Thread: 1911 carbon steel or stainless steel
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Old 04-10-2016, 02:33 PM
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A magnet will stick to carbon steel but not stainless
Wrong! While some stainless alloys are non-magnetic or only slightly, firearms grade stainless steels are magnetic.
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