What kind of materials are used in the manufacture of Seecamp pistols?
As for materials: The cast parts (slide, frame, trigger, hammer, magazine safety and magazine catch) are all made of 415 stainless, which is a special 400 series blend that is also used by other manufacturers like Ruger. All pistols with a serial number higher than 31000 are made of this material. We had previously used 416 for the frame (used to make knives and gun parts) and 17-4PH (used extensively in the aircraft industry) for the slide and small parts. We have found 415 to be vastly superior to those mentioned for fabricating pistols. Without this material we wouldnt have been able to build a .32 size .380. Currently used in the making of our casting is a process called Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP for short). One might think of it as atmospheric forging. The molten material is densified under atmospheric pressure to give it a better grain. Some folks will tell you slides and frames machined from bar stock have better material characteristics. This is absolutely not true. Bar stock
