Why buy Kel-Tec?

[HoneyBadger]

Guns were once beautifully engineered works of art with deep blued steel and polished wood grained furniture. Then along came aluminum and, once they figured out how to keep parts from cracking, they sold like crazy - usually for a higher price. Then came plastic, and I just had to hang my head - retails for the same as before.

I suppose I'm just a neanderthal who misses the beauty, engineering, and ruggedness that once was.

So then where's your hate for Glock? Springfield? Magpul?

[Great-Kazoo]

So then where's your hate for Glock? Springfield? Magpul?

He's a KelTec denier, due to lack of a .gov contract. DON'T tell him the Springfield XD series is a re-stamped Croatian gun

[davsel]

So then where's your hate for Glock? Springfield? Magpul?

All have mil/LE contracts. Which to me, is a good indicator that they work.

Unattractive and unlikely to be handed down to the grandchildren since all plastic has a half-life.
But they do fill a need as a relatively inexpensive tool. I carry a Glock on the bike - don't mind if it gets wet or dropped.

Same reason I don't buy NC-Star. I'll save up my hard earned cash to purchase something that is proven reliable and hopefully will last at least a couple of generations.

[kidicarus13]

Unattractive and unlikely to be handed down to the grandchildren since all plastic has a half-life.

The gov't will make your polymer guns inoperable LONG BEFORE nature does.

[HoneyBadger]

Unattractive and unlikely to be handed down to the grandchildren since all plastic has a half-life.

All plastic is going to outlast any wood or steel in storage or in a landfill.

[davsel]

So only AR's you'll own are for most part are colts? ha.

Yes, apparently you are a caveman, regardless of a persons opinion of keltec guns.

Sure, older guns do have a beauty in their engineering and work. But then again technology progresses and things havnt changed the way they have for no reason.

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

All plastic is going to outlast any wood or steel in storage or in a landfill.

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.

[crays]

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.

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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[HoneyBadger]

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.

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.