What sold me on plastic pistols were the Danish special forces testing, against multiple steel and aluminum framed pistols. Mud tests, throw tests, run over with tracked vehicles, thrown from helos, frozen, heated. While no firearms misfired, the Glock was the only pistol that could be picked up and fired after each test. Not every other pistol failed each test, but only the Glock 17 passed them all. That being said, I personally dislike Glock pistols and do not own one since quitting Corrections.