Why buy Kel-Tec?

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Following The OP's logic, he should be driving anything 72 or earlier, you know, sans electronic ignition.

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I take offense to that as my primary drivers are '72 and older...for the very reason of sans electronics. Lol.

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Following The OP's logic, he should be driving anything 72 or earlier, you know, sans electronic ignition.

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You will get no argument from me there.
Working on restoring a 1940 Packard 110 convertible now.
Loved my '74 Bronco.
You open the hood, climb in, and fix whatever needs fixin.
They just don't make em like they used to.

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Originally Posted by davsel

You will get no argument from me there.
Working on restoring a 1940 Packard 110 convertible now.
Loved my '74 Bronco.
You open the hood, climb in, and fix whatever needs fixin.
They just don't make em like they used to.

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Flathead 6, nice. My last 2 flatheads were a 49 Mercury 4 door ($175) and 52 Plymouth Cranbrook ($25.)

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Originally Posted by davsel

Seal up a plastic gun any way you like. It will become brittle over time. All plastic gasses - at different rates. Stress, heat, and UV will speed the process, but nothing will stop it. This has been discussed on numerous boards.
Grease up a metal and wood gun, seal it in a dry container, and it will outlast many lifetimes.

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Use the proper cleaning and lubrication items on a polymer gun, seal it up in a dry container, and it will also last a very, very long time.

Apples to apples.

Temperature and moisture control are key to both types.

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Originally Posted by davsel

Not sure where you got Colt only from.
If by "technology progresses" you mean profit margin increases, I'll agree.




Seal up a plastic gun any way you like. It will become brittle over time. All plastic gasses - at different rates. Stress, heat, and UV will speed the process, but nothing will stop it. This has been discussed on numerous boards.
Grease up a metal and wood gun, seal it in a dry container, and it will outlast many lifetimes.

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Yeah, all that plastic in landfills will likely disagree with and disprove your hypothesis. It is expected to be there for hundreds of years. This is why we push so hard to recycle plastic... It just doesn't break down easily.

Interesting example: One of the satellites I work on switched from aluminum supports for one of the antennas to plastic because the plastic holds up better in space. IN SPACE. Where it is constantly bombarded by radiation and charged particles from the sun and goes through an incredible temperature change (-80*C to +90*C) every 24 hours. The projected life of the satellite is 20 years but it will likely last 30+. IN SPACE. 22,000 miles away.

Pffft... The whole high tech satellites and space thing...it's just a fad. Steel and wood baby...that's where it's at.

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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

Pffft... The whole high tech satellites and space thing...it's just a fad. Steel and wood baby...that's where it's at.

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[ROFL1]

You should buy a KT and find out for yourself. If you don't try you will never know.

I only own wood and steel guns, because the wood is biodegradable.

Think green guys.

This was quite an entertaining thread.... Government contracts mean absolutely dick. Seriously, they mean nothing in the means of standards pretty much. They also don't go out and choose a manufacturer for their new equipment 98% of the time, the manufacturers choose to enter into a little competition to see if they get awarded the contract. Sometimes, the winner of the contest doesn't even get chosen, and it is based on taste. You talk a lot of crap about plastic, but Hk has a ton of your so loved "government contracts". Also, stainless steel is not as good as some of the carbon steels available for making a firearm with, and wood over the polymers on the market today is just plain funny.

Now I can see that what you have posted is based upon opinion, and nothing more, but in the same respect, isn't your question that you posed, which makes arguing pointless?