I'm thinking of buying or building (probably buying, to be honest) a 6.5 Grendel upper for hunting. I'm thinking of getting an 18" barrel. The two most common barrels that I see are stainless steel and Chro-Moly steel with a melonite or nitrite finish.
I have a melonite finish on another of my uppers and it seems to have good accuracy and cleans easily. I haven't put enough rounds through to make a comment as to the superior wear characteristics ascribed to melonite. Truthfully, I don't expect that this upper will see nearly as much wear as my other ARs.
The other option, stainless, seems like a good choice for harsh weather conditions often encountered when hunting. Theoretically, it won't wear as well as a chrome or melonite treated barrel, but, again: I don't expect that this will ever be at any 2 day carbine classes.
Does anyone have any opinions about the two barrel types in so far as shooting 6.5 Grendel from an AR15 platform?
Or, feel free to sound off with recommendations or warnings about any other important aspects of these two barrel materials.
thanks
d47
I have a melonite finish on another of my uppers and it seems to have good accuracy and cleans easily. I haven't put enough rounds through to make a comment as to the superior wear characteristics ascribed to melonite. Truthfully, I don't expect that this upper will see nearly as much wear as my other ARs.
The other option, stainless, seems like a good choice for harsh weather conditions often encountered when hunting. Theoretically, it won't wear as well as a chrome or melonite treated barrel, but, again: I don't expect that this will ever be at any 2 day carbine classes.
Does anyone have any opinions about the two barrel types in so far as shooting 6.5 Grendel from an AR15 platform?
Or, feel free to sound off with recommendations or warnings about any other important aspects of these two barrel materials.
thanks
d47