Chrome lining means longer barrel life?
over 8000 rounds (to 12,000), which is roughly the upper life of our well maintained standard chrome-moly (CM) barrel. That’s a lot of bullets. The barrels and technologies have evolved in the last few years, and the newly configured CM barrels combine the best of a standard steel barrel with the addition of chrome in its mixture. The military is thrilled with hits within the size of a dinner plate at 300 yards. As a chrome lined barrel wears, this isn’t a bad average. Your shooting requires greater accuracy. Many of our buyers are Law Enforcement and these days, accuracy is paramount. Much as LE is getting away from scatterguns due to obvious collateral hit liability, is an inaccurate rifle any less of a liability? It protects the barrels, right? There is so much lubricant built into modern ammunition that the oiling of the barrel to protect it from corrosion is easily done by pulling the trigger every so often. I have seen weapons submerged in the ocean, then immediately fired and le
