Stainless Steel for a Duty Weapon?
Would you use a Stainless Steel barrel on a Duty Rifle?
If you were going to assemble an AR as a duty weapon for law enforcement, military, contractor, etc, would you install a Stainless Steel barrel on it, or are they just for competition(3-Gun)?
Granted, precision weapons have had stainless steal barrels on duty weapons, MK 12 (Douglas Barrel) and MK 11/M110:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._Purpose_Rifle
If you look at BCM & Larue they speak quite highly of their stainless steel builds.
Larue:http://www.laruetactical.com/larue-t...r-system-lt011
BCM: http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-S...16%20ss410.htm
Larue claims the "LW-50 lacks sulphur, which in high quantity, created short throat-life in other Stainless Steels. LW-50 can also be heat-treated to a point that makes it near-optimal in all forms of rifle barrels. LW-50 has been proven for over 15 years, in military and civilian uses ranging from sniper, tactical, target, and other high-performance applications where long life and accuracy are critical."
While BCM claims "410 stainless is a harder and more corrosion resistant than the conventional 416 stainless found in most barrels"
So if they are both so resistant to barrel wear(the main concern I have heard not to use them), would you?