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Posted: 3/24/2004 12:41:36 PM EDT
| I read that SS is more accurate than chrome barrels. Is this true and if I am looking for a accurate 20" is SS the better choice. |
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Depends on what you are using it for. If just plinking or casual shooting I'd go with chrome personally. Chances are you'll never notice the difference in accuracy between two identical barrels (all else being equal except that one would be chromed) in normal shooting. Heck, my beat up gov. profile chrome lined service rifle got me sub m.o.a. on a couple of groups, and my largest group @100 meters was 32mm max. spread. I guess I'm saying that if I were you and I thought I'd be doing a lot of casual shooting or even combat rifle competition I'd go with chrome, but if you're going after serious target matches I'd go with a SS or chrome-moly heavy match barrel. Good luck! |
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If you mean chromoly then the answer is not really more accurate, but accurate longer. Stainless is the most popular for match guns mainly because it will resist throat erosion better than chromoly barrels, therefore having a slightly longer accuracy life. Stainless also finishes a little better and will foul a little less. You can't say the advantage is monumental, but it really is the way to go for a target gun. Crome lined barrels, on the other hand are less accurate due to the uneveness of the chrome plating, but these barrels do have a signifigantly longer life span. More important than what the barrel is made of is the quality of the rifling, concentricity of the chamber, chamber finish and dimension, muzzle crown, barrel contour, ect. A poorly made stainless barrel can shoot worse than a well made chrome lined one. |
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