All of mine are blued chrome moly vs 1 stainless up to this point and just wondered accuracy wise i don t shoot groups on paper i prefer steel or clays i can t tell a difference and it seems both require about the same amount of maintenance.
Chrome moly vs stainless steel barrel accuracy.
Most ars have these barrels unless they are topped with a stainless bull barrel.
Steel is alloyed with other metals like nickel and chrome as well as other non metals such as carbon sulfur and silicon.
The highest grade of each series of steels carbon and stainless respectively.
Chrome lined barrels are rigid and most of the time not as accurate as good stainless barrel.
First let s have a discussion about the chemical elements of each material and how their properties effect barrel life accuracy and cost.
Accuracy wise perhaps 99 of barrels used in competitive br are ss if there was any.
Over 90 of high grade match barrels are made from stainless steel.
That said chrome moly barrels can be just as accurate when made correctly and there is evidence a chrome moly barrel will hold its.
It is also easier to apply a fine hand lapped finish to a stainless bore.
Typically the answer to the question all depends on what you as the shooter are going for in your intended build and its application faxon only uses 4150 or 416 r steels in its barrels.
Chrome moly or stainless steel.
Faxon is often asked which barrel material we d recommend for a given application.