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I stand correct re stiffness of steel vs aluminium. However, Quentin's explanation is sound. My understanding is that Young's modulus is calculated on size. while steel is 3 times still for the same...

That is correct, I said I did not know, and I did not know.

Since this became a point of the discussion I looked up, I can see that EWG and Nightforce make them. I was not aware of Nightforce ones...

Most weaver and picatinny scope rails are made of aluminium. in fact I do not know any rail that is made of steel. Most people happily screw these rails onto the steel action. I have never heard of...

Hi there, I would disagree on two points.

firstly, steel is definitely not the stiffer of the two. It is well accepted that when it comes to bicycle materials, steel frame offers a more...

Steel has 3 times the density of Aluminium. That means, for the same volume/physical size, steel weighs 3 times more than aluminium and is stronger than aluminium (but not 3 times stronger). On the...