Quote Originally Posted by GunnyUSMC View Post
For you old guys that are set in your ways, I understand.
It has nothing to do with being 'set in ... ways' It is a matter of preference and having something that will stand the test of time, gain value and therefore provide an income when or if needed, and something that can be handed down from generation to generation. I'm sorry, but your plastic gun is good for now and that's about it. I still have the Remington Model 12 first rifle my grandfather gave me when I was a kid. He bought it new sometime in the 20's as a kid, my father used it for target and small game when he was a kid, I got it when I was 9 and was out shooting it every week until I joined the military at 17, it sat pretty much idle, being used only so often until I had my kids, it's gone through 5 kids now and is still running strong and still a tack drive near 97 years later. That rifle that my grandfather bought could not have paid more than $25.00 for it back then and it will fetch well over $400.00 now.

I wonder what a plastic mass-produce .22 rifle or pistol will look like, perform in 90 years, and be valued at? It's a shame we live in a throw-away society that's all but void of quality and craftsmanship.

Oh.. and I have handled and fired plenty of polymer handguns I may not have access to as many as you or as often but as a range office I am always offered the opportunity to try the latest "do dad" when at the range, and as I said have no use for them as I am no longer active duty military or in law enforcement.