Barrell is not chrome lined

[ismael_raul]

purchased an aftermarket barre from model 1 sales, apparently i got the one that is not chrome lined, will i see any problems with this after a while?

thanks
Ise

[mutt]

Short answer - no. Shoot the crap out of it, enjoy it and when you finally shoot it out, replace it with a quality chrome-lined barrel.

[ismael_raul]

thanks

[BPTactical]

Mutt got it pretty well but I will add:
Keep it clean
Keep it oiled
Minimize shooting steel cased ammo- steel on bare steel is not conducive to optimum chamber life.

[Not_A_Llama]

You don't need to worry. I had a non-lined M1S pencil barrel that would still make 2" groups at 100m when fed good ammo, after 10k+ rounds of Wolf and other steel ammo. No appreciable degree of maintenance done on that gun, either.

Shoot, have fun, and be thankful for our lack of humidity.

[ray1970]

Shoot, have fun, and be thankful for our lack of humidity.

What he said. Would a chrome lined barrel last longer and take more neglect? Probably. Will your non-chrome lined one shoot just fine and provide many rounds of enjoyment? Yes, it will.

[Colorado Osprey]

For accuracy I actually prefer a non-chrome lined barrel.
In fact I don't own an AR with chrome lining nor will I.

[BPTactical]

For accuracy I actually prefer a non-chrome lined barrel.

True statement- non chromed are true to size. Chrome are a smidge oversize to account for the thickness of the chrome plating.

[Great-Kazoo]

True statement- non chromed are true to size. Chrome are a smidge oversize to account for the thickness of the chrome plating.

lets keep reasoning out of the equation, it's not friday or feedback time.

[aloharover]

Short answer - no. Shoot the crap out of it, enjoy it and when you finally shoot it out, replace it with a quality barrel.


Fixed
:)

[alexc]

chrome lined barrels will take more abuse. If you wanted a chromed barrel, as stated before shoot it out then get a chrome lined barrel