I am wondering what the highest quality steel is used in handgun production.
The chrome moly alloy used in blued steel guns is the strongest thing out there today. Stainless guns sacrifice a little in strength in exchange for their rust resistance. Every maker has their own special alloys for various parts as well as proprietary techniques for hardening and tempering depending on the use a part will be put to. Keep in mind that the harder you make steel the more brittle it becomes. Especially true in knife blades also. A custom knife blade could be made much harder than they are, but would shatter under hard use.
The first answer was correct. The type of steel used in most blued handguns is the highest. After that I prefer stainless. Then the Scandium framed pistols.
