mebiuspower
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Morontario
Says the guy who only shoots his BAR.
Why should I own a polymer pistol in Canada?
- Thread starter BigRobb
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Says the guy who only shoots his BAR.
vagrantviking
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Alberta
Best post in ages!
I have no use for a plastic handgun. Never shot one that felt pleasant in the hand or right under recoil and I've tried many over the years.
Should I ever have a need to carry I will happily pack the extra few ounces.
I agree 100%
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If you can't decide on a poly....buy another revolver.
Own a poly or two because you want a poly. Which one? That is gonna require some buy and sell. I have Poly and 1911/2011s. My fave is 1911. Flat out my choice. I like to have them all for the experience but if I had to choose it would be the 1911 regardless of calibre.
Guns are like ice cream, there are a lot of flavours that taste great!
Guns are like ice cream, there are a lot of flavours that taste great!
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Polys have a better price tag then 1911s too. You can buy a Glock gen 4 with 3 extra mags for the price of one decent 1911. And then you still have to buy after market wilson combat or nighthawk mags to have really reliable mags for the 1911.. and it will still malfunction when it gets dirty due to its tight tolerances. Glocks will keep on working. Are easy to take down, easy to get parts, sights etc.... Great gun.
Quality list. I have aspirations of a TSO in .40 and a 97B to keep my shadow 2 company. Maybe a polymer isn’t what you need - have you looked into any Tanfoglio in .40?
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Sakoman .308
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nova Scotia
We aren't allowed to carry, but they are still fun.
Why not try one out, go enjoy yourself, if it is not everything you hoped,
then some fine gentleman will take it off your hands on the ee.
IMOHO you may need a 1911 for your safe as well.
Have fun, no matter what you do.
Why not try one out, go enjoy yourself, if it is not everything you hoped,
then some fine gentleman will take it off your hands on the ee.
IMOHO you may need a 1911 for your safe as well.
Have fun, no matter what you do.
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I was the opposite, I had a bad attitude about "Tupperware guns", only wanted steel full size guns that double as clubs if need be. I even tried to push my wife away from one. She, fortunately, won out, and got a PPQ. Awesome gun. Now I have a Glock, and a PX4 storm of my own, along with her walther. Still love 1911s, but I've learned to appreciate them all.
thatmikeguy
Regular
- Location
- Steinbach, Manitoba
I bought my first plastigun this year. It shoots good and has a great trigger. I still like my 1911 better.
Just gonna leave this here...
Shouldnt that read "... But for old men"?
1873shootist
Regular
For myself, I'll keep on owning and shooting steel, aluminum, and walnut handguns in preference to plastic.
The appropriate plastics make great stocks and grips, where hardwood was once used, on modern firearms. And, composites like hard rubber have been used for grips since the 1880s.
But I own and shoot for fun, and for the pride of ownership in a firearm.
I simply can not invest any pride or money in a handgun with major structural parts made of plastic, any more than I could in one of the new plastic trombones or trumpets on the musical instrument market.
They also work fine, but I would very much prefer the real thing.
The appropriate plastics make great stocks and grips, where hardwood was once used, on modern firearms. And, composites like hard rubber have been used for grips since the 1880s.
But I own and shoot for fun, and for the pride of ownership in a firearm.
I simply can not invest any pride or money in a handgun with major structural parts made of plastic, any more than I could in one of the new plastic trombones or trumpets on the musical instrument market.
They also work fine, but I would very much prefer the real thing.
Polymer pistols have always been, to me, Law Enforcement and Military oriented. They are lighter and more corrosion resistant for duty use. Given that only those two groups carry pistols in Canada, it doesn't seem that owning one is a need, as most competition pistols are metal, given that target shooting is the only thing private Canadian firearms owners can do with handguns. However, I do own a Walther P99 that I would rather carry over the Brownings and Sigs we have in the work inventory. If you had polymer pistols before and sold them and are now left with metal pistols, that might be your personal yardstick indicating you don't need a polymer pistol as you would have kept one if it was your preference.
