Thanks Weldon and the rest of you. Weldon is one of our fine FEGA members and has quite the pedigree when it comes to engraving.
I did NOT anneal the M21 and they are very hard to engrave. I did about half a dozen of them for the USRAC custom shop in the late 80's to early 90's. The shop manager told me their specs called for Rockwell 42 to 46 or so and they tried to keep them about 42 so one could engrave them. Anything over about 37 starts to get difficult and the M21 is always difficult, taking as much as twice the time to engrave with much tool reshaping and sharpening not to mention an expanded vocabulary.
I am sure to enjoy this site very much as I am a side by fan, shooting an LC Smith 20 and Baker 16.
Thanks again for the welcome and Clair, your check is in the mail!
Last edited by SamW; 03/10/12 03:25 PM.
