Hmmm… Alloy barrels, slides, mags, etc?

[BirdsThaWord]

Wonder how long before this type of tech makes it into the gun world. Imagine how airweight things could become if the strength is actually there?
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/grx-810-nasas-superalloy

[Barth]

I'm sure new technology will create lighter weight guns.
My titanium cylinder alloy frame S&W 342 is already ridiculously light.
It also kicks like a Missouri Mule :eek:
https://i.imgur.com/jKFolHD.jpg

[BirdsThaWord]

I'm sure new technology will create lighter weight guns.
My titanium cylinder alloy frame S&W 342 is already ridiculously light.
It also kicks like a Missouri Mule :eek:
https://i.imgur.com/jKFolHD.jpg
There is the reason why I think this would be a great thing for rifles, not pistols. I think we are already “there” with pistols, in that they can already be made even more lighter than is of value. I had one of those “Pug” 357’s once. Would rather shoot that 454 Cassul than that thing.
My wife’s AR9 is a plastic fantastic, aluminum, carbon fiber…. very light and great in that caliber. Would a 308 be as fantastic? Maybe, maybe not. As with pistols, you reach a point where a lil more weight is appreciated sometimes. I love 1911’s for this reason.

[dao]

Someone needs to come up with a way to eliminate more recoil. Something like an extra tube under the barrel that has a sliding dam in it, that soaks up the energy. Otherwise as Barth pointed out the lightness costs too much to the shooter.

[BirdsThaWord]

Yes. I think we have the knowledge. However, the application of that knowledge is hindered. A proper explanation of what I mean may award me with a tin foil hat badge.