Material Selection
We were so impressed with the performance of Tennalum® 7068-T6511 aluminum on our triggers that we chose to extend this quality material to our magazine release. Tennalum® gives our parts greater strength than 4130 chromoly steel, but with the lighter weight of aluminum. By comparison, Tennalum® is nearly 250% stronger than 6061 aluminum, but only 1/3 the weight of 4130 steel. While this may be overkill for the magazine release application, we want our customers to have confidence that their release is going to withstand years of abuse without material failure.