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Posted: 9/19/2006 12:29:05 PM EDT
| How much of a difference does a chrome lined barrel make verus non-lined as far as accuracy/cleaning etc. I'm buying a RRA Entry Tactical next week and the dealer only has non-lined models in stock and said that it could take about 6 months to get a chrome lined barrel from RRA. |
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chrome lineing has a affect on accuracy, how much of an effect is minute. bullet quality is far more important to accuracy than the chrome lineing. if you are getting an entry tactical rifle, get the chrome lined barrel as it will be more resistant to rust and easier to clean. if this was for a 24"+ barrel i would say forgo the option. RRA is really 6 months behind? i would say, buy the upper and lower seperate ion gunbroker or similar online auctions and then you will have the rifle much much sooner |
i got my RRA without a chrome lined barrel, I had to clean it after every time I shot it. I have since bought a chrome lined barrel and hardly ever clean it. And there hasn't been a problem yet.  ETA: If you don't want to wait for the one with a chrome lined barrel, you can do what I did. Take the barrel off and sell it, then buy another RRA barrel from ADCO. |
Not quite...I ordered one on August 15th and was told it would be from 90 to 120 days before I receive it. Those words came directly from an e-mail response to me from the folks at RRA. -GreatWarAZ |
| The Air Force made me clean their chrome-lined barrels every time they let me fire one of their M-16s. Cleaning ain't bad, especially when the barrel is chrome lined, but there's less buildup as well because the lining is apparently "smoother" or "slicker" than unlined barrels are. |
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If you are shooting fully auto or blasting away it might make a difference in barrel life but I doubt you will notice it. I had hunting rifles for years that were never chromed lined and didn't have a problem cleaning them. Just use a good copper solvent every so often. I currently have pruchased 4 AR's since February. Two are chromed lined, one (varminte) is not and the other an RRA stainless steel. I don't notice that much difference in the cleaning. Shooting them from a bench the non chromed appear more accurate. JR |
Finally some facts after all the hype and arfcom chrome kool aid. |
The entire thread was filled with facts. You find a post you agree with and say that that's all the facts. If you're not going chrome, go stainless. TS |
| Let your chamber rust and pit up one time ..And you will see why the Military got smart and went to chrome lined chambers and barrels. Get chromelined .. and don't look back. Like already stated if you was getting a target 24" barrel is one thing .. a tactical rifle is something else. IMO WarDawg Congrads and good luck. Try ADCO.I did. got it in 2 weeks... WD |
Odd. Mine was ordered on Aug 24th through Pete and he said "a number of weeks, not months" because they were caught up, which also seemed confirmed by RRA when I called them to ask what the turnaround time would be for an RRA Entry Tac w/ chrome line ("About 4 weeks."). Hmm. |
Whew. Thanks for that Steve, was worried I would get my BS before I got my AR |
If all the opinions being thrown around here were correct, the several non-chrome plated, chrome moly barrels I have would be rusted shut by now. If a civilian (and that includes cops) NEED a chrome plated barrel to keep it from rusting, then he or she needs to get off his ass and clean/oil the bore. It takes five minutes to do a field expedient cleaning and oiling that will keep a C-M barrel rust free. 15 if you want to leave it spotless. |
As the anti's say, we don't NEED our AR's. There is no point in purposely buying a barrel that is harder to clean and that will wear out faster. TS |
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