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a factory case hardened receiver will stay hard for ever, regardless of what color it is.
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So, if the subsurface steel is still somewhat malleable in order to withstand this repeated pounding, does the case-hardened .010" - .015" surface eventually crack from this repeated pounding, if only microscopically? It seems to me that it should crack or craze due to the fact that the softer steel beneath the surface is flexing to some degree. |
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Dean, The surface hardening provides wear resistance and toughness. They are not hardened to Rc-60 which is about glass hard. Most likely in the neighborhood of Rc-45 or so.
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12-03-2011, 04:31 PM | #6 | ||||||
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yep all that pretty engraving would wear off if the frame was soft.... charlie
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