jburks
Member
I would like to get some expert advice here (any Metallurgy experts out there?). What are the advantages of Stainless Steel versus Steel or visa versa? It seems that there is a premium involved with stainless steel but I was recently told by a well respected gunsmith that carbon steel was a much better choice. His reasoning was that stainless steel is less elastic and doesn't return to it's original shape as well as carbon steel. According to him, this leads to looser fitting slides and expanded barrels. I'm sure that some of you guys have opinions about this.