 22mike 
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Posted: 8/3/2012 9:33:52 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 9:49:01 AM
[Last Edit: 8/3/2012 9:50:43 AM by fenderCAB]
This has been discussed many times on this forum. Here's a link to an archive on this forum on the subject, and believe it or not, you're in it! Chrome vs. Stainless
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Posted: 8/3/2012 9:53:54 AM
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Posted: 8/3/2012 10:04:29 AM
Originally Posted By fenderCAB:
This has been discussed many times on this forum. Here's a link to an archive on this forum on the subject, and believe it or not, you're in it! Chrome vs. Stainless Within that archived info I posted, this link stands out to show the reliability of a SS barrel in the Wylde chamber: SS Barrel Reliability |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 1:44:32 PM
[Last Edit: 8/3/2012 1:58:29 PM by bigedp51]
The bore and chamber of the M16 were chromed to minimize corrosion and failures to extract.
* "Ironically by the time new chrome barrels were ready for issue, weapons maintenance had long been accorded a high priority, and the extraction problems in Viet Nam had virtually ceased" This reads as a properly cleaned M16 rifle did not need a chrome bore or chamber. A co-worker served in the Mekong Delta during the Viet Nam war and spent a good deal of time in armpit deep water, after the patrols and returning to base the M16s were dipped in a 55 gal drum of diesel fuel, blown off with high pressure air and given back to the troops for final wipe down and cleaning. * "The Black Rifle M16 Retrospective" by R. Blake Stevens and Edward C. Ezell 
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Posted: 8/3/2012 3:53:04 PM
Originally Posted By fenderCAB:
This has been discussed many times on this forum. Here's a link to an archive on this forum on the subject, and believe it or not, you're in it! Chrome vs. Stainless He's not only in it, he asked the question! I think this guy enjoys the debate, even if he's already aware of the answer to his question! |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 9:22:17 PM
Originally Posted By Will816:
Originally Posted By fenderCAB:
This has been discussed many times on this forum. Here's a link to an archive on this forum on the subject, and believe it or not, you're in it! Chrome vs. Stainless He's not only in it, he asked the question! I think this guy enjoys the debate, even if he's already aware of the answer to his question! LOL..........I am a little senile..........  .... Totally forgot I asked that one. Thanks for the link.
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