Tactical-N8
Plastic
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2009
- Location
- Central PA
Does anyone know of a "more-readily-available" alternative to Carpenter's Alloy 158?
We are currently making bolts for a very large AR-15 manufacturer. I have had several other smaller firearms companys contact me looking to purchase these bolts. But the material that we are currently using is supplied to us by our customer. The Carpenter 158 has to be purchased in 20,000 Lb lots and is roughly $5/Lb.
So I was wondering if there was another type of material out there that had the same chemical properties as the Carpenter 158, but could be purchased in smaller quantities (i.e. 1000 Lbs?) This is 3/4" dia. round bar stock.
We are currently making bolts for a very large AR-15 manufacturer. I have had several other smaller firearms companys contact me looking to purchase these bolts. But the material that we are currently using is supplied to us by our customer. The Carpenter 158 has to be purchased in 20,000 Lb lots and is roughly $5/Lb.
So I was wondering if there was another type of material out there that had the same chemical properties as the Carpenter 158, but could be purchased in smaller quantities (i.e. 1000 Lbs?) This is 3/4" dia. round bar stock.