Originally Posted by Jkob
Originally Posted by ol_mike
Steel , gunsmith warned against shooting rifles without thread protectors - said the muzzle could ''bell out'' - expand . So aluminum might not be strong enough .

Carbon steel .


I'll raise the BS flag on that one!

That muzzle steel would have to be REAL thin, and pressure at the muzzle is down from chamber pressure.

I don't see that happening.

DF