Tom: Just had an Idea Re: SuperBolts

[Phatty B]

along similar lines

i think you should use the steel back, and say several possible fronts ex: aluminum, titanium, delrin, or possibly even a type of glass bolt. These would all reduce weight, but for different prices you could have different durabilities, and different weights. P.S. maybe not the glass front but it may be possible. POst replies.

[zads27]

Hey Tom, maybe you can give out a retail price estimate, or estimates, and see what everyone is willing to pay for these things.

Personally, I'm more financially strained (poor college student), but I really want that reduced recoil. I think I would keep my stock bolt for rec play and such, then switch over to the delrin for some serious tourny play. Perhaps if the sleeves last long enough/are cheap enough, I will use the delrin bolt for both rec and tourny play.

What happens when these wear out anyway? Reduced efficiency I assume, anything else? I'm not sure how the delrin is made, but perhaps make some kind of indicator color imbedded at some depth in the delrin to show when it needs a replacement?
How do you change the delrin sleeves?

Definately put the superbolt as standard in the ULEmags, or at very least, make it an option.

[st6212]

Weren't AGD looking at using an aluminium sleeve as opposed to Delrin?

I suppose the aluminium option didn't pan out like they hoped.

[braaatz]

I would suspect that alum. would wear out faster than delrin even if annodized. Delrin essentially is self lubricating, where as alum. would probably gall up
the inside of the barrel.

[Phatty B]

how

I dont see how aluminum would scratch up the barrel, the steel used now does not. How would it change at all. And also i didnt think that aluminum would wear as fast, you dont have to keep the auotmag bolt lubricated, that i know of?

[braaatz]

Phatty B, I would think the alum. would be sratched
by the barrel not the other way around.What I ment by
galling up the barrel, is if alum. is rubbed against
a harder material hard or long enough , the alum.
will start to weld little bits to the other material.
I'm not saying this WOULD happen, but its not uncommon
with alum in this type of application.