The firearms sector is another industry where the use of Magnesium is being successfully applied. In this case, the die-casting of Magnesium parts allows to obtain high quality and very light pieces, with all the safety and precision requirements that firearms require.
Since the recoil of a hunting shotgun can damage the esthetic finish of the stock wood, it was decided to switch to Magnesium a piece of Zamak, in order to reduce the recoil and eliminate the problem.
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Magnesium trigger guard
Trigger guard die casted in Magnesium from an original Zamak part.