LETMGROW Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 I am curious if anyone else has like rifles in stainless and blued versions. If so, what is your HONEST opinion of which shoots better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? I don't think there is any difference in how they shoot! The only thing I have seen is a couple of times out hunting, the sun flashed off of a stainless barrel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? There is no difference in the accuracy between the two. The chambering, threading, headspacing, action, and bedding are the key issues to accuracy. Comparing factory guns means nothing. Its a crap shoot if you get an accurate one in either chrome moly (blued) or stainless. There is a slight nod to stainless to being a scosh stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tped Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? Nothng looks better than a blued gun in a fine wood stock but function comes before form and personally for actual hunting it is stainless synthetic only for me. The blued wood ones see some range time but never see the timber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shotist Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? Actually, barrel makers such as Obermeyer and Krieger are now advising "against" using stainless steel in hunting barrels in the thinner profiles. Reason? Barrel failures. These failures are occurring in extremely cold temperatures. They no longer offer 0 profiles and similar is anything but carbon steel. Does this affect the average hunter using an average barrel profile in average temperatures? Not one bit. But, it does impact those folks (like myself) that prefer custom, super-lightweight rifles. For match rifles, I prefer stainless barrels because they seem to take the heat from extended firing better. Regarding accuracy, you can find hummers or bummers in both stainless or carbon barrels. The sad part is that you don't know which you've got until it's spun on the action and work up a load for it. By then, you've got a lot of expense and time invloved in it. Knock on wood, I've never gotten a bummer from either of those 2 manufacturers. But, I have from others and it is frustrating to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? [ QUOTE ] Actually, barrel makers such as Obermeyer and Krieger are now advising "against" using stainless steel in hunting barrels in the thinner profiles. Reason? Barrel failures. These failures are occurring in extremely cold temperatures. They no longer offer 0 profiles and similar is anything but carbon steel. [/ QUOTE ] That's interesting since 416 stainless steel has a slightly higher PSI rating than does 4140 chrome moly steel. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shotist Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? Here's a pretty decent discussion from the ancient Usenet archives. Barton Bobbitt (the man in white) is an old time Palma guy and very anal. The other names are industry staples. John Krieger or Boots could address these issues better no doubt and Boots has some very good barrel steel info on his site at OBERMEYER BARRELS. John Krieger has been ordering large lots of barrel steel lately due to supplies, lack of good vendors and ever increasing prices. Boots then gets his barrel steel via Krieger. Usenet thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: Stainless Vs. Blued?? To be honest I like my fiberglass SS guns better. They seem to resist scratches & weather better than blue barrel wood guns & they don't need a whole lot of maintence. All I do is wipe mine down with a silicon cloth after every hunt & its ready to go for the next hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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