Other than HK & Diemaco(Colt Canada) who makes cold hammer forged barrels for AR's?
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Other than HK & Diemaco(Colt Canada) who makes cold hammer forged barrels for AR's?
Doesn't Lothar Waltham?
HTH,
Sean
Never heard of them.
Lothar Walther uses button rifling.
Their barrels are made with an "in house" steel called LW50... they are very nice barrels, catering to target shooters, prices are really pretty good for what you are getting, a long tube with mathed bolt and extension runs close to 400 beans iirc.
17-4 ya say? :o
Those are the only ones I'm aware of, however, I do know of another company trying to get ramped up for this. Don't expect anything anytime soon, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by VA_Dinger
What exactly are the advantages of a cold hammer forged barrel?
Keeping it to chrome lined barrels, would it be much better than a quality barrel such as the ones made by BCM?
Sorry. For some reason, I thought I'd read that they did hammer forged bbls too.
Here's their site: http://www.lothar-walther.de/html/249.php
No mention of CHF bbls though. I spelled the name wrong too. Sorry for the confusion.
Sean
No, I said "some say" that it is doped 17-4, or a 630 with some stuff added to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by JLM
I dont think it is, at least I am told that it is not a precipitation hardened steel and therefore does not have these issues of overheating that 17-4 does.
LWRC is now making Cold Hammer Forged Barrels. They are also using a new coating process on their steel that is more rugged and more scratch resistant than chrome lining. They make Awesome rifles, their customer service is bar none, but the demand outweighs their supply. Good things come to those who wait.