Titanium guns

[joffy]

Just a thought (I have them at times) I wonder if any of the big gun makers had thought of building an affordable (yes I know ) titanium springer .....as my numbers didn't all come in on one line last night it remains a thought.

[maximus]

Probably not! 🙂

[Mach 1.5]

Aircraft grade Aluminium is cheaper and easier to work with and as just as lite. Mach 1.5

[laverdabru]

I've had a couple of motorbikes with titanium parts. One was an insurance write off because of a damaged titanium silencer. Knocked over in a car park. Replacement would have been 3/4 of the value of the bike. I bought back the wreck & set to with a Dremel to remove the scratches...

Bru

[Thegreg]

I think the main reason would be cost, followed by finishing options. I believe it’d be so expensive there’d be no market for it.

I know of one-off’s that have been made in titanium.

Two common misconceptions with titanium is that it’s lighter than aluminium (it isn’t, not by a long way) and also that’s it’s as hard as nails and very difficult to machine. This also isn’t true. Its mechanical properties (and machinability) are very similar to a medium carbon mild steel.

Cheers
Greg

[Murphy]

Robocop was made of Titanium.

[joffy]

Well that was my codiene thought gone for a burton...... 10 minutes kip every hour last night (in hospital) in between snoring farting bloke and hca coming around knocking and banging everything as they went and the being told nicely try to get some sleep

[Muskett]

Titanium is already being used in the gun trade.
Thing is with springers there isn't enough in them, nor much reason for the added costs, so very unlikely to happen. Spring rifles are getting heavier to temper all those spring things going on, so mitigating most of the reason for titanium.

[spartan]

Another issue with titanium you can’t black it as such. to my knowledge it can’t be anodised black, so it can only be painted, ceracoted etc, which isn’t much good if you want a traditional looking gun.

[xbow]

I can’t remember the make now but one of the PCP manufacturers offered a Titanium Air cylinder at one point. Stronger than steel for its weight. It has two main issues, cost, and the fact it galls with other metals unless anodised.
Interestingly, Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth's crust. Shame so much of it goes into making white paint!

[Muskett]

I can’t remember the make now but one of the PCP manufacturers offered a Titanium Air cylinder at one point. Stronger than steel for its weight. It has two main issues, cost, and the fact it galls with other metals unless anodised.
Interestingly, Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth's crust. Shame so much of it goes into making white paint!

At least it is rust free.
Loads of great properties, but also comes with its very own list of hazards. Takes a lot of energy to extract it which makes it expensive.

[joffy]

I can’t remember the make now but one of the PCP manufacturers offered a Titanium Air cylinder at one point. Stronger than steel for its weight. It has two main issues, cost, and the fact it galls with other metals unless anodised.
Interestingly, Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth's crust. Shame so much of it goes into making white paint!

The falcon Ti

[TonyL]

Well that was my codiene thought gone for a burton...... 10 minutes kip every hour last night (in hospital) in between snoring farting bloke and hca coming around knocking and banging everything as they went and the being told nicely try to get some sleep

Lots of reasons, then, why this metal isn't used on our beloved springers, J.

Hope you're out of hospital and feeling much better soon.

[joffy]

Lots of reasons, then, why this metal isn't used on our beloved springers, J.

Hope you're out of hospital and feeling much better soon.

It'll be nice to get home to get some sleep .....got someone in the same side ward that moans all day about not being able to sleep then all you hear from home after his morphine is snoring and farting for 9 hours straight .....

[EricP]

I can’t remember the make now but one of the PCP manufacturers offered a Titanium Air cylinder at one point. Stronger than steel for its weight. It has two main issues, cost, and the fact it galls with other metals unless anodised.
Interestingly, Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the earth's crust. Shame so much of it goes into making white paint!

Where would bell target be without Titanium dioxide?