Polymer? It's PLASTIC!!

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I just got my new editions of American Rifleman and Combat Handguns in ans they both feature plastic framed guns, following the trend as it were.
Why do they go out of their way to say 'polymer' this and 'polymer' that?!
IT'S PLASTIC!!! Just say plastic! That's what it is, if you like them, then so be it, but just call it what it is!!
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APPLE'S AND ORANGE'S. I remember watching on Guns& Ammo TV the segments that they torture guns and do some purely STUPID things to them. They placed a POLYMER frame gun on the grill. The frame held its shape and integrity. Only visible signs of heat were the ribs from the grate made small indents in the grip. I truly DO NOT believe plastic could hold up as the polymer did. The gun DID function after the grilling.
 
Agreed - "Plastic" isn't a material. "Plastics", on the other hand, refers to an entire class of materials, some of which have properties that put steel and other metals to shame.

Off-handedly referring to a material simply as "plastic" is about as accurate and descriptive as referring to carbon fiber as "charcoal".
 
Using your logic, kokopelli, metal guns would just be referred to as metal. Engine blocks are just metal. Bicycle frames are just metal. Whether they're magnesium, titanium, steel, iron, or aluminum would be irrelevant because metal is metal is metal, and all metals are created equal.
 
Agreed, all metals are not created equal, just like all polymers. Those 24K solid gold barrels just don't hold up like the stainless steel ones.
 
It's simple why they call them polymer and not plastic and that's because they are made of polymer and not plastic.
Why is it so important to you to call them something they aren't?
 
Isn't it just awful? I went into a gun shop to look at 1911s, and noticed that it felt different. The owner said that the frame was aluminum. Can you believe that? That's pop can metal. I'm sorry, but I don't want a gun that could have held soda but a few weeks ago.
 
Koko, maybe you ought to have a chat with Drummer, who may be able to provide you with some insight into the various, and quite amazing, properties of these "plastics."

As other have pointed out, plastic encompasses an enormous range of materials with quite different properties, just as the word metal does.

It seems that you have some type of animus towards polymer.

But since you don't take time to explain what your issues are, this thread qualifies as nothing more than an open-ended rant.

And we don't do open-ended rant threads here.

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