Plastic and gun parts

My first bad taste of plastics was on a Rem 600 that had a plastic trigger guard/floorplate, as you loaded the gun the floorplate would start to bow out from the bottom of the rifle! Sorry folks...guns should be made from wood and steel....plastic is just a way to make them cheaper...even if it works out that it shoots good....it has no warmth or character!!
 
ben hunchak said:
My first bad taste of plastics was on a Rem 600 that had a plastic trigger guard/floorplate, as you loaded the gun the floorplate would start to bow out from the bottom of the rifle! Sorry folks...guns should be made from wood and steel....plastic is just a way to make them cheaper...even if it works out that it shoots good....it has no warmth or character!!
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Plastics have improved alot since the 1960's, using your antique Rem 600 is not really a fair comparison.
 
The Rem 600 trigger guard is junk--if you own one of these excellent rifles, it's definitely worthwhile to invest in a steel replacement part.

To be fair, the 600 and the Nylon were some of the first production firearms to make use of plastics in 'working' parts (the Nylon to a much greater extent...), and plastics at the time just weren't very good.

That said, you couldn't pay me to own a synthetic rifle. Not because the parts aren't up to the stresses of shooting, but because life's too short not to own things that I really like. To each his own!
 
I am a lover of Wood and metal on a rifle, just because I like the look and feel of them better. That being said, I own a couple of rifles with synthetic stocks, they are my all-weather battery. I also have 4 Remington 22 rimfires [2-541's & 2-581's] that all use the same "plastic" magazine. I hate those magazines, but have never had any troubles with them. I guess I tolerate them, but I will never learn to like them, and will avoid buying firearms that have plastic parts as long as there is a viable alternative. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Some were talking about plastics and rubbers in ''critical'' parts of cars such as steering and handling parts....

Actually, look under your car. You'll note endless rubber bushings and plastic mounts, plastic endlinks and so forth...
 
Interesting bit of trivia; the harmonic balancer on Ford 2.0L 4-cylinders (typically found in Escort ZX2's) are/were made of plastic. Many new cars are made with plastic valve covers and plastic intake manifolds. Plastic intake manifolds are actually better than cast aluminum ones, since they don't soak heat into the intake charge nearly as much and can be produced with a smoother finish on the inside of the runners, creating higher flow & velocity into the port for better/more efficient mixing.

What's my point? There's nothing wrong with plastic, that's what :D Get used to it, you're gonna see a LOT more of it in the coming years.
 
scott_r said:
Dont you guys find the plastic argument with regards to rifles pretty ridiculous. Take for instance a guy will spend $40 000 on a new truck full of plastic parts with no complaints. Plastic door latches, bumpers, mouldings, rails ect... In the back of the truck is a $15 000 quad full of plastic parts. You can open his his shed and find $1000's of dollars on tools that are half plastic. but will argue till his face is blue that a rifle has a plastic mag or God forbid a plastic trigger guard. :confused:
Does anyone else find the argument pretty lame?? Or do the same people complain that there vehicles are 100 % metal as with all the rest of their belongings???

Cheers!!
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Cars aren’t intended to last forever.
 
i don't mind the plastic on tikka t3's. i think the mag is great, doesn't rust or get bent out of shape. my 300wsm is 6lbs 6 and my 7 08 is 6lbs 3. there light, well balanced and don't require a trigger job. the new polimers are not like the plastics of our youth, rough handle it and it broke. i hunt all weather with my tikkas and haven't had anything plastic break even in cold weather.
 
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