Best barrel type

[Aubie]

I was reading the FAQ on POF's website and was wondering how much validity there was to this statement:

"All of our barrels are Case Harden Nitrate Heat Treated to 70 RC. The steel case is softer then our chambers. Our case harden barrels shoot consistently better groups on all of our weapon systems then chrome lined barrels. Our barrels are easier to clean and don’t copper foul like chrome lined barrels. Our case hardened nitrate heat treated barrels are 10x’s thicker in the hardness area of the barrel (case hardness .005” thk., chrome lined .0005” thk.).
Chrome lining can delaminate (peel away from barrel surface) from heat, and the chrome lining doesn’t plate evenly on the entire surface of the bore and grooves."

My Colt 6920 has a chrome lined barrel and my sig has a cold hammer forge nitrided barrel. Is there a consensus on the "best" style barrel? Any references that explain the difference between chrome lined, case hardened and nitrided?

 

[jakhamr81]

Re: Best barrel type

I know that chrome lining was one of the improvements made early on that improved reliability, reduced fouling, and kept the M16 in service. This might have been due to the rounds using ball powder instead of stick.

 

[frog5215]

Re: Best barrel type

Best for what?
Chrome lining is for reliability under hard service , primarily due to its corrosion resistance, and especially with uncertain, possibly corrosive ammo.

Hardness and corrosion resistance aren't the same thing.

Accuracy barrels aren't chrome lined.

 

[RONINUSMC]

Re: Best barrel type



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: frog5215</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Best for what?
Chrome lining is for reliability under hard service , primarily due to its corrosion resistance, and especially with uncertain, possibly corrosive ammo.

Hardness and corrosion resistance aren't the same thing.

Accuracy barrels aren't chrome lined.</div></div>

chrome lined is for high round count, using a wide range of ammo..

now for accuracy they aren't chrome lined..

but the best barrels are the ones with rifling..

 

[1000yard]

Re: Best barrel type

+1 on the best ones have rifling, LOL