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Bronzing steel?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1023774" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Case hardened parts are not "tempered", they are usually only stress relieved. Modern high carbon steels (that are heat treatable) are tempered after hardening. Tempering temps are dependent entirely on the chemistry of the steel. The only safe way to fill those pits would be to tig weld them (after the receiver was annealed) and re-surface that area of the receiver and then have it (the receiver) re-case hardened. Only a hobbiest would take on such a chore. The tig welder would have to be an "expert". Have it plated, only if you want to. I'd choose a 'pitless' Mauser, if it was me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1023774, member: 24284"] Case hardened parts are not "tempered", they are usually only stress relieved. Modern high carbon steels (that are heat treatable) are tempered after hardening. Tempering temps are dependent entirely on the chemistry of the steel. The only safe way to fill those pits would be to tig weld them (after the receiver was annealed) and re-surface that area of the receiver and then have it (the receiver) re-case hardened. Only a hobbiest would take on such a chore. The tig welder would have to be an "expert". Have it plated, only if you want to. I'd choose a 'pitless' Mauser, if it was me. [/QUOTE]
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