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Originally posted by Biebs:
The Germanic countries have always pushed the engineering envelope when it comes to firearms. Instead of adding barrels to create repeating rifles, they developed the magazine rifle. They saw past the need for steel in non-critical handgun components and designed the Glock. The Mauser 66, Sauer and Blaser rifles introduced shortened receivers, interchangeable calibers/barrels, and new safety design. Sometimes thinking "outside the box" is hard to accept to those of traditional tastes, but it's hard to argue with progress.