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[QUOTE=spentprimer;351245]If fifty years or so is the standard for durability I would tend to agree that polymer framed guns are indeed durable. However, whether it be the tires on my truck or the engine on the airplane you fly on next there are other criteria that determine durability. Be it miles of tread wear or hours between major overhauls, everything wears out. My aching knees tell me that everyday.
There is little doubt that the performance of polymer framed guns of recent manufacture have fared much better than the polymers that were utilized in the manufacture of many single shot shotgun stocks of yesteryear. Polymers ability to survive many corrosive environments certainly makes for a desirable pistol for carrying daily. And comparing a polymer gun to a timepiece may vary well be appropriate. BUT, the question still remains: How many shots until a frame change is needed?
Obviously, the question is a tough one to answer. Longer than you will live or I have one with X,XXX rounds through mine, while adding to the information available simply do not answer the question at hand. I seem to recall a Remington advertisement many years ago with 100,000 square blocks of wood that had been shot at and hit with the Nylon 66. Quite the achievement. I am certain that I would have malfunctioned before that. The forces exerted by the .22 long rifle cartridge pale in comparison to that of the lowly 9 mm Parabellum or the .40 S&W. As for a test, it would be interesting to see how long a test similar to what Remington did half a century ago ... although I would not want to be the guy loading the seven round magazines.
As for the Model 12, If I could have only one gun ...[/Q
do u remember how many blocks that sooter missed with the Nylon 66, ??? Iseem to recallit was under 20... we have alot of sports cars that can go 200 mph, but do we do a test on then to see how long they can go 200 mph before sumpin gives. I feel failure is in damn near anything built, when over done.
Remington 66 shooter was Tom Frye, He missed 6. Over a million of tose worthless fokkers were made. the only bad thing about the Nylonn 66 ersion was that a scope just would not stay set as the plate that held the scope was a cover over the nylon action, so it was really never part of the rifle...We sold alot of them back in the day...The Brown version sold better but I liked the looks of the black version...
Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin
United States
Production history
Designer
W.E. Leek, C.H. Morse, H.W. Young [1]
Produced
1959-1989 [1]
Number built
1,050,350 [1]
Variants
see variants
Specifications
Weight
4 lb (1.8 kg)
Cartridge
.22 LR
Action
semi-automatic
Feed system
14 round Tubular magazine
retail price 59,95
There is little doubt that the performance of polymer framed guns of recent manufacture have fared much better than the polymers that were utilized in the manufacture of many single shot shotgun stocks of yesteryear. Polymers ability to survive many corrosive environments certainly makes for a desirable pistol for carrying daily. And comparing a polymer gun to a timepiece may vary well be appropriate. BUT, the question still remains: How many shots until a frame change is needed?
Obviously, the question is a tough one to answer. Longer than you will live or I have one with X,XXX rounds through mine, while adding to the information available simply do not answer the question at hand. I seem to recall a Remington advertisement many years ago with 100,000 square blocks of wood that had been shot at and hit with the Nylon 66. Quite the achievement. I am certain that I would have malfunctioned before that. The forces exerted by the .22 long rifle cartridge pale in comparison to that of the lowly 9 mm Parabellum or the .40 S&W. As for a test, it would be interesting to see how long a test similar to what Remington did half a century ago ... although I would not want to be the guy loading the seven round magazines.
As for the Model 12, If I could have only one gun ...[/Q
do u remember how many blocks that sooter missed with the Nylon 66, ??? Iseem to recallit was under 20... we have alot of sports cars that can go 200 mph, but do we do a test on then to see how long they can go 200 mph before sumpin gives. I feel failure is in damn near anything built, when over done.
Remington 66 shooter was Tom Frye, He missed 6. Over a million of tose worthless fokkers were made. the only bad thing about the Nylonn 66 ersion was that a scope just would not stay set as the plate that held the scope was a cover over the nylon action, so it was really never part of the rifle...We sold alot of them back in the day...The Brown version sold better but I liked the looks of the black version...
Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin
United States
Production history
Designer
W.E. Leek, C.H. Morse, H.W. Young [1]
Produced
1959-1989 [1]
Number built
1,050,350 [1]
Variants
see variants
Specifications
Weight
4 lb (1.8 kg)
Cartridge
.22 LR
Action
semi-automatic
Feed system
14 round Tubular magazine
retail price 59,95
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