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Old 02-17-2009, 07:50 PM
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Default Re: Tungsten Dead Blow Piston ?

If you are going to engrave stainless steel Rugers you will need the tungsten for the cylinder. The loading gate is so hard that even after annealing it still needs the tungsten piston. A gun engraver could do most everything using the tungsten except for the finest shading and banknote scenes.

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