Once again looking for some insight on another part for my Meriden. While working on the springs, I was thinking about the cocking rods. I have two rods from a 12ga which are too tall for the 20ga. I carved a wood model to see what size it needed to be and it works well in the receiver.
At some point I'll try my hand at making a couple but I'm wondering what grade steel I should use? Material that I have ready access to is A36 mild steel. Will this work for the rod? I would assume that whatever I use will have to be hardened. Is this feasible with A36?
Thanks
Kirk
