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[email protected] dcaster@krl.org is offline
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Default best material for rifle trigger

On Feb 18, 9:38*pm, Karl Townsend
wrote:
I'm "reverse engineering" a two part FN30 rifle trigger:

http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/tri...x/trigger2.jpg

What tool steel and temper would be best for this?


There is a book "tool steel simplified " which is available on ABE for
a few dollars. It might be something you would want to have.

As I remember it says to start with W1 and go to other tool steels if
W1 does not work.

Dan