As summer approaches, a host of brands are creating garden furniture that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Turning their mind to outdoor kitchens are stainless steel outdoor living ... I am new to this forum.

Understanding the Context

In considering hunting rifles (to be used in Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas, and Colorado) any specific advantages to carbon steel over stainless for actions & barrels. It seems with proper care both will last. From various posts and treads this question usually comes down... I keep an eye out for Remington 7400:s and 750:s, mostly because of yet another want instead of need, and stumbled across something I've never seen before.

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A 7400, .308, advertised as stainless steel, by a shop that also carries two other second hand 7400:s in their inventory. Priced at €390... Melonite info From my research within the last 2 weeks: Bought a S&W Sigma SW9VE, that apparently was a special order of 4000 from S&W that fell through, and were sold for $279 (new)! Apparently the original purchaser specified a carbon steel slide with Melonite instead of the OEM stainless slide. Traded an older SW9C for a SW40VE that came with a dull finish/stainless slide (didn’t ...

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Stainless steel was originally chosen for rifle barrels because it resists erosion better than carbon steel. (Erosion due to hot propellant gases is what wears out a barrel.) The stainless is more heat tolerant in this application. Nowadays, stainless steel is also used due to it's lower maintenance requirements than carbon steel. I am thinking about purchasing a Stainless Steel - Remington .44 Caliber (Pietta) from the http://www.possibleshop.com/pietta.htm for 385.00..Has anyone... Yahoo: TREX Outdoor Kitchens Debuts a New Line You'd Think Was Custom-Manufactured Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's a product that's turning heads: TREX Outdoor Kitchens released Trex Ready™, the brand's first-ever collection of preset ...