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<blockquote data-quote="jhibbard24" data-source="post: 481922" data-attributes="member: 25072"><p>Hammertyme... Great info. I haven't read much lately about nitriding for barrels or actions. i first heard about this process about 1-2 years ago through Accurateshooter.com/6mmbr.com when a top 600yd BR shooter who works for MMI Trutec was at the Shot Show. Sounded absolutlely amazing. Tried to look that up again and came up with <em>Melonite QPQ company. </em>I emailed Kreiger awhile back and asked them what their view was on this; they don't neccessarily endorse nitriding but they have nothing bad to say about it except for the fact that it is so hard that it is very hard to re-cut or machine it. </p><p> </p><p>So is what your talking about the same as 'salt bath nitriding'? What company do you use to have your nitriding done? Is it easier to send everything through Benchmark Barrels to have them do the lapping process before and after? Does the nitriding on a carbon steel action make it corrosion resistant? Do you recomend doing actions and bolts for the smoother operation? Can you get a finish that is matte or dull? Of your 9 barrels that are shooters what brands are you using?</p><p> </p><p>With the cost of carbon fiber wrapping a barrel I think it would ideal to have a barrel that would hold up to a high round count through the bore and nitriding seems to be cure. I've asked around to a few smiths that do a lot of carbon wrap barrels about trying to get all the machining done then break in the barrel and then send it off for nitriding and then to carbon wrapping, but I have not recieved any answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jhibbard24, post: 481922, member: 25072"] Hammertyme... Great info. I haven't read much lately about nitriding for barrels or actions. i first heard about this process about 1-2 years ago through Accurateshooter.com/6mmbr.com when a top 600yd BR shooter who works for MMI Trutec was at the Shot Show. Sounded absolutlely amazing. Tried to look that up again and came up with [I]Melonite QPQ company. [/I]I emailed Kreiger awhile back and asked them what their view was on this; they don't neccessarily endorse nitriding but they have nothing bad to say about it except for the fact that it is so hard that it is very hard to re-cut or machine it. So is what your talking about the same as 'salt bath nitriding'? What company do you use to have your nitriding done? Is it easier to send everything through Benchmark Barrels to have them do the lapping process before and after? Does the nitriding on a carbon steel action make it corrosion resistant? Do you recomend doing actions and bolts for the smoother operation? Can you get a finish that is matte or dull? Of your 9 barrels that are shooters what brands are you using? With the cost of carbon fiber wrapping a barrel I think it would ideal to have a barrel that would hold up to a high round count through the bore and nitriding seems to be cure. I've asked around to a few smiths that do a lot of carbon wrap barrels about trying to get all the machining done then break in the barrel and then send it off for nitriding and then to carbon wrapping, but I have not recieved any answers. [/QUOTE]
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