I still remember the news report I watched in 1985 or so about how they were worried about these new plastic guns that could get past airport xrays. (they couldn't)
Maybe now both the whiners and fanboys can finally shut up about Glock's lack of innovation. The whole reason the product line stayed monotonous was because Gaston truly bought into his own "Perfection" hype. That's bound to change.
I don't totally disagree with that. I've got two Gen1 G17s, a former DC police Gen2 G19, among others. Funnily enough, everyone says Gen3 was "perfection", yet that's the only generation of Glock I don't own. No, I'm not a Glock fanboy; I just happen to have a lot of them.
As for the AK, it most certainly was not done right the first time. The original stampings were a total failure, so they had to compromise with milled receivers in the interim while they got their shit together. "Compromise" is a loose term, because milled AKs are fucking awesome.
I didn't mean the prototypes, I meant the version that is still being made today by the millions. AKs are all over the world, manufactured by dozens of companies, for a reason. Slight variations, but basically the same 1940s design.
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[ + ] con77
[ - ] con77 2 points 4 monthsDec 28, 2023 06:39:55 ago (+2/-0)
They are super reliable.
Maybe now they'll finally produce a carbine.
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RIP Gaston.
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As for the AK, it most certainly was not done right the first time. The original stampings were a total failure, so they had to compromise with milled receivers in the interim while they got their shit together. "Compromise" is a loose term, because milled AKs are fucking awesome.
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