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Posted: 4/11/2006 3:55:13 PM EDT

Dumb question.
Has anyone ever made one or tried it?
Can I get one

?

Posted: 4/11/2006 3:56:38 PM EDT

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I want to find out as well.

Posted: 4/11/2006 3:59:45 PM EDT

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Olympic has made titanium lower receivers. I don't know if they are still in production, but they have made them in the past.

Posted: 4/11/2006 4:00:19 PM EDT

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The hardness of Ti in its natural state is like 32 Rc. Probably no real reason to have one forged. Just have it machined from bar stock. Be expensive as hell though to get it machined.

There is an Barrett M82A1 that the upper and lower receivers are Ti. Feels like plastic. But cool as hell!

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:26:26 PM EDT

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night crew bump

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:27:16 PM EDT

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think it would be lighter then a carbon 15?

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:27:50 PM EDT

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Olympic has made titanium lower receivers. I don't know if they are still in production, but they have made them in the past.

Screw it, I was ready to pony up, then you said Olympic

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:36:16 PM EDT

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Olympic has made titanium lower receivers. I don't know if they are still in production, but they have made them in the past.

Screw it, I was ready to pony up, then you said Olympic

+1

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:40:24 PM EDT

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I remember seeing a couple receivers for sale at a gun show a while back. I'm pretty sure they were Oly. They were pretty expensive...

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:42:30 PM EDT

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think it would be lighter then a carbon 15?

No, how could it? The density of titanium is 0.16 pounds per cubic inch, the material in the Carbon 15 is in the neighborhood of 0.05 to 0.06 pounds per cubic inch, and the gage is not mightily increased over that of an aluminum AR reciever. You could carry a Carbon 15 in your pants if it was shorter, and I guess some of the folks with their 80 times oversize britches can carry one anyway.

A titanium upper receiver is pretty much a bad idea unless something is done about reducing friction in the bolt carrier channel.

I would rather have three AR-10's for about the same cost.

Posted: 4/11/2006 8:49:24 PM EDT

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think it would be lighter then a carbon 15?

No, how could it? The density of titanium is 0.16 pounds per cubic inch, the material in the Carbon 15 is in the neighborhood of 0.05 to 0.06 pounds per cubic inch, and the gage is not mightily increased over that of an aluminum AR reciever. You could carry a Carbon 15 in your pants if it was shorter, and I guess some of the folks with their 80 times oversize britches can carry one anyway.

A titanium upper receiver is pretty much a bad idea unless something is done about reducing friction in the bolt carrier channel.I would rather have three AR-10's for about the same cost.

Uh, how about TiN?

Posted: 4/12/2006 1:16:39 PM EDT

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think it would be lighter then a carbon 15?

No, how could it? The density of titanium is 0.16 pounds per cubic inch, the material in the Carbon 15 is in the neighborhood of 0.05 to 0.06 pounds per cubic inch, and the gage is not mightily increased over that of an aluminum AR reciever. You could carry a Carbon 15 in your pants if it was shorter, and I guess some of the folks with their 80 times oversize britches can carry one anyway.

A titanium upper receiver is pretty much a bad idea unless something is done about reducing friction in the bolt carrier channel.I would rather have three AR-10's for about the same cost.

Uh, how about TiN?

That's one idea that will work. Make that 4 AR-10's. [That's probably only a little exagerated.]

Posted: 4/12/2006 1:19:03 PM EDT

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Uh, how about TiN?

Ooh-then it'd be all bling bling gold colored

Posted: 4/12/2006 1:46:43 PM EDT

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think it would be lighter then a carbon 15?

No, how could it? The density of titanium is 0.16 pounds per cubic inch, the material in the Carbon 15 is in the neighborhood of 0.05 to 0.06 pounds per cubic inch, and the gage is not mightily increased over that of an aluminum AR reciever. You could carry a Carbon 15 in your pants if it was shorter, and I guess some of the folks with their 80 times oversize britches can carry one anyway.

A titanium upper receiver is pretty much a bad idea unless something is done about reducing friction in the bolt carrier channel.I would rather have three AR-10's for about the same cost.

Uh, how about TiN?

but gold ain't tactical