DLT 1,646 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 I'll be placing an order for one soon, but I'm undecided if I should go chrome or no chrome? What do you guys think. This baby will not be for re-sale and is staying with me as a shooter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MD_Willington 11 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 chromed for ease of cleaning... ah hell get the whole thing hard chromed!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelbert 1 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 chromed for ease of cleaning... ah hell get the whole thing hard chromed!! Understnd that the barrels of the Austro-Hungarian M-95 Steyr were (at least in the early days) stainless which was one beast to work with in the 1890's. Also, that the Sons of Nippon also hard chromed the bores of their 6.5 Arisaka rifles which helped later with their maintenance in the jungles of the Pacific islands. I could be wrong, though -- just don't let my wife know because I've almost got her convinced that I know everything that's gun-related and that what I don't know I can find out from the Cobra... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aethelbert 1 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) chromed for ease of cleaning... ah hell get the whole thing hard chromed!! Understnd that the barrels of the Austro-Hungarian M-95 Steyr were (at least in the early days) stainless which was one beast to work with in the 1890's. Also, that the Sons of Nippon also hard chromed the bores of their 6.5 Arisaka rifles which helped later with their maintenance in the jungles of the Pacific islands. I could be wrong, though -- just don't let my wife know because I've almost got her convinced that I know everything that's gun-related and that what I don't know I can find out from the Cobra... I would go for one with the hard chrome. Edited June 16, 2008 by Aethelbert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltham_41 52 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Another vote for hard chromed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kresk 10,063 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) I'll disagree with some of the others. A chrome barrel may last longer but probably isn't as accurate, particularly if you are interested in having this Garand as a real shooter. If I'm not mistaken the original Garands never had lined barrels as the ammo was never corrosive. Addendum: Korea and pre-Korea ammo was corrosive. I was thinking of the M1 carbine. Edited June 25, 2008 by tritium info correction Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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