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Old 10-30-2008, 08:29   #46
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Knights pricing is still high as hell and their kit is nearly unobtainable. That lower alone could probably be sold for a substantial markup. KAC fans will pay almost anything to get their hands on it. I bought a MK11 full kit SR-25 Navy gun for a very good price. Im sworn to secrecy by Trey but it was a great price. Its a great shooter, But that money looks alot better in the bank. I sold it for nearly 8000 dollars profit. Seriously.
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Old 10-30-2008, 08:36   #47
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My understanding is that almost all KAC parts sold on the civilian market are rejects or seconds off the government projects.

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Old 10-30-2008, 08:44   #48
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I got this one from the owners son. I can assure you its all matching and a real Navy gun. Ill post a photo in a few. I just got it out of the safe so I can send it off. In the past I might agree with you. Reed had and still doesnt have any concern for the civilian market. Trey (C Reed Knight III) is trying to change that with Lawmens and so far it seems to be working slowly. The attention is still not paid to the customer that should be though. I got my stuff pretty fast but I know Trey personally. Not everyone is as fortunate.

EDIT I read your post too fast. Yes everything is either rejects or runoff. They dont tool up anything special for the civilian market as far as I know. As long as the US has a contract there will always be a small supply of KAC stuff. That little bit of stuff commands a high price and is probably the reason for its small following.

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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...7/IMG_2023.jpg

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Old 10-31-2008, 22:45   #49
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Titanium is a very strong, light, hard metal. When heated It is still light and hard , but it doesnt resist erosion well in that state. Or as it is offficialy known as, Oxidatiion. Its fine on a bolt gun. Youll never get a can hot enough to make a bit of difference, or fire it fast enough for that matter. Youve said that you got the cans white hot. Id like to see a picture of the blast baffle of those cans. It probably looks pretty bad. The oxidation of titanium in extreme temperatures was known a long time ago. Its why NASA decided to use Inconel in the shuttle engine parts that would recieve the most heat. Over half of its parts are made of Inconel 718. Grade 1 untreated Titanium is good up to around 600 degrees. Grade 5 is good to 900. Keep in mind that one rapid mag dump will put your can into the 600-800 degrees farenheit range. Thats hardly white hot. Inconel 718 is a heat treated alloy composed of at least 50% nickel. It is rated to handle 1300 degrees F for extended periods of time without significant loss in yield strength, or weight loss due to oxidation. Inconel is what is used in many name brand silencers including KAC, Surefire, AAC, SWR, and Gem-tech just to name a few. Jet is 100 percent Ti and I dont even know what grade. Titanium has been proven it is not a satisfactory high temp metal. If you dont believe me just read the numbers.

The one to pay attention to is Tensile strength, or yield.

Inconel 718
http://www.hightempmetals.com/techda...nel718data.php

Pure Titanium, as it comes out of the ground.
http://asm.matweb.com/search/Specifi...bassnum=MTU021

Grade 5 Ti that is not heat treated.
http://www.supraalloys.com/astm_grades.htm

Grade 5 Ti that has been solution(heat) treated and aged.
http://asm.matweb.com/search/Specifi...bassnum=MTP642

This is some very interesting information to say the least. Definately has my attention. I'm still able to communicate with the owner or Jet through Email, and better yet, a close friend of mine starting working there as a new machinist, and I know if I forward this to him he'll be straight up with me about the material. That is, if he even knows himself. I remember passing through the machine shop after a range test, OSPEC was priority with them, they didn't want any cams in the shop period, or even our eyes in the general direction of the machines while they were cutting a new batch.
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