The barrel is a Remington 870 that was shipped with the PM. George Stringer, I share(d) your doubt, but I looked at this under a 30x magnifier and I do believe that it's been chromed. There is what looks like the chrome "bloom" around the back edge of the chamber and at the muzzle. I could be wrong -- I may call either Remington (pah) or Hans Vang to see what I can find out.