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Offline swampthing

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Aluminum recievers
« on: April 17, 2010, 10:44:18 AM »
Has there been ay issues with the aluminum recievers? I notice that on a Maxus the "bolt" rides in the rails machined into the aluminum reciever. Wouldn't this be a wear item? steel bolt cycling in aluminum rails?
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2010, 02:08:07 PM »
My Browning Gold has an aluminum receiver, I have tried to wear it out but no luck so far
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2010, 06:22:04 AM »
I think the early aluminum recievers gave some problems but all the gun manafactures have perfected their aloys now days.  ;D

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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2010, 09:33:48 AM »
I beleive the Ruger 10/22 and Browning BLR are both aluminum...
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2010, 01:48:27 PM »
Older BLR's are steel.  Newer aluminum.
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2010, 03:21:34 PM »
Lots of SIG handguns out there with Al frames and Steel slides hammering away. Put a bit of lube on the rails and don't sweat it.
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2010, 05:02:49 PM »
my winchester sx3 12 gauge has an aluminum receiver. Functions fine with no wear.
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2010, 05:59:01 AM »
I have a Browning B-80 Light built in 1982...No problems here...
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 03:54:26 AM »
My Maxus looks to have steel rails machined into the aluminum reciever, don't have a magnet small enough to check it with. Nice gun, puts a LOT of #6 hevi-13 from 3" 1-5/8oz loads on 8X11 paper at 40 yds with trulock .670" turkey choke, 1-1/2oz #5's were OK but the #6's were great! giving a muuch better margin of error. I really like this gun so far, just hope that it does'nt "wear out."  Gonna start patterning some steel through a Trulock , skeet#2/Light Modified choke.
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Offline Canuck Bob

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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2010, 11:15:53 AM »
Bumping this up because this topic is interesting.  Considering the Browning BAR and wondering about aluminum recievers holding up and accuracy problems?
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2010, 05:15:29 AM »
Well Shot guns have has Aluminum recievers for years and years with out issue . The BLR browning lever also called the lightweight , does not have any issues as the bolt locks up in the barrel . Shot guns lock up this way too.
I think the bar does too.
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2010, 06:15:23 AM »
Sometimes the barrels are extended into the receivers where there is metal to metal rubbing.  Maybe the rails are also steel inserts for the bolt to glide on.  This is what my Benelli SBE does.  AR-15's are aluminum receivers, but the bolts ride on steel. 
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Re: Aluminum recievers
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2010, 08:59:58 AM »
Aluminum will wear, so does steel or any other metal for that matter, but good luck wearing out a Browning receiver. The new age metal compounds are nothing like the older, softer compounds used decades ago.
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