chrome lined?

whats so good about having a chrome lined barrel is it that important?

it;s more corrosive resistant, if you use surplus ammo - which, most of 5.45 surplus are.

Look at all the yugo ak's/ ak kits that didn't have chrome lined barrels and shot corrosive ammo in them. That's why.

If you shoot corrosive ammo in a gun with a chrome lined barrel, you get some pitting maybe on the bolt, gas block, externals... if you shoot corrosive ammo in a gun without a chrome lined barrel, you get all that other stuff plus a sewer pipe for a barrel.

IF you DON'T THOROUGHLY clean your gun after shooting corrosive ammo. Thoroughly and quickly, I might add.

corrosive ammo is only a secondary bennifit millitary semi autos are chorme lined becase with humidity changes and elevation changes cartrages swell or expand and contract not a lot but enuff that if a round is chanbered and left chambered espcialy if the weapon is dirty it will stick and sease in the barrel some time you can get lucky and "pogo your rifle" hold the berral put the charging lever under your boot and hop but more often than not the back of the cartrige just ripps off it makes the gun less reliagle chrome lining stops this from happening

corrosive ammo is only a secondary bennifit millitary semi autos are chorme lined becase with humidity changes and elevation changes cartrages swell or expand and contract not a lot but enuff that if a round is chanbered and left chambered espcialy if the weapon is dirty it will stick and sease in the barrel some time you can get lucky and "pogo your rifle" hold the berral put the charging lever under your boot and hop but more often than not the back of the cartrige just ripps off it makes the gun less reliagle chrome lining stops this from happening


wow, I never heard of that happening before. interesting.

The biggest benefit is that chrome lining effectively doubles your barrel life, over non lined, from what I understand.

The biggest benefit is that chrome lining effectively doubles your barrel life, over non lined, from what I understand.

...if you don't clean it right after a range session. I use warm water or Windex (in a Bulgarian plastic bottle at the range), then I wipe all parts dry and later clean them thoroughly at home. "Corrosive" Russian surplus ammo has been the most accurate and reliable in my '74's.

...if you don't clean it right after a range session. I use warm water or Windex (in a Bulgarian plastic bottle at the range), then I wipe all parts dry and later clean them thoroughly at home. "Corrosive" Russian surplus ammo has been the most accurate and reliable in my '74's.

+1

I take a bottle of Windex to the range to do an initial cleaning with it after firing corrosive. Early on I had an S&W Model 39 barrel pitted between firing some corrosive Czech 9mm and giving it a cleaning as soon as I got home. Since then I always rinse the barrel out with Windex (clone from the Dollar Store, actually, it's cheaper) at the range immediately after I'm done firing for the day, as well as spritizing exposed surfaces (like the bolt face, gas tube, etc) and wiping them with a Windexed patch. I just keep a bottle in my vehicle so I don't forget. With that said, chromed barrels are a very good thing if you ever expect to encounter field conditions using corrosive ammo.

i was wondering if its the fact i dont have a chrome lined barrel and i notice some discoloration on the finish of the ext. i wipe it off but it seems to come back.

Oil it. Seriously. Are you talking about the outside of the barrel?

If it's flashing on the outside, it's probably doing it inside as well. Use one of the million light rust preventative gun oils that are made for this task.

P.S. The -WATER- in windex is what neutralizes corrosive salts in your weapon. By dissolving them and washing them away. Which would be the same as if you just used water.

i just strip my gun and hose it out with my hose, then oil it up. looks like new.

I got mixed feelings about the non chromed barrels, I got a M64 that looked worse than bad and I am sure it had not been cleaned sinse the late 90s after heavy use, I dumped a whole can of either down it a a bunch of patches, its so bright and shiney it looks like chrome. Maybe I just got lucky, who knows?

Okay, I tried asking this on another thread, but it aroused no response:

I'm thinking about getting one of the Lancaster Bulgies with the stainless steel 'match' barrel. I emailed them asking if those barrels were chromed, and they said no, not necessary with stainless. Anyone know if true? Also, does anyone think that barrel will add significantly to the rifles weight?

Okay, I tried asking this on another thread, but it aroused no response:

I'm thinking about getting one of the Lancaster Bulgies with the stainless steel 'match' barrel. I emailed them asking if those barrels were chromed, and they said no, not necessary with stainless. Anyone know if true?

Um, what makes stainless steel stainless steel is the inclusion of about 11% chromium content in the alloy....

Some will say a non-chrome is more accurate and others say not. I use warm water I take a few small battles and leave them on the dash and the windows up keeps it warm or in a thermos on wither days. Warm water and dish soap. Then again I do put my glocks in the dishwasher after a shoot.