Quote Originally Posted by bp7178 View Post
Bottom line, from what I've lost days of my life reading about, is while the material going into barrel production is important, what the maker does with the blank, how the barrel maker produces the barrel and the processes they employ, is much more important.

Pretty much sums it up. 416R is a very specific make up of 416 SS and is easier to machine which saves wear and tear on tooling. I think too much is made of barrel material for what we do with them 410 vs 416 vs 4140 vs 4150 you're probably not going to be able to tell an appreciable difference.