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Old 01-30-2011, 03:03 PM
Precisionshooter
 
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Originally Posted by Traps View Post
If you wanted to be extra cautious you could just liquid nitride the bore where stress is lowest. (note we are not talking contact stress here)

Talk to the specialists to determine what type of nitriding would best suite a rifle barrel and tell them your application.
You might want to check your theory. Stress is highest in I.D. of the tube / barrel. Lowest at the OD. The stress decreases as you move outward through the thickness of the tube.
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