What am I missing here?
We've had metal frame handguns forever,
plastic came along and shut that stuff down! (Largely)
Now, we've got on of the most successful plastic pistols,
with a (revolutionary?) metal frame?
See it in Glock knockoffs too.
Gamer pistols mostly, makes sense there.
It’s a trend (seen the same thing in the motorcycle market), the market is correcting. When ALL modern pistols are polymer, there are going to be those who want a little something different, or just nicer. Notice the new Hi Power’s from Turkey, FN, and Springfield are selling like hotcakes, that’s an indication that not all metal pistols have to be a 1911. Diversification, why not have a more premium version of your standard pistol? If people will buy, why not?
