Anyone else just not like combat friendly tupperware?

I'm like the OP, lots of blued steel and stainless steel handguns.
However, I never met a Browning Hi-Power or a CZ-75,95 etc, that did it for me. So if a 9mm ever graces my gun cabinet,
(I can't afford a Luger Artillery model with snail drum/shoulder stock) it's realistically going to be a S&W M&P Pro model. Just try one Johnny Canuck, they are fine shooting handguns IMO. Damn fine trigger on them!
 
I have tried out a bunch of them and have to say i thought the M&P was the best out of the bunch for me. Would i buy one?No, and not because i am anti plastic. I don't shoot production nor do i see myself ever shooting production so to own one would be pointless for me.
 
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I have room for both....

First started shooting Glocks circa 1994. Back then, being mostly a steel frame pistol guy, I hated them back then, too. Have put thousands of rounds thru them since. After awhile you gain a respect for them.... Glocks work.

Before that, for pistols, it was Berettas and the first & second series S&W autos, older BHP and the early CZ 75's for 9mm's. And the 1911 for .45ACP and 10mm, too.

Currently, my only Glock is a very plain 2nd gen G22 .40 cal...... While I still have BHP MkIII's in 9 & .40; a S&W 4006 in .40; some 1911's in 9mm, 10mm & .45ACP.

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NAA.
 
I like glocks for the same reason I like mcmillan stocks on rifles in all stainless. They become tools. I don't worry about a hammer any more than I worry about not cleaning my glock, it becoming wet, sandy, dirty, repeated holstering etc. For the same reason I don't worry about stainless/synthetic rifles. I can push bush with them and they won't scratch. I can put them down in the snow, get blood and stomach acid on them. Use them as a walking stick etc. Some things are tools (glocks and stainless/synthetic rifles for example) and some things aren't, even though they could still be used if we could bring ourselves to do it. I wouldn't manhandle a fancy 1911 nor would I crawl around in the sticks with a wby lazermark for example. I'd use a fancy 1911 on a sunny day at the range and I'd sit in a nice spot in nice weather with a lazermark.

Buy the nice ones to look at and be gentle with, buy the glocks and s/s rifles as tools that will take the abuse.
 
I've owned most of the polymers out there (Glock,M&P,XD)...they had one purpose for me and that was IPSC.
Light to carry...no fuss with controls...and just worked.
IPSC is not part of my life anymore and nether are they.
Nothing gives me more joy than looking and handling a fine crafted piece of steel.
 
Love my Glocks, every other pistol made of steel feels like a brick of 10lbs of metal. High bore axis sucks, the weight is rediculous and why buy a 1911 when you can get a Glock that works out of the box for $600. Half the weight and doesn't require hours of gunsmithing to get the thing to work properly.

Yeah, I hate 1911's. Give me something polymer any day of the week.
 
nelly said:
+1.

And the plastic requires effectively ZERO maintenance... This is why it has taken over in the service sidearm category - It is better than steel, for the beancounters.
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any gun that effectively requires zero maintenance, whether polymer or steel, will fail when you need it. All guns should be cleaned, lubed, check for obstructions, ammo check, function tests...(at the least), on a regular maintenance schedule. Polymers may require LOW maintenance, but I wouldn't go as far as ZERO maintenanance.


I doubt this is the reason why it has taken over in the LEO community. low weight, low learning curve, low maintenance, easy to source parts for servicing, cheaper, customer service, huge user community. I do not know or have not personally seen any military service use a polymer gun.
 
I like all metal guns. Had an M&P and I sold it. I'll probably get a plastic framed gun some time in the future just because. If I was going to get another plastic gun it would probably be an SR9, just feels more solid to me.
 
nza said:
any gun that effectively requires zero maintenance, whether polymer or steel, will fail when you need it. All guns should be cleaned, lubed, check for obstructions, ammo check, function tests...(at the least), on a regular maintenance schedule. Polymers may require LOW maintenance, but I wouldn't go as far as ZERO maintenanance.


I doubt this is the reason why it has taken over in the LEO community. low weight, low learning curve, low maintenance, easy to source parts for servicing, cheaper, customer service, huge user community. I do not know or have not personally seen any military service use a polymer gun.
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Lots do, however. The G17 and the USP are the two most common.

Off the top of my head, I believe the Australians, Dutch, Norwegians, Swedish, Israelis and Swiss armies issue Glocks as their standard service pistol.

The Germans, the Danes and the Spanish issue the USP.

Of course that's just people that spring to mind, and that's only referring to countries which issue them as the standard service pistol to everyone. If you start looking at what countries use polymer pistols for their high-speed units, it's practically everyone. There are a couple of exceptions, of course...but the G17 and the USP (and to a lesser extent the G22) are very, very popular issue pistols for militaries.
 
I'm with the guys who like steel/aluminum and plastic, as well, I equally like semis and revolvers.

IMO, the main criteria is not the material a gun is made of, but its performance: accuracy, reliability, durability, endurance, fit and handling.
Aesthetics play a lesser role.

I like 1911s, Ruger P-series pistols and the Glock 17RTF. I also love S&W K and L-frames, the Ruger GP100 and Security Six.

I guess one who loves guns will appreciate them all, available cash is the only limitation.

It takes different flavors to satisfy.
 
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I like my Glock fine. However, im leaning more towards ###y all metal guns these days. Nothing looks better then a nice revolver or a nice 1911. Ill probally sell my G21sf later once I find the 1911 i want.
 
I tried the plastic guns, but I like the revolvers better. I have only one pistol, just because I always wanted this particular gun - Browning Hi Power, however I have no real need for any auto to be perfectly honest. Since we can't carry, there is no advantage in plastic to me.
 
Nestor said:
I tried the plastic guns, but I like the revolvers better. I have only one pistol, just because I always wanted this particular gun - Browning Hi Power, however I have no real need for any auto to be perfectly honest. Since we can't carry, there is no advantage in plastic to me.
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True but there is always competitive shooting.
 
easyrider604 said:
I'm with the guys who like steel/aluminum and plastic, as well, I equally semis and revolvers.

IMO, the main criteria is not the material a gun is made of, but its performance: accuracy, reliability, durability, endurance, fit and handling.
Aesthetics play a lesser role.

I like 1911s, Ruger P-series pistols and the Glock 17RTF. I also love revolvers: S&W K and L-frames, the Ruger GP100 and Security Six.

I guess one who loves guns will appreciate them all, available cash is the only limitation.

It takes different flavors to satisfy.
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I appreciate 'em all as well. Well, perhaps not Basques....wait a minute, I have some of those too....;)
 
I had plastic guns before, sold them all. I was going to keep my baby eagle 9mm, but you can't shoot cast out of the poly barrels so I picked up an sp-01 tactical. I'll go plastic again, but in the form of a g19.

I think hating on polymer guns is a baby boomer thing, as all the younger people I know just don't care.
 
Only shot one Glock, it was OK. A fellow and I were getting some range time & we swapped pistols for a couple of magazines. I thought it was...well...a pistol I guess. pull the trigger it went bang, sometimes the target went clang (Hmm, Poet and didn't realize the fact).
He said that the 7.62 x 25 Tokaregypt was great. Said for the dollar value it rocked.
Guns are just cool...:)
 
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