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I keep hearing great stuff about P95s, think I'll keep my eyes open for a used one.
Snake45 said:It sure will. I wonder about the long-term effect of oils, solvents, ultraviolent rays, and other chemical factors on the plastic frames. Not long ago I discovered a polymer piece in a gun that had, over the course of several years, simply crumbled into chunks, apparently due to absorbing common gun oil. Disturbing. :?DDDWho said:Time will tell on the durability factor...
gunman42782 said:Because, no matter what you do to them, they will not look, feel, or shoot like this:
bspitt said:not sayin this will look, feel, or shoot like that...but someone is tryin:
Rock River Polymer 1911:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/rock-river-arms-polymer-1911/
Yeah, the 39 is nearly as classic as the 1911. They'll never attain that level of workmanship in a mass-produced handgun again. The 39 and one of its offspring, the 639, were built to last a 100 years. My 639 has countless thousands of rounds through it. Probably 4-5 thousand reloads alone. A few years ago I replaced the recoil spring. Not because I had to...just thought I would. Automation and inexpensive materials rule the day in gun manufacturing now. Imagine the skill it took to make that S&W Model 39. Now that I carry the SR9 (had a Glock), the 639 gets more safe time. It has done its job without failure for years. Just wish it carried 18 rounds.Ruger Packer said:Conn AK said:Carried my stainless steel S&W 639 for years. Like carrying a cinder block. The SR9 has replaced the 639 with more than twice the mag capacity and much lighter to carry. The 639 floors the SR9 in workmanship and attention to detail, but progress means more flexibility. Both flawless mechanically, I couldn't rationalize 17 rounds versus 8 rounds in a much lighter package that is nearly as accurate as the 639. Oh, yeah, the SR9 in 2011 is less expensive than the S&W 639 was 1988. But the 639 is a beautifully made hunk of steel.
Wanna sell me your Smiff & Wishin' 639??? :wink:
I have a Smiff 39. Love it! 8)
That about hits it on the head...even though I've reluctantly gone plastic.bennettfam said:Why dislike plastic guns?
Because they have no class. Good tools maybe, but no class.
Cheesewhiz said:Many a good gun company has tried to release a plastic version of a classic gun and most times they either end up a poor entry level weapon to the make or just a complete disaster. Several gun makers have made plastico 1911's that went over like lead balloons.
The best comparisons of my point although involve other classic designs, Sigs and CZ, great steel guns (some aluminum), just terrible or at least almost terrible in plastic.
Conn AK said:Yeah, the 39 is nearly as classic as the 1911. They'll never attain that level of workmanship in a mass-produced handgun again. The 39 and one of its offspring, the 639, were built to last a 100 years. My 639 has countless thousands of rounds through it. Probably 4-5 thousand reloads alone. A few years ago I replaced the recoil spring. Not because I had to...just thought I would. Automation and inexpensive materials rule the day in gun manufacturing now. Imagine the skill it took to make that S&W Model 39. Now that I carry the SR9 (had a Glock), the 639 gets more safe time. It has done its job without failure for years. Just wish it carried 18 rounds.Ruger Packer said:Conn AK said:Carried my stainless steel S&W 639 for years. Like carrying a cinder block. The SR9 has replaced the 639 with more than twice the mag capacity and much lighter to carry. The 639 floors the SR9 in workmanship and attention to detail, but progress means more flexibility. Both flawless mechanically, I couldn't rationalize 17 rounds versus 8 rounds in a much lighter package that is nearly as accurate as the 639. Oh, yeah, the SR9 in 2011 is less expensive than the S&W 639 was 1988. But the 639 is a beautifully made hunk of steel.
Wanna sell me your Smiff & Wishin' 639??? :wink:
I have a Smiff 39. Love it! 8)
Tenbore said:I'm not paying hundreds of dollars for a few dollars worth of injection molded plastic. The prices should have dropped by half when everything started going plastic.