Someone mentioned not to use SS barrels in cold weather. I have several that I shoot in weather down to -30 F, once in awhile I’ll get the balls to go out at 50 below. I know my groups open up quite a bit and they shoot low, but that happens with all barrels that I have shot in the cold.
Anyone know why not to shoot a stainless, or was that just bogus info?
The 2 stainless I shoot the most are an AA 6.5 grendel and a AR10T.
Where in the hell do you live?
The Biggest state in the Union…Alaska:)
where in Alaska? I have never had a problem shooting anything at any temp. the coldest I have gone out and shot was -41 in Fairbanks. If you are in Fairbanks stop by and ask Bill at Protec on Van Horn he has had some cold weather matches.
Thanks Alaskagrown. I know Bill and have been to his shop many times, I’ll ask him next time I see him.
I did some search and found where I had read this. Written by KL Davis in the knowlegde based thread Barrels 101;
So which is better, CM or SS? Again, this depends on what you want/need… a few things that seem to hold true about the two are that: CM barrels may take a little longer to break in and can be more prone to copper fouling; Due to the way the metal erodes in the throat area, the acuracy of CM barrels tends to degrade at a more steady rate, where SS tends to fall off quickly towards the end of its life; The throat area of CM barrels can work harden, this makes recutting the chamber and “bumping” the barrel back difficult – but AR barrels can not be bumped back anyway (due to the gas port); SS barrels tend to be more prone to scratching but naturally is better at resisting corrosion (over an unplated CM bore); :eek: Many barrel manufacturers do not recommend using SS in sub-zero cold:confused: Either SS or CM is capable of the same accuracy and will have about the same service life.