Originally Posted by Hotrod_Lincoln
I bought a heat treat furnace (AKA ceramic kiln). I've got several non-guns, Parker-Hale unfinished and un-numbered receivers, that need finish machining and heat treatment. It isn't rocket science to heat treat and temper a piece of steel if it's got the right alloy to begin with.



Sure, assuming you know the alloy? What do you do for a low carbon alloy like most Mausers are made of? What's your plan for introducing carbon into the environment?