gringeltaube

Really appreciate your offer Kenny! If those are good ol' OEM pins I would hate to crack even one in pieces, just for testing purposes, even if it was "for the cause"... Let them live and die in real "battle"...
Can't we get known and proven "aftermarket" ones from one of our vendors? (Not for free of course!) I mean start with what can be readily supplied/replaced any time?
I would be glad to provide comparative data for anyone here and especially test those pins claimed to be the best!
Also thinking of including some steel in the next test series, for the sake of completeness...........! Guess I then need to build a heavy duty "pin cracker" with a hardened shaft...!

G.