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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 1834466" data-attributes="member: 2989">Cost and also it&#039;s not &quot;mil-spec.&quot;&nbsp; Remember, mil-spec doesn&#039;t always mean it&#039;s better.&nbsp; Nickle-boron / Fail zero type coatings aren&#039;t &quot;mil-spec&quot; but they are superior to just having &quot;mil-spec&quot; coatings on your BCG and chamber.&nbsp; I would argue that mid-length gas systems aren&#039;t mil-spec either, but I&#039;m pretty sure most people who know anything about AR&#039;s or builds AR&#039;s is going to argue with how much more reliable &amp; smoother operating a midlength will make a 16&quot; upper run.The only thing Nitrided barrels have over Chrome barrels is that Nitriding is much thinner and even.&nbsp; It makes your rifle much more &quot;accurate.&quot; The chrome plating is thicker and it&#039;s hard to apply it so it&#039;s even all the way down the bore.&nbsp; Also, the bore is cut slightly bigger to accommodate the chrome. How much more accurate Nitrided barrels are compared to chrome barrels vs the cost is arguable. I&#039;m ok with either.&nbsp; Only time I would want Nitrided is if I&#039;m going for a dedicated long range AR using a scope and don&#039;t want a stainless barrel.&nbsp; However, it just so happens that both of my main AR&#039;s (Loki and LWRC) both have Nitrided barrels and both are insanely accurate <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="aestus, post: 1834466, member: 2989"] Cost and also it's not "mil-spec." Remember, mil-spec doesn't always mean it's better. Nickle-boron / Fail zero type coatings aren't "mil-spec" but they are superior to just having "mil-spec" coatings on your BCG and chamber. I would argue that mid-length gas systems aren't mil-spec either, but I'm pretty sure most people who know anything about AR's or builds AR's is going to argue with how much more reliable & smoother operating a midlength will make a 16" upper run. The only thing Nitrided barrels have over Chrome barrels is that Nitriding is much thinner and even. It makes your rifle much more "accurate." The chrome plating is thicker and it's hard to apply it so it's even all the way down the bore. Also, the bore is cut slightly bigger to accommodate the chrome. How much more accurate Nitrided barrels are compared to chrome barrels vs the cost is arguable. I'm ok with either. Only time I would want Nitrided is if I'm going for a dedicated long range AR using a scope and don't want a stainless barrel. However, it just so happens that both of my main AR's (Loki and LWRC) both have Nitrided barrels and both are insanely accurate :) [/QUOTE]

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