Are metal guns better than plastic?
NO! Often ‘all metal’ guns produced as such use low quality zinc and can be more fragile and lightweight than plastic guns. There is a myth that any metal gun is safe with Green gas at any temperature, but seals and other internal parts can still fail and the cheap metal can crack, especially if poorly cast – As the cheaper guns are. Japanese guns are not permitted to have metal slides, so any ‘all metal’ gun originally manufactured that way will be made in Taiwan to lower QC standards (and it shows…). Aftermarket slides and frames are usually aluminium, rather than Zinc, and are much stronger and better quality, although they will be dearer.
