An account of the ASSRA match incident and the subsequent barrel steel discussion can be found in the Black Powder Cartridge Rifles Magazine Volume 2, Numbers 1 Through 6 published by John Baird. This material is also available bound as: ISBN 1-886029-11-3. I am quite sure Rudi Prusok has a copy in the ASSRA archives. In pre-internet times magazine articles and followup letters and articles were how such things were discussed. For Joe's benefit there are letters and articles from qualified metallurgists, and statements from steel companies, on this exact topic: the use of Stressproof (1144) or 12L14 in rifle barrels.
If you really insist on gunning for a "Darwin Award" I can also suggest that you take a featherweight stainless steel barrel hunting in below zero temperatures.
