Are knife and gun stainless different?

[Lavan]

I never see gun mfrs state a type of steel (other than "stainless")

Anyone know what kind of stainless is used in guns?

Different for each factory?

....Curious, the dead cat

 

[Crayola]

I believe I have seen in print some gun barrels made of 4140 steel. I don't thin you'll see any 440-C or 1095 barrels

 

[westfork]

I remember seeing that DSA makes their stainless FAL receivers out of 416 stainless. But most of theirs are milled from a 19 pound forged chunk of 4140.
Lloyd

 

[tom mayo]

A lot of gun bbls are made from 416SS


The knifemakers use that steel for bolster material!!!!!