The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Uberti Walker replica ( kit ) from Dixie Gun Works... frame is soft

gunslinger2000 · March 25, 2014, 09:08 AM

I am not sure surface hardening adds strength like you need. I think you need a complete heat treatment and that depends on accurate knowledge of the exact alloy. I am a bit of a safety mother hen, you are taking a chance with your life! Gunslinger

March 25, 2014, 09:08 AM	#3
gunslinger2000 Member Join Date: March 5, 2014 Location: Waterloo, Iowa Posts: 66	I am not sure surface hardening adds strength like you need. I think you need a complete heat treatment and that depends on accurate knowledge of the exact alloy. I am a bit of a safety mother hen, you are taking a chance with your life! Gunslinger