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Gene · 02-11-2002, 07:06 PM

Hakan has observed that steel receivers can crack after long use. The same stresses will cause any aluminum receiver to crack MUCH, MUCH earlier since one basic difference between aluminum and steel is that aluminum quickly work hardens under repeated stress.

02-11-2002, 07:06 PM	#13
Gene User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: NONONO it wont work Hakan has observed that steel receivers can crack after long use. The same stresses will cause any aluminum receiver to crack MUCH, MUCH earlier since one basic difference between aluminum and steel is that aluminum quickly work hardens under repeated stress.