Roam_Rifles

Hi jtallen83, it will probably be 4 to 6 months from now, but yes we will ultimately sell parts separately.

Sisco, I understand exactly what you are saying and I will bring this up to the owners. RedRiverII, please no lawsuits on the name, we are just getting going🙂. Our facility is located pretty close to the Red River in Grand Forks, ND.

Hi 98Z5V, I will look into becoming an advertiser and will not post further until we get that done. On the magnesium and fire issue, the chips and shavings coming out of our machines will burn quickly and easily. However our rifle parts just like the aircraft parts we deal with daily require a steady flame for a considerable time before they would ever begin to burn. This is why magnesium jet engine gearboxes on commercial planes and helicopters are not a risk to the passengers.

I failed to read the forum rules which indicate we need to be an advertiser if we are sharing news on our product, so I will not be posting further until we get that accomplished.

Hi Robocop1051, yes Mag Tactical systems made magnesium uppers and lowers and there were strength issues with those parts. I don't want to sound like an expert on another companies product, but we did look into those components and our opinion is that they were made by using a magnesium thixomolding process. Magnesium thixomolding is very popular and the vast majority of all magnesium components in the world are made by thixomolding or die casting (automotive industry in the United States alone uses more magnesium in a few weeks than aerospace and defense in a year). The upside to thixomolding is cost, it is very affordable. The downside is mechanical properties are not all that great (not the best elongation) and therefore we ruled out early on using thixomolding or die casting as a way to make our magnesium parts. The downside for the alloys we are using is cost, but they have the strength required.

Hi Matt, Catfood and Sisco. I appreciate the comments. I will try to get some short (10 - 15 second) videos of the magnesium being machined. It is really something to machine these parts out of magnesium. Picking up these big AR-10's and feeling how light they are is really awesome, but very difficult to explain in writing or video.

Hi, these are based on DPMS Gen 1, full frame. available. in .308 or 6.5 creedmoor.

Hi, just here to introduce the company I work for Roam. We design, engineer, machine and assemble very lightweight AR-10's. We just shipped our first production units last week. Photo is of some brass collected after firing 3,000 rounds through our 5.73 pound Red River Ultralight. The key to our lightweight is the upper receiver, lower receiver, handguard, and buffer tube are made from magnesium (magnesium is about 1/3 lighter than aluminum). If you have any questions I will do my best to answer them. http://www.roamrifles.com