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Anyone out there using Nitride BCG's in any platform?
I have NiB's and Phosphate BCG's. I am using mainly NiB's but looking at Nitride BCG's.
I have NiB's and Phosphate BCG's. I am using mainly NiB's but looking at Nitride BCG's.
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Late reply but life's been hectic lately. Nitrided firearms parts are very nice. I haven't used any ARs with them but I have with AKs. Most American AK builders are at the least using nitrided barrels. Others use it on the receivers and bolt carriers. I know of one company that uses it on all but the springs and firing pin. Nitriding is also found on most new semi-auto pistols under various names. The most common being Melonite and Tenifer.
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My AR pistol barrel (7.5") is nitride coated and most all of my bcg's are now NiB coated. On my 308 build I was leaning towards Nitride.
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12-23-2015, 02:57 PM,
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It's not really a coating, like what a chrome lining in a barrel would be. This is actually a chemical process that embeds itself into the pores in the metal. It makes the item stronger, more rust resistant, and has some self lubricating properties. This isn't to say that the firearm should be ran dry but you don't need to lube it as much as one using a blued or parkerized finish. The nice thing about using it for barrels is that the barrel's inner diameter doesn't need to be bored larger than the caliber fired to allow for the chroming process. This makes it more uniform down the length of the barrel, which combined with the slicker surface provided, makes nitrided barrels more accurate than chrome lined ones. Most people don't realize how much a chrome lined barrel isn't uniform through the length of it. If you cut one in half and magnify it, you can see where the bore is thicker in some places than others. This is due to it being a coating layer applied after it is manufactured. Nitride doesn't have that problem because it's a metal treatment and not a coating. Nitride finishes are also harder to damage than prior methods. When doing their torture test on the Century C39v2, AK Operators Union 47-74 drug one behind a SUV going 45mph down a dirt road for about a 1/4 of a mile with no scratches being suffered to the finish. I highly recommend nitrided firearms parts.
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(12-23-2015, 02:57 PM)rwhite135 Wrote: It's not really a coating, like what a chrome lining in a barrel would be. This is actually a chemical process that embeds itself into the pores in the metal. It makes the item stronger, more rust resistant, and has some self lubricating properties. This isn't to say that the firearm should be ran dry but you don't need to lube it as much as one using a blued or parkerized finish. The nice thing about using it for barrels is that the barrel's inner diameter doesn't need to be bored larger than the caliber fired to allow for the chroming process. This makes it more uniform down the length of the barrel, which combined with the slicker surface provided, makes nitrided barrels more accurate than chrome lined ones. Most people don't realize how much a chrome lined barrel isn't uniform through the length of it. If you cut one in half and magnify it, you can see where the bore is thicker in some places than others. This is due to it being a coating layer applied after it is manufactured. Nitride doesn't have that problem because it's a metal treatment and not a coating. Nitride finishes are also harder to damage than prior methods. When doing their torture test on the Century C39v2, AK Operators Union 47-74 drug one behind a SUV going 45mph down a dirt road for about a 1/4 of a mile with no scratches being suffered to the finish. I highly recommend nitrided firearms parts.
Thank you and good to know. I am sure if you were to drag me behind an SUV at 45 mph I would be as worthless as used toilet paper. 
(12-23-2015, 02:57 PM)rwhite135 Wrote: It's not really a coating, like what a chrome lining in a barrel would be. This is actually a chemical process that embeds itself into the pores in the metal. It makes the item stronger, more rust resistant, and has some self lubricating properties. This isn't to say that the firearm should be ran dry but you don't need to lube it as much as one using a blued or parkerized finish. The nice thing about using it for barrels is that the barrel's inner diameter doesn't need to be bored larger than the caliber fired to allow for the chroming process. This makes it more uniform down the length of the barrel, which combined with the slicker surface provided, makes nitrided barrels more accurate than chrome lined ones. Most people don't realize how much a chrome lined barrel isn't uniform through the length of it. If you cut one in half and magnify it, you can see where the bore is thicker in some places than others. This is due to it being a coating layer applied after it is manufactured. Nitride doesn't have that problem because it's a metal treatment and not a coating. Nitride finishes are also harder to damage than prior methods. When doing their torture test on the Century C39v2, AK Operators Union 47-74 drug one behind a SUV going 45mph down a dirt road for about a 1/4 of a mile with no scratches being suffered to the finish. I highly recommend nitrided firearms parts.
Thank you and good to know. I am sure if you were to drag me behind an SUV at 45 mph I would be as worthless as used toilet paper.
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I love my C39v2! I have found it to be a very accurate rifle. And after watching some of the AK47 operator's union videos on this rifle, it may prove to be as indestructible and as reliable as my HK91 railroad tie.
I don't have even 500 rounds through it yet, but when I get to a 1000 I will write up a review.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Col. Jeff Cooper
I don't have even 500 rounds through it yet, but when I get to a 1000 I will write up a review.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Col. Jeff Cooper
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