What is a 308 Socom barrel?

308 18″ SOCOM, black nitride barrel has a mid length gas system with a 1:10 twist. Our AR-10 black nitride rifle barrels are made from the finest 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium and precisely rifled for high accuracy at a great price.

What is Parkerized Socom barrel?

The BCA AR-15 Barrel is a 16″ heavy profile barrel made of 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium with a carbine length gas system with a 1:14 twist rate. 458 SOCOM and machined with single feed ramps in the barrel extension. All Finished Barrels go through a 100% Inspection Process.

Is a Parkerized barrel good?

Blued and “Parkerized” Barrel Treatments Manganese phosphate is a good finish, very protective and very durable. It’s served military ARs well for over 50 years, and it’ll serve your AR well, too. There’s nothing wrong with it.

What is a parkerized AR?

Parkerizing is a method of protecting a steel surface from corrosion and increasing its resistance to wear through the application of a chemical phosphate conversion coating. Parkerizing is commonly used on firearms as a more effective alternative to bluing, which is an earlier-developed chemical conversion coating.

Will parkerized guns rust?

Without the oil or grease, a Parkerized finish will rust faster than more common (and advanced) finishes. Those guns would resist rust in most all conditions — because the Parkerized steel was impregnated with grease.

Does the military use chrome lined barrels?

Non chrome-lined barrels wear out even faster with full auto fire, this is the biggest reason the military uses chrome-lined barrels. So, in short, chrome-lined barrels protect you from erosion and corrosion and easier cleaning is a bonus!

Can you blue a parkerized gun?

“You can finish a parkerized finished handgun with a polished blue. However, the cost is much more expensive, and the polished blue finish will show all finger prints and scratches very easily. The polished blue finish is the least durable of any finish on the market.

Should you oil a parkerized finish?

All that’s really necessary with a Parkerized finish is to coat it with a good gun oil. The finish will soak up the oil to the point you will not be able to feel the oil as in a smooth finish, but it will attach to the steel of the gun much more efficiently.

Can a parkerized gun be blued?

Do chrome lined barrels last longer?

Chrome-lining was introduced to increase the barrel life, allowing more rounds to be sent down range in less time without the need to replace the rifle barrel. Nowadays, almost all military rifles are universally chrome-lined to protect the rifle barrel from excess erosion.

What is a 308 Socom barrel? 308 18″ SOCOM, black nitride barrel has a mid length gas system with a 1:10 twist. Our AR-10 black nitride rifle barrels are made from the finest 4150 Chrome Moly Vanadium and precisely rifled for high accuracy at a great price. What is Parkerized Socom barrel? The BCA AR-15…