Hi folks long time listener first time caller. I've read through the barrel 101 thread as well as a few others. The 101 thread seems to be pretty out dated as it states that Chrome plating is the defacto standard with the new fang dangled treatments not having been proven over time. We are now 12 years beyond that thread and have a question about bore treatments and accuracy.
Stainless has been the defacto material for very accurate barrels to this day and chrome has been related to the work horse category. But with the prevalence of melonite as a barrel surface treatment, I've started seeing more precision oriented barrels being offered with this as an option. Stating 20k barrel life with the precision of stainless.
Currently I have a 16 inch BA Hanson profile barrel that has been melonited. BA states a sub moa guarantee with match ammo. My barrel shoots a 5 shot group that fits under a quarter with magtech 262 clone. I am now building a new precision oriented upper and have been looking at stainless steel barrel options. These barrels are all expensive but how much accuracy bump will I see over a 4150 melonite barrel? And lastly if I can put 5 shots under a quarter @ 100 with a 200 dollar barrel am I wrong in trying to squeeze out another 1/2 moa for double the price? Is magtech 262 clone even capable of provide a smaller group?
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I really appreciate it and know it may be long winded.
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