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Stainless or CM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 426493" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>strength wise chrome moly steel is much stronger than stainless steel untill you reach the 17 and 19 series. Stainless steel will take a little more heat than C/M, but not as much as most folks think. The ones that are designed to take serious heat at in the middle of the 300 series, and that's not a good barrel steel. The one real advantage that the stainless barrels have over the C/M is their resistence to currosion, but even that's not as much as most people think when your talking 416 stainless steel. Always remember in the world of steel (I don't care whatkind) that if it will harden it will rust. There is a form of stainless steel that is hardened to 28-32rc that will not rust. Is machinable, but tough. And is nearly as strong as C/M.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 426493, member: 25383"] strength wise chrome moly steel is much stronger than stainless steel untill you reach the 17 and 19 series. Stainless steel will take a little more heat than C/M, but not as much as most folks think. The ones that are designed to take serious heat at in the middle of the 300 series, and that's not a good barrel steel. The one real advantage that the stainless barrels have over the C/M is their resistence to currosion, but even that's not as much as most people think when your talking 416 stainless steel. Always remember in the world of steel (I don't care whatkind) that if it will harden it will rust. There is a form of stainless steel that is hardened to 28-32rc that will not rust. Is machinable, but tough. And is nearly as strong as C/M. gary [/QUOTE]
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