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has anyone given much thought to using titanium for the receiver and bolt assembly in a bench rest rifle? is, say, 6AL-4V strong enough to use for the receiver and bolt lugs.
a titanium actioned rifle that was built, I believe, in Canada. It resembled a Hall as I recall. The problem I noticed was the bolt was sticky. One had to keep the bolt very slick to keep it operating properly. That said, I am sorry I didn't buy it. It would have been a good one to keep I think; mebby not use much but it was sort of "Classic".
As I recll, Remington made some Titanium actions but they weren't marketed for very long. P
Remington still makes their Ti actions for a line of all weather rifles...pretty pricey though.
that was a Gaulin action. One of us should have bought that thing. What a work of art it was.
Not too long into the life of Nesika Bay actions when here in the NW, Glen Harrison made a few titanium "Classic" actions. They were lighter than the steel version and LOT more expensive. As a result of the cost, they never really caught on. As I remember they were over $2000.00, ( hope I'm not too far off on that) and that was around 1993 +/-.
Steve Kostanich