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Probably because browning made titanium rifles as well, with the duratouch stock, that were famous for going bad and getting sticky. Never in my life have I heard of the finish on a Remington titanium going sticky. And people confuse things every day. Such is life. That’s why.

The Alaskan Ti had a stock with a rubbery “coating” on it.

Yep, they called it maxxguard iirc and it was similar to the browning coating. It was never on the original ti’s.

Well, maybe you could learn two things then. First, you now have heard of a Remington 700 Ti stock finish "going sticky" and breaking down. Second, don't assume that the other bloke's an idiot. You're apt to look like the fool yourself, and some may even tell you to GFY. I wouldn't do that though.

I have two of those stocks on faux TIs, one long, other short. I've had no problems with the stocks themselves, in fact I like them a lot. The pad on the older long action stock went gunky and got replaced. No issues with the other pad.

The only thing I learned is some people take themselves way to seriously. I never said it didn’t happen, and I never said it couldn’t happen. What I said was, I’ve never in my life heard or seen a Remington titanium do it. As I’m sure a lot of guys haven’t. However, Browning’s could almost be expected to do it. In my line of work, I see people confuse simple things every day. So I asked a simple question. What I know is, if you have a firearm with those rubbery finishes, and pay attention to what you clean it with, the aerosols/chemicals you use around it, it won’t break down. But I’d never tell a guy how to clean his rifle, or what to do it with. And I’d never get wound so tightly to tell a guy to GFY just because he asked a simple question.

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, since I don’t see this little side discussion leading to anything productive.

I have two, bought a 270 Ti off here and a 30-06 on GB.

Both shoot factory at 5/8”

The only thing I can think of them stopping production was back then, $1100+ was considered a lot for a rifle unless you were getting a Dakota or custom built, so they stopped selling them.

I own Kimber Montana’s, Barrett Fieldcraft. some Weatherby UL’s and a Browning Ti... the feel of the Rem Ti’s are fantastic. You don’t really appreciate it until you shoulder it and feel the slim forearm. Of course there’s some smoother bolts out there, but they handle amazing