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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Aluminum vs. Steel Picatinny Rails
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<blockquote data-quote="bruce_ventura" data-source="post: 1042324" data-attributes="member: 34084"><p>If weight is not an issue I recommend steel. As brentc said you have an aluminum/steel interface somewhere. The stress on the aluminum rings due to differential thermal expansion at the steel base is much less than the stress on an aluminum base on a steel receiver. The real benefit is that the steel rail holds up to recoil much better than an aluminum rail. If weight is an issue, just go with aluminum base. More than likely bigger compromises have already been made on the rifle to keep weight to a minimum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruce_ventura, post: 1042324, member: 34084"] If weight is not an issue I recommend steel. As brentc said you have an aluminum/steel interface somewhere. The stress on the aluminum rings due to differential thermal expansion at the steel base is much less than the stress on an aluminum base on a steel receiver. The real benefit is that the steel rail holds up to recoil much better than an aluminum rail. If weight is an issue, just go with aluminum base. More than likely bigger compromises have already been made on the rifle to keep weight to a minimum. [/QUOTE]
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