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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:41:28 AM EDT
[#1]
What model is the barrel?
They do make nitride finished barrels in their S2W profile |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:46:32 AM EDT
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Yes. What was wrong with the original barrel?
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:46:52 AM EDT
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It is for a govt profile mid-length gas system. I am work so I can't see if it marked as chrome lined on the outside of the barrel.
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:47:42 AM EDT
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It should be easy to tell the difference between a CL and Melonited treated barrel. A Melonited barrel will be more glossy than a parkerized barrel. It will also be hard as shit.
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:48:05 AM EDT
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Yes. What was wrong with the original barrel? There was a problem the barrel extension. It was being gouged by the bolt lugs. DD fixed up for me but I am not too sure I like having a melonited barrel. I sent in a chrome barrel and got something different back. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 4:49:26 AM EDT
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It should be easy to tell the difference between a CL and Melonited treated barrel. A Melonited barrel will be more glossy than a parkerized barrel. It will also be hard as shit. The exterior of the barrel is regular parkerized barrel but the inside is not the flat grey that is usually seen in chrome lining. It is black. At leas from what I can see from the muzzle. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 5:48:15 AM EDT
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Will a DD barrel have "CL" marked on the barrel if it is chromed lined?
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Posted: 7/28/2014 6:04:34 AM EDT
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Will a DD barrel have "CL" marked on the barrel if it is chromed lined? Maybe. They have marked them in many different ways over the years. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 6:11:15 AM EDT
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The exterior of the barrel is regular parkerized barrel but the inside is not the flat grey that is usually seen in chrome lining. It is black. At leas from what I can see from the muzzle. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It should be easy to tell the difference between a CL and Melonited treated barrel. A Melonited barrel will be more glossy than a parkerized barrel. It will also be hard as shit. The exterior of the barrel is regular parkerized barrel but the inside is not the flat grey that is usually seen in chrome lining. It is black. At leas from what I can see from the muzzle. I would be excited to get a nitrided barrel over a chrome lines. Nitriding allows for faster bullets less friction, longer lasting barrel life, and corrosion resistance on inside and out. I believe also (not 100% on this) but I believe the nitriding allows for slight accuracy edge because of the less friction and allowing the barrel to stay cooler longer so less heat deformation (I have no evidence to back that claim up but I have heard and read about it as an advantage) |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 6:11:26 AM EDT
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Topic Moved
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Posted: 7/28/2014 7:27:43 AM EDT
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I would much rather have one if their melonited barrels over their chrome lined. I actually looked for one for months before giving up and going with another company.
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Posted: 7/28/2014 3:14:12 PM EDT
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I just got home and there is nothing on the barrel that would indicate it to be chrome lined, but not all barrels are marked like that even if they are chrome lined. Not sure what to make of it. It is grey parkerizing on the outside and black on the inside. I guess I will call and ask if the park the exterior of their melonite barrels.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:14:10 PM EDT
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I have a Melonite DD barrel. It is a little more glossy than a standard barrel, not by much though.
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Posted: 7/30/2014 8:14:47 AM EDT
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We currently offer two types of barrel finishes. One is a Chrome Lined Chamber/bore w/ a Manganese Heavy Phosphate coating on the exterior. The other Finish we do is a Salt Bath Nitride (SBN) Coating which we apply to the interior and exterior of the barrel. SBN is great for corrosion resistance just as chrome lining, but the SBN coating lends itself to being more accurate.
SBN coated barrels are as follows - All Ambush Firearms rifles, All 18" 5.56s barrels, All 300 BLK and 6.8 SPC Barrels. These barrels are dark black in color. Chrom/Phos applies to all carbine length gas system barrels, Mid-Length barrels 16" and shorter. These barrels are dark grey in color. S/F Joe |
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Posted: 7/31/2014 4:54:04 AM EDT
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We currently offer two types of barrel finishes. One is a Chrome Lined Chamber/bore w/ a Manganese Heavy Phosphate coating on the exterior. The other Finish we do is a Salt Bath Nitride (SBN) Coating which we apply to the interior and exterior of the barrel. SBN is great for corrosion resistance just as chrome lining, but the SBN coating lends itself to being more accurate. SBN coated barrels are as follows - All Ambush Firearms rifles, All 18" 5.56s barrels, All 300 BLK and 6.8 SPC Barrels. These barrels are dark black in color. Chrom/Phos applies to all carbine length gas system barrels, Mid-Length barrels 16" and shorter. These barrels are dark grey in color. S/F Joe In that case, what is going on with my barrel. Because it looks like a normal chrome lined barrel ( heavy phospahte finish on exterior) but the bore is black and not grey like a typical chrome lined bore? |
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