Let us be very careful here Gents, without getting emotive.
If anyone was to case harden ANY gun without prior experimentation or trial runs would just be crass stupidity. As Chuck as already said, practice the methodology on steel blanks and old actions first.
Kensal, I heed you warnings and respect your caution, you are cautioning the idiots, I am attempting to advise and educate the skilled enthusiast. Both types walk the same road but diverge at the fork in the trail.
If none of us tried things we would still have a flat earth and be using clubs and rocks.
