What is the difference between a stainless barrel, and a chrome-moly barrel??


Thanks in advance,

ComputerGuy

What do you want to know?

They're two different types of steel (well, actually two different classes of steel).  Typically 416 stainless or 4140 chrome-moly is used for barrels.

Chrome-moly can be blued, parkerized, teflon-coated, etc.

Stainless can be left "in the white", teflon-coated, etc.  It's generally not blued, although it can be done, but doing so will void the warranty from most barrel manufacturers.

Some have reported that stainless barrels have a slightly longer service life.