#ROBAR

Earlier here at TFB, we mentioned in an article regarding some new developments in metallurgy that titanium has not traditionally been used as a material for firearms manufacture due to the difficulty and expense of working it. This is true, but it’s also true that techniques have been developed that substantially help reduce the time and cost of working titanium, and one recent product of gun manufacturer Robar being shown off at RecoilWeb is proof of that: An AR-15 using polymer upper and lower receivers, and some titanium components that tips the scale at just four and three-quarters pounds. Expected MSRP? Less than two grand:

Robar Coating Technologies, known for their NP3 and NP3 plus coatings (nickel-teflon based technologies) has teamed up with GLOCKKRAFT to offer their flat-faced Defensive Applications Trigger (D.A.T.)  in Robar’s NP3 coating. GlockKraft claims the trigger has removed the “maximum amount of pre-travel” … “without eliminating factory safeties”.

While I was down in Phoenix for the 3MR event, I learned that the trigger system had a coating on it called NP3.  Also on hand for the media event was someone from ROBAR that was able to talk about the NP3 coating, and what it does. NP3 is a coating that is Electroless Nickle plating with PTFE (Teflon) in it.  It is being used on firearm parts that are prone to wear, and has its own lubricity.  After seeing triggers with several thousand round over them and they were barely even broken in, I wanted to know more about NP3.