I disagree, I think if the 958 is going to come in 762x39 then it would be better to have a chrome lined barrel as it significantly reduces the chances of corroding your barrel if you use corrosive ammo. Not everyone is able to clean their rifle right away after shooting and corrosive ammo can mess up a barrel pretty fast. Whatever the added cost of a chrome lined barrel will be I'm sure will save money in the long run buying corrosive ammo instead of non-corrosive 762x39, which is getting very expensive. Plus Norinco is able to provide a chrome lined barrel on their SKS without any added cost so why can't CZ?