I guess "mud-slinging" an "bickering" weren't the right words but fit for lack of better ones at 1a.m. after quite a few beers

. However it does seem to have gotten stuck on this whole "I'm right and you're wrong" concerning solder temps. A quick look at Brownells' catalog verifies what you said. Hi-Force flows at 475, HI-TEMP Hi-Force flows at 650, and Silvaloy flows at 1205. I'm with you man. Use the strongest stuff you can, UNLESS there is an easier way that will work just as well.

That brings me back to the questions in my last post. Will just a crush fit, like when barreling a bolt action, work just as well or are the axial forces of a DR making that method inadequate? Also what about barrel profile and barrel wall thickness for something up to 450 #2? As I've said I'm planning to build one chambered for something between 450/400 up to 450 #2. I figure if I go with a profile and wall thickness that is adequate for 450 #2 then anything smaller (450/400 3-1/4" or 450 3-1/4") will be covered.