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chrome molly vs Stainless for acuracy

cowdoccowdoc Member Posts: 5,847 ✭✭✭
edited February 2004 in General Discussion
anybody have thoughts on this?
i have found a new 6mm blank barrel for a good price and is chrome molly
i have a rifle i want to rebarrel to 243 ackley dont know if i want to use a chrome molly bbl though

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  • 22WRF22WRF Member Posts: 3,385
    edited November -1
    The high grade of chrome-moly steel.
    Barrels actually hardens further to a Rockwell of 37 to 38, which gives you the hardest and highest quality steel barrel possible. All other stainless steel barrels finish at a 25 to 30 on the Rockwell scale, and do not "work harden" with use as do the chrome-moly barrels Barrels.
    The high-grade chrome-moly barrel gives you a longer barrel life, and less throat erosion than stainless steel because of the hardness of the steel.

    C&P from Badger Barrels

    Chrome-moly needs a good break in

    Steel is for guns Tupperware is for leftovers

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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    For accuracy, go with stainless...they are not even close.

    Eric

    All American Arms Company

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  • bolthandlebolthandle Member Posts: 1,213 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    22WRF: if this is true, why is it that Winchester had to go to stainless barrels in their 220 swifts to cut down on barrel erosion after they introduced it?

    Bolt

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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    Lookit my post on 17HMR velocities for the surprise Bullberry testers got comparing CM to Stainless.

    If you know it all; you must have been listening.<br>WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
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