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RickB · January 16, 2013, 08:16 PM

It's an early Detonics Combat Master, circa 1980. I've spoken with a guy who worked at the plant, essentially ran the plant when the HQ was in Seattle and the guns were made in Bellevue, and he confirmed that the barrel is cast from an extremely hard stainless alloy that was chosen for its ability to withstand the sort of "radial" pressure that you get within the chamber of a barrel.

January 16, 2013, 08:16 PM	#13
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	It's an early Detonics Combat Master, circa 1980. I've spoken with a guy who worked at the plant, essentially ran the plant when the HQ was in Seattle and the guns were made in Bellevue, and he confirmed that the barrel is cast from an extremely hard stainless alloy that was chosen for its ability to withstand the sort of "radial" pressure that you get within the chamber of a barrel.