how are your black barrels treated?

[sqwerl]

I'm wondering how your black barrels are treated.
Are they black oxide only where the exterior is blackened and the bore is left alone or are they nitride hardened including the bore?
I'm getting conflicting information from your staff.

Me:

What do you use to blacken your barrels?

Staff:

We use a hot salt bath. If you should have any other questions, please do
not hesitate to contact me.

Me:

Is that melonite/QPQ/nitride surface hardening or just black oxide?

Staff:

It’s a STD Mil Spec hot salts nitride dipped bath.

This seems contradictory.

[GLSHOOTER]

As far as I can tell on mine it is a straight black oxide done through a pickling process.

BHW does no meloniting or any other "hardening " process to their barrels. The bore does get some of the blackening but based on my 500 yard shooting matches with it it has zero effect on performance. rounds down the tube.

I'm not sure what the ultimate barrel life is on the BHW barrels as I have never seen one shot out yet. What chambering are you looking at?

Greg

[sqwerl]

6.8 SPC II chamber

[GLSHOOTER]

May 16, 2013 10:19:28 GMT -8 sqwerl said:

6.8 SPC II chamber

An excellent choice for many uses and it will last a long long time in the accuracy department. I think it brings a lot to the table in the non-varmint levels and can dip in there too.


Greg