Need source for gun steel and aluminum

HunterWarrior · November 22, 2001, 01:09 AM

Need a source for small quantities of various steel suitable for fabricating gun parts.

Also need a few scrap aluminum blocks approx 3" X 4" X 1 1/2" or 3" X 4" X 2". Larger will work also.

Any help will be appreaciated.

HW

Rottweiler · November 22, 2001, 04:40 AM

Try www.metalmart.com They might have the particular alloy and size you're looking for.

C.R.Sam · November 22, 2001, 04:53 AM

You might try a search for Jorgensen Steel or Earl M. Jorgensen CO.

They have warehouses and plants all over the country and generaly a great selection of common and specialty steels and aluminums. With or without certs.

Sam

rr41mag · November 22, 2001, 09:16 PM

when you get past all that technical talk, guns usually start out as 4140 or 4130 mild steel. It is very common steel. As for the aluminum I wouldn't use anything but 7075 T6. Go to your local metal supplier and ask about small pcs like you described. You would be surprised how cheap it is.

HunterWarrior · November 22, 2001, 11:17 PM

rr41mag

I live out in the middle of nowhere. If there was a local metal supplier anywhere close, I wouldn't have asked for a source from here. I need a mail order source.

HW

Keith Buckner · November 23, 2001, 12:21 AM

This may be what you are looking for:
http://www.onlinemetals.com/

saands · November 23, 2001, 07:50 PM

I just bought a 3 foot length of 1 inch diameter 4140 from McMaster-Carr for less than $20 delivered. They'll sell you almost anything from micrometers to outdoor sheds to respirators to raw materials. I live in an area where I do have alternatives and their prices seem reasonable ... not cheap ... but reasonable ... and if I lived in the middle of nowhere they'd look a lot like a bargain.

Oh ... www.mcmaster.com is the address.

Good luck,
Saands

JR_rcsd · November 23, 2001, 10:58 PM

check out Jorgensen, Crucible, Carpenter, Fry steel company. A lot of these guys only sell in bulk but I'd be they will at least give you the skinny on where to buy what you'd need in small quantities in your region.

November 22, 2001, 01:09 AM	#1
HunterWarrior Member Join Date: January 3, 2001 Posts: 57	Need source for gun steel and aluminum Need a source for small quantities of various steel suitable for fabricating gun parts. Also need a few scrap aluminum blocks approx 3" X 4" X 1 1/2" or 3" X 4" X 2". Larger will work also. Any help will be appreaciated. HW

November 22, 2001, 04:40 AM	#2
Rottweiler Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2001 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 391	Try www.metalmart.com They might have the particular alloy and size you're looking for. __________________ Texas - envied by lesser states since 1845

November 22, 2001, 09:16 PM	#4
rr41mag Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2000 Location: Biloxi, Miss. Posts: 180	when you get past all that technical talk, guns usually start out as 4140 or 4130 mild steel. It is very common steel. As for the aluminum I wouldn't use anything but 7075 T6. Go to your local metal supplier and ask about small pcs like you described. You would be surprised how cheap it is. __________________ A son is the best friend you'll ever have!

November 22, 2001, 11:17 PM	#5
HunterWarrior Member Join Date: January 3, 2001 Posts: 57	rr41mag rr41mag I live out in the middle of nowhere. If there was a local metal supplier anywhere close, I wouldn't have asked for a source from here. I need a mail order source. HW

November 23, 2001, 12:21 AM	#6
Keith Buckner Member Join Date: October 8, 2000 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 55	Please forgive the obvious domain name but... This may be what you are looking for: http://www.onlinemetals.com/

November 22, 2001, 04:53 AM	#3
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	You might try a search for Jorgensen Steel or Earl M. Jorgensen CO. They have warehouses and plants all over the country and generaly a great selection of common and specialty steels and aluminums. With or without certs. Sam

November 23, 2001, 07:50 PM	#7
saands Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 1999 Posts: 1,573	I just bought a 3 foot length of 1 inch diameter 4140 from McMaster-Carr for less than $20 delivered. They'll sell you almost anything from micrometers to outdoor sheds to respirators to raw materials. I live in an area where I do have alternatives and their prices seem reasonable ... not cheap ... but reasonable ... and if I lived in the middle of nowhere they'd look a lot like a bargain. Oh ... www.mcmaster.com is the address. Good luck, Saands

November 23, 2001, 10:58 PM	#8
JR_rcsd Member Join Date: November 23, 2001 Location: Newcastleton, Scotland Posts: 25	source for steel and aluminum check out Jorgensen, Crucible, Carpenter, Fry steel company. A lot of these guys only sell in bulk but I'd be they will at least give you the skinny on where to buy what you'd need in small quantities in your region. __________________ Every day's a holiday