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.
Magnesium trigger guard
Trigger guard die casted in Magnesium from an original Zamak part.