Barrel : phosphate finish or not ?

[Umbakrail]

I'm going to buy a new rifle this week and I have 2 different options for the metal finish : Phosphatized or not

I've never seen any phosphate finish on a barrel and i'm not sure what it looks like so any good picture is welcome.

What are the phosphate barrel advantages ? Does it really worth 600-800$ more than a blued finish ?

 

[ARWEN ACE]

What kind of gun is it that costs that much more for phosphate finish? Phosphate is usually cheaper to do than blueing. Phosphate is more durable.

 

[Umbakrail]

What kind of gun is it that costs that much more for phosphate finish? Phosphate is usually cheaper to do than blueing. Phosphate is more durable.

sako trg42

 

[Backwoods]

go for the phosphate...worth the investment and it oooks very good....matte black finish...no glare. My TRG-22 in phosphate looks very good! That price difference seems a bit high though. It must be the Lapua right? The 308 and 300 Winmag are 200-400 higher. But if you can afford to shoot 338 Lapua, you can afford the phosphate I would think! My 2 cents.