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Hello, I am looking to get my first HK (P30L) but I have a question about the frame. Is the HK polymer distinctly different than other companies. I have actually never owned a plastic gun before, and I'm still a little skeptical (no, I'm not 75). I handled a bunch of different makes in store to get a feel, and there were certainly some differences. The HK and Walther guns (and to some extent the P320) equally stiff, and seemed better able to hole more complex edged and cuts. I know they call their 'glass-reinforced polymer', but some other makes do to. Polymer seems to be used to save weight and cost - comparable version of the same gun cost more in metal than plastic (e.g. P229 vs SP2022, CZ 75 vs CZ Phantom, etc), but HK pistols cost as much as comparable ones in all steel/alloy and much more than other plastics. Is the premium just due to HK reputation and manufacturing process, or do the use different materials? Any technical data would be welcome. Thanks