Use of plastic in top competition pistols

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I don't think that plastic is acceptable in a pistol costing £1400+ although my Hammerli AP40 does have a plastic grips, but it is a very good grip and not part of the pistol you expect to be made of metal. if they want to save money it means they are not trying to produce the best pistol possible.

I don't think they are trying to produce the best pistol possible.
They are trying to produce a pistol that that gives maximum profit for the company - That is their "raison d'etre ". They produce a pistol that keeps up with the competition in that price bracket for the minimum price.

If they were trying to make the best pistol possible the bits that are plastic would probably be made of Titanium etc. the pistol would then cost £5,000 and no one would buy it.

The Chinese could probably produce a fake that would be almost impossible to tell from the real one and sell for about £150.