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easier to clean and longer lasting before accuracy deuterates (barrel wore out)

Eric, Stainless Steel does not react to environment (rust) like a blued barrel. Easy to clean. Some people claim a Stainless Steel barrel is more accurate.

Eric, Stainless will buck weather conditions in overall harsher environments but both will last with regular maintenance. Stainless will also tend to heat up and cool down faster than chrome moly barrels which may cause accuracy problems when target shooting. That said, chrome-moly barrels can be just as accurate, when made correctly, and there is evidence a chrome-moly barrel will hold its accuracy longer than a stainless barrel.