Titanium bolt body?

[Salmon River Solutions]

With all the focus on lightweight custom rifles, I havent seen anyone making a titanium bolt body. With a floating bolt head out of 17-4ph, I don't see any downside to running a titanium receiver with a titanium bolt body and floating bolt head (similar to the bighorn arms style bolt). Ya Ya, similar materials lead to galling but the bolt body isn't going to rub and something that would cost at least $1500 should be DLC coated anyways. Coupled with a lightweight titanium bolt handle, pinned and laser welded, weight savings would be pretty good.

I have so much 6AL4V ti sitting in my garage, I should probably do something with it besides just brakes.

 

[sneaky]

I'm going to guess it's a deflection issue, along with cost. Cost to benefit can't be very high on what you would realistically save in weight.

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[JoeDirt]

They Ti bodys are more susceptible to wear. IMO the added cost vs weight savings is not that great.... Tikka has about the lightest action out of all the Ti options.

 

[BrushyHillGuide]

Maybe a stupid question but could a titanium bolt body take the stress/abuse a bolt body gets? Seems I read somewhere that it’s a metallurgical issue. Got to be a darn good reason or someone like Jim Borden would have been doing it a long time ago!


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[Wrench]

Carbon fiber shell wrapper makes more sense to me. It's at least not going to feel like dragging a manhole lid down a grand El road, and when it's a mess....glue a new one on.