It is a metallurgical truism that greater strength and toughness are achieved by forging an alloy part than could be obtained by casting it. Going by the market prices of comparable items, a frame machined out of a steel forging might cost twice as much as an investment cast part, and three to four times as much as a part machined out of, or cast in, an aluminum alloy. Further along these lines, the marginal cost of injection molding a polymer handgun frame is negligible, the only significant expense involved in its making being the construction of the mold.
Manufacturers that apply inferior construction methods to weaker materials are apt to tell the public that technology has advanced to the point where they can make as strong a gun at a lower price. Likewise, a $29.99 plastic Timex watch will tell the time at least as well as a $27,300 platinum Rolex. But to my mind, judging a sidearm as essentially nothing more than a lead-slinging sled misses the point as much as judging a watch as essentially nothing more than a time-keeping accessory. It would be equally misleading to extol "real fighting guns" produced by Glock and Beretta pursuant to lowball bids for government procurement, by disparaging polished aristocratic badges of rank engendered by the old regime along the lines of the DWM P08 Parabellum or the Radom Vis 35. But while Rolex is hanging on to its place among the 100 top brands by selling sports watches priced over $5,000, there remains but one series production handgun brand devoid of shortcuts and compromises.
Would you entrust your life to a Rolex or a Timex?
Manufacturers that apply inferior construction methods to weaker materials are apt to tell the public that technology has advanced to the point where they can make as strong a gun at a lower price. Likewise, a $29.99 plastic Timex watch will tell the time at least as well as a $27,300 platinum Rolex. But to my mind, judging a sidearm as essentially nothing more than a lead-slinging sled misses the point as much as judging a watch as essentially nothing more than a time-keeping accessory. It would be equally misleading to extol "real fighting guns" produced by Glock and Beretta pursuant to lowball bids for government procurement, by disparaging polished aristocratic badges of rank engendered by the old regime along the lines of the DWM P08 Parabellum or the Radom Vis 35. But while Rolex is hanging on to its place among the 100 top brands by selling sports watches priced over $5,000, there remains but one series production handgun brand devoid of shortcuts and compromises.
Would you entrust your life to a Rolex or a Timex?
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