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John Sabato · 03-10-2004, 12:44 PM

This sounds like a question for Viggo Dereng, our resident retired NASA Mechanical Engineer, maker of fine wood replacement Luger mag bottoms (as do YOU), and all around great guy...

I am just guessing here GT, but I think that titanium has great structural strength, but has not much resistance to the hammering of the toggle... I don't think any material other than a good steel allow could put up with the pounding of the toggle knobs on the frame ramps...

JUST MY $0.02 Now let's see what Viggo or one of our other engineer members has to say on the subject...

03-10-2004, 12:44 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,309 Times in 1,098 Posts	This sounds like a question for Viggo Dereng, our resident retired NASA Mechanical Engineer, maker of fine wood replacement Luger mag bottoms (as do YOU), and all around great guy... I am just guessing here GT, but I think that titanium has great structural strength, but has not much resistance to the hammering of the toggle... I don't think any material other than a good steel allow could put up with the pounding of the toggle knobs on the frame ramps... JUST MY $0.02 Now let's see what Viggo or one of our other engineer members has to say on the subject... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*