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Posted: 11/25/2018 1:15:13 AM EDT

I've been doing some reading about the polymer 80 builds and people seem to be making really cool stuff. Am I understanding it right that they are able to copy designs from glock due to patent expiration? If so, are there any other companies doing making similar products? Just curious where I could go to learn more about the history of this stuff.

Posted: 11/28/2018 3:09:27 PM EDT

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I don't think so on the copyright expiration: Their locking block design and some other details are VASTLY different than Glock, they are just positioned in a way to fit Glock parts.

Posted: 12/4/2018 4:19:52 PM EDT

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1911's have a 80% jig. As do Ar15 and AR10. Little harder to do. than the Poly 80. But very Fun

Posted: 12/11/2018 11:31:55 AM EDT

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1911's have a 80% jig. As do Ar15 and AR10. Little harder to do. than the Poly 80. But very Fun

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There are some 80% 10/22s as well if you wanted to build a Charger style pistol. There were some 80% Sig P228s but I don't know if they're still around, they were more involved.

Posted: 2/4/2019 11:09:34 PM EDT

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There are some 80% Sig P320 systems out there. It’s basically the chassis that you finish. Check out ghostguns.com for more info.

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