Note that casing and heat treating are NOT the same thing and that is why some actions are cased AFTER they are heat treated. Annealing is a very bad idea unless there is some reason other than engraving to consider. Different composition steels are heat treated for different levels w/ different schemes. You don't know what you have and can end up with some less than optimum results just going for a guess.
Heat treated metals are generally more tough than hard and can be engraved. Carbide gravers will cut thru casing too and they will even cut stainless and Ruger actions hahaha. At any rate, Kutter has some good advice there IMO
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Dr.WtS
Last edited by Wonko the Sane; 08/07/11 03:18 PM.
