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Polymer handgun frames: "As strong as steel" or ..

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Well-made polymer frames have no problems with firing ammunition with higher pressure. Likewise, a badly made steel-frame pistol will have problems firing ammunition with higher pressure. Many modern polymers are far stronger than steel and are less brittle in extreme cold(Steel becomes extremely brittle in temperatures below -35 degrees celsius. One of the problem with vehicles in the Antarctic is that the metal becomes as brittle as glass and develops fractures easily). As for the Glock, they've worked well for Sweden, Norway, Austria and the British SBS, summer and winter. No problems with cold or hot rounds.
 
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