Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

[SmokeRolls]

Building a POF AR-10 with the POF bolt carrier and roller and have heard about carrier tilt and wear on the buffer tube.
I am going to try to minimize the wear however I can.
I have seen one picture of an aluminum buffer tube that was worn from carrier tilt from a gas piston AR and I have been thinking of an idea, why not use a titanium buffer tube?
Titaniums wear resistance is off the charts when compared to aluminum.
If anyone knows of one available or a company that makes one, let me know...
Thanks.
....SmokeRolls

 

[KillShot]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

Here is what Frank, from POF*USA, has done about the bolt carrier tilt issue with the POF rifles. This video is rather lengthly at nearly 7 minutes but the part to watch starts at the 4 minute mark. I could be wrong but, I don't think you'll have an issue with carrier tilt.

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[freerangevoter]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

I've used 3AL-2.5V (Grade 9) Ti to build air rifles that have a 10 oz striker that is cocked against a very stiff spring. I found that the Ti tended to gum up and drag until I installed Delrin buttons on the striker. From this (limited) experience I'm not sure it would be the right material for a buffer.

 

[BERTMAN77MK2]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

talk to full custom bicycle frame builders--they have a great deal of experience with 3.25 and 6.4 ti tubes--just get 'em the
precise specs---MOOTS in CO did mine

 

[SmokeRolls]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KillShot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here is what Frank, from POF*USA, has done about the bolt carrier tilt issue with the POF rifles. This video is rather lengthly at nearly 7 minutes but the part to watch starts at the 4 minute mark. I could be wrong but, I don't think you'll have an issue with carrier tilt.

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Thanks for the youtube video link.
I'm going to run just the standard aluminum guide tube then and check for wear, hopefully there won't be any.
Thanks for the insight.
.....SmokeRolls

 

[SELPHB]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheSmokeRolls</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: KillShot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here is what Frank, from POF*USA, has done about the bolt carrier tilt issue with the POF rifles. This video is rather lengthly at nearly 7 minutes but the part to watch starts at the 4 minute mark. I could be wrong but, I don't think you'll have an issue with carrier tilt.

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Thanks for the youtube video link.
I'm going to run just the standard aluminum guide tube then and check for wear, hopefully there won't be any.
Thanks for the insight.
.....SmokeRolls </div></div>

If you decide to go with the titanium buffer tube I believe I read that someone was building them on ar-15.com

 

[Sebben]

Re: Anyone make a Titanium full length buffer tube?

Ti is some tough stuff! We shot a chunk of 1" thick grade 2 with a 300 RUM loaded with 210 Berger VLDs and 90 something gr of 50bmg pushing it around 3000fps and all it did was make small nicks.

Now I'll tell you what I want is a POF P415 machined out of Ti and NP3 coated!!!!