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Is it always a good idea to put steel base with steel ring? Or can you miss match the steel with alum?
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It actually....
I would trust JonA's take on it, though, could you update? You're correct alum can go on steel or titanium bases.
Aluminum rings are GTG on both steel and aluminum bases, but steel rings should go on steel bases.
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Cold Steel Trail Hawk Flint and Steel Fire
THANKS!
Started by jcl-MD on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bladeforums):
I bet the hawk is at or near the lowest end of the spectrum of... .
Not surprised it took a while, most chopping tools are heat treated to lower numbers than knives .
Nicely done! I think this is one of the best examples of perseverance I've seen in a while .
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Alternate Heating Systems offer a stainless steel [304] option for the steel inside the boiler. I think the stainless option is about another $1200. What is the pros and cons of stainless steel? Is it worth the extra money? Thanks
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I am on a well of SS are that it stands up to condensation and acid from the fire side much better than carbon steel, and will last much longer with oxygen in....
Different people have different water quality.
Than carbon steel in a boiler.
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Help!! I need an answer! Which is better stainlee steel or the regular steel for a 1911 pistol? I have a Taurus 1911 alloy and wor it out. I shoot about 5000-8000 rds a year. I need a new pistol and at this point I'm not sure. Comments would be appreciated...
Started by gunnysgt68 on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at thefiringline):
Thanks again Gunny ALL gunsteels are "alloys"
Carbon steel is iron with some carbon and traces of other ....
Nice gun a touch heavy.
I have a homemade range where I live so a few buddies in Stainless .
Thanks.
Then stick to the carbon steel.
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It seems that (for a number of varied reasons) when we talk about semi-auto pistols, most people will agree that Carbon Steel pistols are superior to Stainless Steel ones.
How about revolvers? In your opinion, is there a good reason to favor one material...
Started by cysoto on
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I like my guns that doesn't blow up on me would be fine... .
I can appreciate a nice polished blue revolver with walnut grips, but I know that my skin eats carbon steel for lunch.
All my steel guns are stainless or have a coating of some kind.
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If a guy was going to build his own targets to practice for the steel challenge rimfire what thickness would I need? Would AR400 1/4 be thick enough?
Thanks
This post has been edited by quedude : 20 January 2012 - 10:31 AM
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We did a steel test last night and the 3/8 A36 steel held up real well up to a 357 Mag after that we tried....
I will keep all posted.
I have shot 22LR & 9mm on them and they have been more than .
Of A36 carbon steel plate ; 3/8" thick.
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Just bought this game today after playing the Demo for a few days just to get down the controls.. so I have a couple questions that came up when I started playing the full version..
what is this catalog and why does it say I won't be able to play xbox...
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The higher you get your skills the more parts you unlock, though i gotta say im stuck on the 3rd tier just cant... .
What Wilkerson1991 said.
Start the game up without the update and read the text the pops up .
Adds new parts that players maybe using.
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BD1 Steel
I don't know much about this steel on the lightweight manix 2. What other steels can it be compared to.
Started by aqgonzo on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bladeforums):
Having looked at it on the Spyderco 2011 steel chart, it looks like it should perform a lot like a blade steel as difficult to reprofile....
Going by previous threads about it, it's supposed to be Carpenter Steel's version of Japanese GIN-1.
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Was looking at the the ss o2 housing and the mild steel o2 housing from punishement racing.Was looking at some metal sites but not exactly the info I was looking for.Does anyone have a depth of what I should purchase, eather the stainless steel or the...
Started by clipto on
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by 4 people.
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But I see no reason why the mild steel won't do it's job, it's the one i bought! Just want the mild steel to last a good time if I choose that path, I drive it daily well alot and wondering if the ss option would be better then the mild....
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Wanted to know if there are any slide players, or lap steel or pedal steel players on here. I think it is awesome whenever I see someone play slide or LS/PS.
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Tele w/ a McVay g bender, so I doubt that qualifies me for lap or pedal steel classifications/ Charlie McVay and he can really tear it up on a pedal steel....
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