Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Are metal framed legacy handguns doomed

Seriously, I guess the days of low budget steel handguns are fading fast. But I suspect the market for fine steel will still be there. Just judging from what I see going on with woodworking tools. There will always be the minority who have the money and appreciate the finer things.

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It is not uncommon for tastes to change and refine. Some of those young folks may come around.

I'm sure my age has a lot to do with it, but I view my plastic guns as "just tools." I do appreciate the better design aspects of some over others, but they are still just tools. I view Glocks as almost commodity goods, but that's just me.

I appreciate an accurate AR, but I would never call it "elegant."

And then there is the good stuff . . . !

everything does not have to wind up in a [bleep] chest bumping fight. There is plenty of room in our little world for steel, aluminum and polymer guns. I have some of everything. They are all good.

I think we need to qualify the question. For example, no doubt a Glock/Glock clone is much more practical, holds more ammo, lighter, etc, but after MANY guns to carry, I stuck with a Colt Officer's model 1911.

I carry Glocks.

I collect pre-Hillary's Hole S&W revolvers.

My sentiments, exactly.

Picked up an excellent condition (other than some nicks on the left side of the grip) 5906 today for $300. No box. No papers. Don't care.

Figure it will make an excellent truck backup gun or pass to an ally if things ever get gnarly. In the meantime, it will be fun to shoot.

a lot of this has to do with individual preferences.
I was shooting a m17 this last week, gun worked fine.
but then i got to thinking of other high capacity 9mm's, and pulled out an older cz75.
And a older sig p6. I just like them better.
i had a guy i know try to tell me the new S&W's are just as good or better than the older ones.
not in my opinion.
i pulled out a classic m29 and laid it down next to a earlier m28, just no comparison to me in terms of workmanship.
I had a 4yr old great grandson pawing through my stuff last weekend.
one of the rifles he said belonged to him was a stevens favorite single shot, and a stevens fold up .410.
they both were made about 1900. He's a good kid.

I recently picked up a 5906 as well and I really like it a lot. I've put a couple of hundred rounds through it. With two extra magazines you have almost a full box of 50. I realize it's a heavy beast compared to many of today's high capacity polymer framed guns, but I'm old enough to prefer steel. Plus it fits in the holster I bought for my Model 39. It will go with me on woods walks and such. I have a Sig 938 for better concealment in more populated environments.

Not at my house

Darn, I thought the world ended when aluminum frame autos replaced steel frame, and now I hear it is ending again with polymer frames.

Seriously though, I've barely left the world of blued revolvers now that I have a stainless one.

Not here. My most recent purchase.

Wife has the P238 and I have the P938. Yes, very cool little guns. Accurate and very reliable