Current thoughts on Melonite/Salt Bath Nitride

[SheepDog]

You mean barrels used on fake ceremonial guns?

I am sure I was thinking of stainless barrels - just a simple mistake on my part. sorry.

 

[butchlambert]

Butch, Nice write up!!!!

I'll add a couple of comments on the chrome plating of the bores.....I tell guys you don't want it from a accuracy point of view. What happens is the plating tends to build up at the chamber/throat end and muzzle end which is common. You end up with a non uniform bore sizes and it effects the accuracy. It's hard to get the plating to go uniformly down the bores. How the barrel is hung etc..

Also as you mentioned the chrome plating can have adhesion problems and or it will flake out as you shoot it. This not only causes accuracy issues but effects barrel life.

I have a book at home with some notes/documentation in it where the British ran test on chrome plating the bores of the barrels when switching over to 7.62 Nato. In regards to barrel life they really didn't find it to prolong barrel life at all. It was basically a wash. It does help with the corrosion some but just like chrome plating on a bumper of a car if you don't take care of it, it can still pit/corrode.

Again nice write up!!!!!!!

Later, Frank

Frank, This was an email sent to me. It is not by me. You may know John Carlos.

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/08/radical-gain-twist-barrel-for-ar-and-high-power-rifles/

 

[JRS]

You mean barrels used on fake ceremonial guns?

Or perhaps the barrels on fast draw guns.

 

[FrankG]

Frank, This was an email sent to me. It is not by me. You may know John Carlos.

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/08/radical-gain-twist-barrel-for-ar-and-high-power-rifles/

Yep that's Joe! Got more barrels going out to him some time in March.

Later, Frank