ALL i can say is OMG! they are indeed hardened lmao. those are the properties for each given grade and if you look closely 18-8 is mentioned also..Ray!

LOL ok but ONLY because you asked!

That's what I did as well. Then stuck it in an Elite stock. I still have not got used to the 27" barrel.

Be safe my friend. It is all supplied in writing for you to read.I can no way make it any easier for you.

My confusion is do you need #8 harden steel for a vent liner or is 18-8 SS plenty strong enough? It appears to me that Grouse is arguing that harden steel is harder than SS and everyone else is arguing that 18-8 SS is more than strong enough for the vent liner. Is the argument that 18-8 SS is safe or not safe for a vent liner or that #8 harden steel is stronger than 18-8 SS? If the argument is that 18-8 SS is not strong enough for a vent liner than where's the proof? Just because #8 or #5 harden steel is stronger than 18-8 SS is not proof that 18-8 SS is not more than strong enough for a vent liner. The issue started out whether 18-8 SS was strong enough to be safe for a use as a vent liner and unless some one knows of a failure of a vent liner made from 18-8 SS I would say there is no argument. Just my hillbilly take on it.

Obviously, even if i brought up 5 different charts from 5 different bolt companys with the same figures, somehow you would still believe that grade 2,5,8 are not hardened.. news flash! they all would say the same thing, since each grade is hardened accordingly.. Ray

Read the chart.. it's plenty strong.. no worries.. Ray

rogo on the other forum wrote he has killed 4 deer with them bullet. Myself, i find them to be quite accurate.

Its very simple. I have said from the beginning that 18-8 is cheap,soft and weak compared to grade 8 steel.

Don't worry, you will figure out.