AR tin bolt/carrier

whats the major advantage of a tin bolt & carrier vs. standard metal

 

Tin? I've never seen one. Do you have a link?

Sounds cheap and unreliable to me :shock:

 

+1. I'll add that it sounds scary. I've heard of titanium, or some such metallurgic shenaniganry, but not tin.

 

My mistake apparently its "coated" in tin. giving it a harder surface which is good in a bolt carrier, increasing durability. Its a pretty expensive option though.

 

Who is doing this mod? sounds hokie :x tell us, who who who? :shock:

 

I think you mean TiN, as in TItanium Nitride. Here, I found a page describing its properties:

http://www.brycoat.com/tin/physprop.html

 

+1 I also think you mean TItanium Nitride as DPMS offers this as a upgrade for there line of rifles, I just have the standard and it is wearing very well

 

yup thats what i meant

 

Good Grief! from the weakest and cheapest tin to the strongest and most expensive Titanium.
We've hit for the cycle this time fellas :lol:
Don't tell me, they are making ceramic barrels now :shock:

This was as bad as the "Clip vs. Magazine" wars of 68, you know Quay Trang Valley?

 

<--- This rifle has a tin bolt and carrier :lol:

High 5 Nikon777! This post turned out to be pretty amusing :wink: