How long will a nitrided barrel last?
28,000 shots
The nitrided barrels lasted an average of 28,000 shots before rejection.
Can you Nitride a barrel?
Nitriding a barrel is a different process; it’s actually a form of hardening. For firearms parts, nitriding is applied by submerging the part in a cyanide salt bath that’s heated to insane temperatures. You can apply nitride to most steel parts, including stainless steel and chro-moly barrels.
Are nitrided barrels good?
We use both options, depending on the barrel and its intended usage. For the general consumer, pro-shooter, and even many military applications, Nitride is a fantastic option. To us, it’s the ideal blend of performance, accuracy, and practicality for shooters.
Are Zastava AKs reliable?
Zastava generally makes some of the most rugged and reliable rifles in the AK market.
How much does it cost to get a barrel nitrided?
Most charge a $200 minimum, although the cost per barrel is about $60. Hard to get 3 to 4 barrels that need nitriding. Nitriding doesn’t hurt accuracy, and for most improves barrel life.
Is Melonite better than nitride?
Nitride is a treatment to the barrels steel that hardens the steel and significantly increases corrosion and wear resistance. This is usually done in a process called Quench polish quench (QPQ). Melonite is a specific version of Nitride but for the most part Melonite and Nitride are the same.
Does nitriding increase barrel life?
Nitride significantly increases the barrel life and corrosion resistance of “stainless” (which for barrel stainless steel is not rust-proof).
Can a stainless steel barrel be nitrided?
Proper nitriding will make a chrome-moly barrel’s surface as hard as it can be made. Stainless barrels—which have otherwise been very difficult to toughen up against wear—also become much harder than normal once nitrided.
Is Melonite the same as black nitride?
Melonite is a specific version of Nitride but for the most part Melonite and Nitride are the same. Since it isn’t a lining accuracy is not degraded and it cannot be worn off. The increased wear resistance means the barrel can hold up over time to normal or even rapid semi auto fire.
Is Cerakote better than nitride?
The Traditions™ Performance Firearms barrel protected by Cerakote took 150x longer to show visible signs of corrosion than the barrel treated with Black Nitride Rust Proofing by CVA®. This test video shows that when corrosion protection matters, Cerakote outlasts and outperforms, making it the obvious choice.