Advantage to a stainless barrel?

jcarp02 · Post by **jcarp02** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:25 pm

I have been looking for an AR and came across one that had a stainless barrel. Any advantage to this over the chromoly?

dcphoto · Post by **dcphoto** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:31 pm

Corrosion resistance.

Beiruty · Post by **Beiruty** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:32 pm

light weight. My Tikka T3 is light weight stainless steel

puma guy · Post by **puma guy** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:02 pm

dcphoto wrote:Corrosion resistance.

note he said corrosion resistant, not rust proof.

jcarp02 · Post by **jcarp02** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:25 pm

I read that they don't last quite as long. Is it a noticeable difference?

Silent Professional · Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:26 am

Advantage:
As stated, slight corrosion resistance.

Disadvantages:
Softer metal, bore will wear faster.
If not refinished, higher field signature.

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