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Hi,
My main question I guess, is how does the stainless barrel compare to a chrome lined moly barrel in terms of barrel life and reliability?
Background:
I'm planning on participating in the LRB group buy and am trying to determine which barrel I want on my M25 receiver.
The rifle is going to be bedded in a McMillan M3A stock and built with a 10x or higher powered optic in mind.
I already have an 18.5" "bush rifle" with a standard weight GI contour in a synthetic stock...it's my "lightweight, irons only, easy to carry, 0-300 yards, tritium front sight, 3 MOA" M14 (although I do have a small underside rail with a TLR-1 light on it
).
This one will be pretty much the complete opposite of that....hopefully one MOA, heavy, optics, bipod, etc.
My priorities for the barrel are:
1. Durability/Reliability
2. Accuracy
3. Ease of Cleaning
4. Weight (more might actually be better for this rifle)
If I do go with the Stainless heavy, I'll have it bead blasted. I'd probably like to keep it at the same twist rate as my standard, gi-contour....does anyone know what that would be? 1 in 12" I presume?
Thanks!
My main question I guess, is how does the stainless barrel compare to a chrome lined moly barrel in terms of barrel life and reliability?
Background:
I'm planning on participating in the LRB group buy and am trying to determine which barrel I want on my M25 receiver.
The rifle is going to be bedded in a McMillan M3A stock and built with a 10x or higher powered optic in mind.
I already have an 18.5" "bush rifle" with a standard weight GI contour in a synthetic stock...it's my "lightweight, irons only, easy to carry, 0-300 yards, tritium front sight, 3 MOA" M14 (although I do have a small underside rail with a TLR-1 light on it
This one will be pretty much the complete opposite of that....hopefully one MOA, heavy, optics, bipod, etc.
My priorities for the barrel are:
1. Durability/Reliability
2. Accuracy
3. Ease of Cleaning
4. Weight (more might actually be better for this rifle)
If I do go with the Stainless heavy, I'll have it bead blasted. I'd probably like to keep it at the same twist rate as my standard, gi-contour....does anyone know what that would be? 1 in 12" I presume?
Thanks!