
Originally Posted by
Enigmatic Desires
The problem is the materials they have to work with. The original polymer for the equally original Glock pistol is well outside the purview of the average local arms maker. This is why, they tend to use plastic in lieu of the real thing. You really would not want a plastic gun firing a real round. Secondly their guide rods are also plastic. And well...
However metal guns I have found to be of far better quality, in terms of reliability, fit and finish. the RAC Taurus PT 92 clone I personally carried and shot extensively both for EDC as well as the range gun. Bader and brother Berreta clones. Zafar Alam bettera clones. All good guns and all made of metal.