SOCOMguy Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yes, I still have a couple left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Yes, I still have a couple left. Sent shipping info and pmt. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thazy2 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) Finally, it's done! Took me about 15mins on my office desk at work. The melting temp of loctite was 253 deg. The tube is very nice! Edited April 10, 2013 by thazy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Installed mine this weekend. Very high quality product. Thanks SOCOMguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Any possibility you will use titanium for the mag tubing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCOMguy Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Any possibility you will use titanium for the mag tubing? Thanks for asking , but I'll leave the TI stuff to CC, he aparently does very nice work with that material and has dedicated fans. I'm set up in my small shop to do the FL tubes in 4130 chrome-moly steel, an outstanding alloy for this application. The weight difference, is actually pretty small, I figure about 3.6 OZ, and when you figure it on a percentage basis for a fully loaded 7 round mag the TI tube is only about 17% lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangerDanger Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Soccom, Ever consider doing an aluminum tube? It would be lighter than the titanium, corosion resistant, easier to machine and cheaper. Sure, it isn't as strong, but most users aren't beating on their guns that much. Weight savings for gamers might be worth feeling out. I figure if aluminum 7075 receiver extensions hold up just fine one the AR15, a supported mag tube should do just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCOMguy Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Aluminum... I would be concerned that an AL tube with wall thickness sufficient to resist denting would not be that much lighter than the thin wall chrome-moly tube. Any small dent is likley to hang up the follower, preventing feeding.... not a good thing! Edited April 29, 2013 by SOCOMguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Fab Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Aluminum on aluminum like that particular scenario could be bad news..........galling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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