Originally Posted by copperking81
I'm interested in nitriding a couple of actions. Not concerned so much about the barrels.

Seems like there's a lot of conflicting information floating around the web on Nitride finishing and I'm not sure what to make of it. All things considered, it looks like it has the best qualities of any metal finish for a gun but I see a lot of folks questioning the integrity of the steel, for firearms use, once the procedure is done given the extreme heats involved.

[There is no extreme heat involved. The process is carried out at about 1000 deg F. This happens to be the tempering temp of 4140 when the desired final hardness is approx.RC38 as in a Rem 700 receiver, for example. So, the heat treat condition of the core steel is not altered significantly]

I've also read that it can throw specs off.

[This is a meaningless statement, so no answer is possible]

I have no idea but certainly don't want to compromise my equipment.

Any opinions or experiences with nitriding?

[Liquid nitriding is an old process that has been in industrial use for many years. It is fairly new in the DIY gunsmithing hobby. Anything new always attracts criticism, usually by those that don't have a clue and are too lazy to research the subject]



RAN

Last edited by RAN; 03/04/19.