CHF Nitride barrel?

[Stickman]

Glock barrels are a nitride treated / Melonite/ Tennifer/ QPQ/ QP sort of process. You don't hear of many issues with them.


A good treated barrel is going to hold up for a very long time.

[Walker_Texasranger]

Glock barrels are a nitride treated / Melonite/ Tennifer/ QPQ/ QP sort of process. You don't hear of many issues with them.


A good treated barrel is going to hold up for a very long time.

Right, but 9mm vs 5.56 ain’t apples to apples. I don’t know of any chrome lined pistol barrels.

[sinister]

The military has been doing them for years in .45 and 9mm.

[Walker_Texasranger]

The military has been doing them for years in .45 and 9mm.

Never knew that. Neat.

[Coal Dragger]

I have 2 Daniel Defense CHF nitrided barrels. They don’t offer them anymore though.

Both are very good shooters.

[VLODPG]

There will be a new source of CHF/Nitrided barrels available soon on the market being sold by your favorite gun retailers. Very nice barrels from the samples I've seen.

Made by Creed Monarch, a company that has a long history in the manufacture of components for the AR15/M16.

[prepare]

There will be a new source of CHF/Nitrided barrels available soon on the market being sold by your favorite gun retailers. Very nice barrels from the samples I've seen.

Made by Creed Monarch, a company that has a long history in the manufacture of components for the AR15/M16.

Are they just getting into barrels?

What else do they manufacture for the AR15/M16

[VLODPG]

Are they just getting into barrels?

What else do they manufacture for the AR15/M16

My understanding is they just recently purchased their own barrel forge. Creed & Microbest are two local companies who have been OEM manufacturers for Colt and many others in the industry.

[vicious_cb]

Make no mistake, nitriding is pushed because its cheaper/easier to do and is ALMOST as good as chrome. 95% of shooters will not see a difference in chrome vs nitride with the way they shoot. For harsher firing schedules and especially in full-auto applications chrome is still king.

[ABNAK]

Make no mistake, nitriding is pushed because its cheaper/easier to do and is ALMOST as good as chrome. 95% of shooters will not see a difference in chrome vs nitride with the way they shoot. For harsher firing schedules and especially in full-auto applications chrome is still king.

Kudos! Well put and not pulling any punches. Pretty much sums it up.

I will pass on nitride, UNLESS it is a weapon not offered with a chrome lined barrel then it is better than nothing (i.e. SIG Virtus/MCX or an HK MR556 which you have to send off to get it done).