Combat tupperware in steel??? would it still stand out....

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Brian Williams

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I was just wondering if the great Glock would have been as good if it had been produced in steel or aluminum. I know that the polymer grip does soak up some of the recoil, but would the gun/style stand up to the reliability it is known forif it was some type of metal....?????

A tennifered single stack model 19 with steel frame and slide with tupperware grips?????
 
But it's close enough to answer your question about a similar pistol- precompressed striker, modified browning, square lines. Close enough.
 
As long as it was simple to clean, reliable, and priced like it was I think it would have done ok. But part of the reason I got one is because they are so light. The plastic and the coated metal also mean I do not need to worry about the finish. I like not worrying about how they look and just shooting them.

The design is good, but the materials used for assembly are what make it stand out in my opinion.
 
If Glock frames were made from steel or aluminum they would be just as popular.

And...

The whole ongoing "lighter is better" marketing blitzkrieg might have been avoided.
 
build them from "UNOBTAINIUM" and they will come.

first a $500.00 piece of tactical tupperware

now a $900.00 titanium version

just crazy enought to work.
 
I personally don't think a steel/alloy framed Glock would have caught on. It may have sold well, but aside from having a novel ignition system it would have simply been another "wondernine". The polymer frame gives it light weight, corrosion resistance, durability, and above all the ability to hold up to 20 rounds in a standard-size grip. That is what got everybody so excited about Glocks, not just the funky trigger system.
 
Who's Dolly Parton?

A small amount of Unreasonable Congressional Hysteria, together with a dose of Uninformed Media Opinion helped sell the Glock, initially!

Funny, how Americans ImmediatelY want what their "representatives" think they shouldn't have... and still, they (our elected offenders) just don't get it! :D
 
I think a full size .45 or .40 would really catch on. Especially with accessory rails milled into the frame.

This would be popular for sport shooting and home defense where weight savings isn't as important as a controllable weapon.

As for concealed carry there have been many days I've been thankful for the relatively cool polymer frame against my skin. I love all steel guns, but they can make life interesting when it's really cold or hot.

Now if we could get Glock to make a deal with Kahr and install the Kahr trigger system into the Glocks we would have one heck of a weapon!

Good Shooting
RED
 
Dolly Parton

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I really don't think that the Glock would have been as popular or have caught on as big as it did if it was other than polymer plastic. When Glock first came out, it was known as the lightest pistol around regardless of accuracy and reliability...then. Back then when it was new, I rarely heard people say, "have you tried that new Glock, what an accurate gun, etc". It was almost always, "damn, that gun is nice and light". My uncle purchased a Glock 17 in I think....1989, and that was all I heard him and his friends say, how light and small it was. Then gangster rap really glorified the Glock. It was the ghetto's weapon of choice, hehe.
The price and lightness of the gun is what I really think made Glock a popular choice. If it were steel or alloy, I think that it would have been just another average gun, and the COPS may not have chosen it for duty issues, well....being priced reasonably, maybe they still would have. My .02 centz!
 
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