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Old November 30, 2004, 10:35 PM   #1
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Z-Mac????

Ok. What is it and who uses it. Heard it is some sort of composite metal some guns are made from...ssoo is it???
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Old November 30, 2004, 11:56 PM   #2
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Never heard of it.

Just in case we have a spelling problem, Zamak is a zinc die casting alloy. Only the cheapest and nastiest of firearms are made out of it.
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Old December 3, 2004, 04:31 PM   #3
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Kind of curious which gun manufacters use it.
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