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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1759802" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>The finish on most polymer -Striker fired- late model-high tech pistols today is among the cheapest of the manufacturing operations... Plastic gets "finished " in the mold. Stanless steel parts get a buff and most dont get a bright finish so that pretty quick and easy.</p><p></p><p>Most of the other modern metal finishes are not very labor intensive on a large scale. Hot Salt blue a carbon steel gun the way SW, Winchester and Colt used to... the metal polishing alone takes a long time... and the bluing is a several step operation with carding and buffing as part of the work.</p><p></p><p>My only gripe about M&P's Glock etc is you pay $500 for a gun that costs about $80 to make. The rest of the wholesale cost is spread to liability, R&D ADVERTISING AND MARKETING and shipping -the margins on a polymer gun are a lot more lucrative than they are in fitted, finished steel and wood guns.</p><p></p><p>When Glock got started they did two thing that started a craze... cut a REAL GOOD deal to as many high profile Police agencies as they could... and got their guns featured in a lot of film and TV. LE sales were at a loss or break even and Glock made up the losses plus a lot more on retail volume.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1759802, member: 11766"] The finish on most polymer -Striker fired- late model-high tech pistols today is among the cheapest of the manufacturing operations... Plastic gets "finished " in the mold. Stanless steel parts get a buff and most dont get a bright finish so that pretty quick and easy. Most of the other modern metal finishes are not very labor intensive on a large scale. Hot Salt blue a carbon steel gun the way SW, Winchester and Colt used to... the metal polishing alone takes a long time... and the bluing is a several step operation with carding and buffing as part of the work. My only gripe about M&P's Glock etc is you pay $500 for a gun that costs about $80 to make. The rest of the wholesale cost is spread to liability, R&D ADVERTISING AND MARKETING and shipping -the margins on a polymer gun are a lot more lucrative than they are in fitted, finished steel and wood guns. When Glock got started they did two thing that started a craze... cut a REAL GOOD deal to as many high profile Police agencies as they could... and got their guns featured in a lot of film and TV. LE sales were at a loss or break even and Glock made up the losses plus a lot more on retail volume. [/QUOTE]
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