1911 barrel hardness.

[magnumair]

Has anyone ever cut a 1911 barrel and if so my question is are they hard or extremely hard? Thanks for any info.



Benson.

 

[deadman]

Shortened and re crowned a Springfield barrel, wasn't particularly difficult to work with. Not sure of its actual hardness, not sure if this helps.

 

[heavenIsAlie]

no idea what yours is made out of, but schueman who is known for the best barrels uses 416R stainless. might be a good indicator for you

 

[Blastattack]

no idea what yours is made out of, but schueman who is known for the best barrels uses 416R stainless. might be a good indicator for you

416R is a Resulfurized stainless steel. The added sulfur makes cutting easier than most arsenal grade 4150 barrel steel. The vast majority of barrels will be in an annealed state, as hardening a barrel provides little to no benefit.

 

[T&G]

Not hard. I've chopped off bored out and installed barrel stock into several breech ends, no problems.

Dr. Jim

 

[magnumair]

Thanks gentlemen for your answers, now I can proceed.

Benson