going back to an all-metal pocket piece again... possibly as soon as next month. :) Stay tuned. :D
 
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