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i see a lot of posts abt heat treating actions. i hate to say this but i had to use heat to disassemble my turk. before i did, i put a file to the corner of the ring. the action didnt seem to be very hard. it filed easily. im wondering if i should have it treated? and if so, to what hardness? i have a local shop in mind, dont know if they are willling to work with a gun though. so who do you recommend? any idea of pricing? thanx, roger I SHOULD ADD THAT I USED LITTLE HEAT. ONLY AS MUCH AS WAS NESS

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the way i understand it...the metal used in these mauser do not have high enough carbon content to be heat treated...carbon must be added to the surfaces ...usally with gas thats high in carbon while its in a heatreat oven.,.or packet in a high carbon powder while its in a oven...then after all this it must be quenchted in water cooled then reheated to a lower temp to lower the hardness ..

not your average heat treat job!!!! search some of the other post you will find some addresses of heat treat people

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the way i understand it...the metal used in these mauser do not have high enough carbon content to be heat treated...carbon must be added to the surfaces ...usally with gas thats high in carbon while its in a heatreat oven.,.or packet in a high carbon powder while its in a oven...then after all this it must be quenchted in water cooled then reheated to a lower temp to lower the hardness ..

not your average heat treat job!!!! search some of the other post you will find some addresses of heat treat people

 

 

I beleive that "Case Hardening" is very much like sonic1 describes. Modern case hardening is more of a nitriding process, where low carbon steel is placed in a furnace with Nitrogen gas that imparts nitrides to the steel and makes the outside skin harder. This is desireable when you want a hard, wear resistant skin, and a shock and crack resistant under structure. Gears come to mind.

I'm not sure about the quenching, although it may be true, I've never heard that.

Color Case hardening involves packing the steel parts in bone or leather and heating them. The carbon given off by the bone and leather will infuse the steel and make it hard on the outside. The beautiful colors are just by accident, but they sure are nice.

Make sure that the local shop that you choose is well versed in CASE HARDENING.

 

Edited to add that if you use a Carburizing Powder like Casenite, then quenching is recommended.

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Try this.....

 

 

Industrial Heat Treat CO

454 West 600 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84103

(801) 363-7318

 

 

here's the other...

 

 

Blanchard Metals Processing Co.

1115 Pioneer Rd.

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Phone: 801-972-5590

Fax: 801-972-6346.

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I checked into this last year but did not send one in to date. Here is the email reply I got from Blanchard's.

 

The only gunsmithing service that we provide is the re-heat treatment of bolt/receivers.

The pricing is as follows:

$75.00 for the 1st complete action (1bolt & 1 receiver).

$20.00 for each additional PIECE.

Include $10.00 for return shipping and handling. More if you are sending a large quantity (excessive weight). We ship via UPS.

We can return ship COD, or you can include payment with your order to avoid the extra COD fee from UPS.

Please send a copy of your FFL with the shipment.

Thank you for your inquiry. If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to call.

 

Dave Christensen

Heat treat Supervisor

Blanchard Metals Processing Company

801-972-5590

 

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