Originally Posted by z1r
Doing a Rockwell test on a 1909 un the underside of the receiver (flat part) does not give a clue as to the hardness of the lug seats. Remember, these were not gas carburized, they were pack hardened.

I've been running a fairly stiff load with the 160 gr. Grand Slam at nearly 2900 FPS and no problems so far with my 1909 Argie.
PJ

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