My M9 barrel is not chrome lined, WTF? I thought all the 92's / M9's came with them. I received the pistol as a birthday gift in November and did not get a chance to shoot it until a few weeks ago, thats when i relized the barrel was not chromed. I am a little disapointed that it is not CL'ed because it is a commercial copy of the Mil. M9 and should have the CL barrel. Should i not worry about it or should i contact Beretta and ask them about it? UPDATE. I called Beretta today and spoke with one of their Techs to ask if all commercial M9 barrels are chrome lined. He told me that the U.S. made barrels are chromed and then treated with a special process that Beretta developed that blackens the chrome lining. I asked him if it was a salt bath nitride (Melonite) process and he said he could not discuss it with me, all he would say that it was a special process they had developed. Sounds like Melonite to me.