What steel for linerlock?

[Belstain]

What is a good inexpensive steel to use for linerlocks?What thickness seems to work best?

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[Matt Shade]

I have heard that 420 stainless will work if heat treated properly. Titanium seems to be the most popular material to use though. I think I remember seeing someone say that the liners need to be at least .050" thick but they prefered .080" thick stock. Try the search function, it wasn't a very old thread and it had a lot of info in it.

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