Titanium actions

[Weldor]

Who has re-barreled a titanium action? Just curious if anyone ran into galling problems?

 

[Mike D Texas]

Who has re-barreled a titanium action? Just curious if anyone ran into gulling problems?

I have a Pierce Skele Ti action. It is fully DLC coated. I’ve not had any galling but it is nowhere near as smooth as a traditional steel or stainless steel action.


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[Weldor]

Thanks for the info, I have a fierce titanium. Same here not as smooth as the stainless action. I was hoping it would wear in some.

 

[Wrench]

I have one of the remington ones with barely 4 digit serial number....it's never going to be smooth. I tried for 20 plus year.

 

[Mojave]

I have one of the remington ones with barely 4 digit serial number....it's never going to be smooth. I tried for 20 plus year.

This.

Problem with the material.

DLC helps a lot.

 

[huntsman22]

What is 'gulling', and 'falling'.....?

 

[Mojave]

Binding is the short answer.

 

[dirtytough]

Pretty sure @Weldor is talking about unscrewing the old barrel. I see it at work a fair amount. Usually when using regular carbon metal made up to stainless.

Since the action is TI and the barrel is not, there is a definite chance of the threads being galled when unscrewing the barrel.

 

[Tmac]

What is 'gulling', and 'falling'.....?

Galling is what they meant. Auto correct got them I presume.

Galling is adhesive wear that is caused by the microscopic transfer of material between metallic surfaces during transverse motion (sliding). It occurs frequently whenever metal surfaces are in contact, sliding against each other, especially with poor lubrication.

 

[Mojave]

Chrome steel is fairly gall resistant. Stainless is rough, aluminum is rough, titanium is two chainsaw blades rubbing against each other.

 

[Weldor]

That is my concern for sure. (galling) when unscrewing the old barrel for a new one.

 

[StupidLightweight]

Not a ton of experience with titanium actions, but I did own a PROOF Glacier Ti and still own a Remington Custom Shop 700 Ti. Rebarreling shouldn't be an issue.

Overall though, I'd say the benefits and drawbacks of titanium receivers are both overblown. Don't expect it to be as smooth as a Tikka or Mauser, but it works fine for hunting. At the same time, if you need to lose the final few ounces of weight on an ultralight build, titanium is a good way to save weight, but those ounces will cost a ton!

 

[BULLBLASTER]

No issue on my lone peak, original barrel done in 2017, second in 2022 and another in 2024.

 

[Mike D Texas]

What is 'gulling', and 'falling'.....?

Ugh, stupid autocorrect. Fixed my post.


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[7LRM]

I always get steel actions’ I wouldn’t pay titanium!