cslinger
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I'm sorry, high tech, carbon infused, techno-polymer
I have really been thinking about various firearm build techniques and polymer has me intrigued a bit. Is it an advantage over steel/alloy?
Polymer will deteriorate over time but technically so will steel, albeit much slower assuming proper care. That being said is the perceived shorter lifespan of polymer really that big of a deal? I still see HK P9s and VP70s and they don't seem to be showing much age and they are going on 30 years.
Polymers do handle sweats and other water type deterioration better.
So is polymer really an advancement or just a way to build obsolescence into firearms in order to sell more?
What say you? Any chemical engineers out there?
I have really been thinking about various firearm build techniques and polymer has me intrigued a bit. Is it an advantage over steel/alloy?
Polymer will deteriorate over time but technically so will steel, albeit much slower assuming proper care. That being said is the perceived shorter lifespan of polymer really that big of a deal? I still see HK P9s and VP70s and they don't seem to be showing much age and they are going on 30 years.
Polymers do handle sweats and other water type deterioration better.
So is polymer really an advancement or just a way to build obsolescence into firearms in order to sell more?
What say you? Any chemical engineers out there?