I have 2 rifles atm.
One is a complete factory Bushy Dissipator I bought some time ago. It has a chrome lined barrel.
One is a kit from Sarco that I finally got to work properly and shoot to point of aim today.
The Sarco one looks cool but has no chrome lining in the barrel surface.
The Bushy looks neutered and weird with its bare, stubby muzzle sticking out only about 2 inches from the front sight tower.
Guess which one I'll grab when I need a rifle to function every time to save my butt...
That's right. The Sarco sits on my wall. The Bushy sits on my Grab-N-Go rack.
So, build what you want. But if you're only building ONE, and it's for saving your butt or putting meat on the table under conditions adverse or otherwise, then let that tagline stand:
"Go Chrome, or go home."
It's just that simple.
Chrome stays cleaner, is easier to clean when it gets dirty, wears better, aids extraction (Chrome lined chamber is slicker than a steel one)...
All of these are subtle differences when all you do is take your rifle out of the safe, take it to the range, fire 300 rounds, smile, go home, have a beer, clean your rifle at your leisure and then pack it up in your safe...
But if you ever have to COUNT on that rifle to SAVE YOUR ASS...
...You want every advantage you can get, big OR small.
Go Chrome.
Panz
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