cryo treating a rifle?
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Hurley, NY
Posts: 864
cryo treating a rifle?
Has anyone done this? My office mate had it done to his 243 target gun and said it made a dramatic difference in groups.
http://www.cryoplus.com/gunbarrels.html
http://www.cryoplus.com/gunbarrels.html
#2
RE: cryo treating a rifle?
I had it done a couple years ago on a 270 and it helped accuracy slightly, but I've noticed a huge difference in cleaning. It cleans up alot faster. It also seems to shoot well whether the barrel is cold or whether its warm. No POI change.
#3
RE: cryo treating a rifle?
I have had this done to several of my personal rifles - as well as using a lot of Krieger barrels for customers, which are Cryo Frozen twice before I ever receive them. The frozen barrels usually shoot a little better - some shoot a lot better - and always clean easier. Best of all, they last longer - maybe as much as 50% - before the throat is gone and they need to be rebarreled. As a bonus, they machinenicely- the threads and the chamber cut very smoothly and leave a nice surface finish.
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
Posts: 2,600
RE: cryo treating a rifle?
Can this cryo treating be done at home in a freezer, or does it need to be taken somewhere where God-awful temperatures are used? Liquid nitrogen or the like, for instance? Is the barrel treated separately, or can a barreled action be done as one?
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