SkunkWorks
Well-Known Member
I don't have anything against "Polymer-Frame" handguns in general.What’s the view of people here about polymer framed semi auto pistols?
They’re hated here because “it’s not real steel”.
I have a beretta M9A3 that I’ve done some work to (ssshhh … don’t tell anyone… even changing a spring here can get you in the poop with weapons licensing and lose your licence with a huge fine for “illegally altering a firearm”. No joke!)
and I’ve been bagged because I got “a piece of $&!; Beretta” because apparently they don’t shoot straight.
More than one will say this.
Thoughts?
As with anything, there are good ones and not-so-good ones......... They have flooded the market here in the States, with just about every manufacturer offering their versions of them.
They have nearly revolutionized the "Concealed-Carry" spectrum due to their reliability, lighter weight, and with some manufacturers offering very tiny "Pocket" variations.
I have really tried to like them............but I just haven't gravitated to them.
You really need to try them out to see if they are a good fit for you. Try a few different ones.........For me, they were not.
I've owned two, but ended up selling one (S&W Sigma .40) and trading-in the other one (Taurus PT111-Millenium) for things I liked better. (the latter actually had a safety-recall due to the drop-safety failing, and could fire if it struck the ground in a certain orientation)
GLOCK is seemingly to go-to brand in recent times, but it's kinda become the "Xerox" of polymer handguns.............Everyone in the world is familiar with the name.
There are tons and tons of them out there.
As far as Beretta goes.................If people are bagging on them, I would say it's most likely because they don't have a clue!
I own two of them, and have shot others, and they are some of the most reliable and accurate firearms you will ever find.
I find them to be of extremely high quality for their price point, and in my experience will feed anything you stack them with without failure.
There's a reason the US Military contracted them to supply their main service handguns.
I've never had any issues with failure to feed, failure to fire, or failure to extract with either of my Berettas.
They both have thousands of rounds through them, and I'm a cheapskate when it comes to ammo. I have used the cheapest stuff I can find, as well as higher-priced defense ammo.
Never an issue...........ever!
They are both two of the most accurate handguns I own.
One is a rimfire (U22-Neos) with a cheap red-dot scope on it, and will shoot one big ragged hole with as many rounds as you want to put through it.
My other one is a 90-Two chambered in .40S&W, and is the smoothest semi-auto that I own.........It just works every time, and shoots extremely well!