Ep. 386 | Barrel Finishes — What’s the Difference?

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🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Barrel finish is a key feature on any rifle and one you should pay attention to. But what’s the difference between each type? Matt Pederson from Pederson Precision stops by to break it down for us. Tune in to find out which barrel finish is right for you.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Vortex Nation podcast, brought to you by lovers of hunting, shooting, public lands, the Second Amendment, and good food.
0:15.5	What is up, everybody? Mark on the mic, Mr. Ryan Muckenhearn, across from me, and also
0:22.6	across from me, our very good friend, Mr. Matt Peterson from Peterson, precision, I need to say
0:29.8	that with precision. Guys, boy, we are staring down the barrel at another podcast. A podcast all
0:37.4	about barrel finishes. Mark. I do it for you.
0:42.1	I know. And nothing else I do it for you. Again, moonlighting at the Laffy Taffy facility.
0:47.4	It finally paid off. We'll see. It finally paid off. Guys, we have a selection of rifles on the table a barrel full
0:56.3	i wish we had oh i wish we had a barrel that would that be great in varying finishes varying
1:02.9	coatings uh in my mind i have them in some sort of i guess descending order of durability, corrosion resistance.
1:12.3	Maybe we'll find that out as we go along if I have them ordered correctly.
1:17.0	I just noticed that.
1:19.3	And not everything's present, but good selection.
1:22.7	Yeah, we'll probably talk to, we'll speak to a couple that are not pictured here.
1:28.6	Matt, welcome.
1:29.7	Thank you.
1:30.4	Pleasure to be here, as always.
1:31.8	We had you in the studio a while back.
1:34.7	We did a podcast on barrel fluting.
1:36.7	We've done some other things.
1:38.2	You're kind of our barrel guy.
1:39.4	Okay.
1:40.1	You have a really cool shop in Argyle, Wisconsin.
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