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    Noveske

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    Noveske has some and I will be getting some 16in mid gas systems and some 12.5in barrels.

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    I'll have to double check but IIRC FN barrels are hammer forged.
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    KAC's SR15-E3.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gotm4 View Post
    I'll have to double check but IIRC FN barrels are hammer forged.
    That is my understanding, as well.

    I know SIG was originally planning to use FN as the vendor for 556 barrels in part because they would be hammer forged.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kowboy83 View Post
    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.
    Post #1 eh?

    Are you guys at Leitner Weiss at least posting this stuff from computers outside of the business these days?
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    my lwrc 6.8 m6a2 srt came with a chf barrel with no chrome lining. and no i dont work for them. i have the 14.5 w/ a p/a flash hider. its one bad motha. i own 4 ar's and its my fav. so far. yes that includes a colt 6920, lmt mrp, and pof.

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    The ironic thing is that several Fudd rifle companies were using CHF barrels nearly four decades ago. Back in February 1971, "American Rifleman" ran the second of a three-part article by Jac Weller on the construction techniques used by US firearm manufacturers. Remington, Ruger, Weatherby, and Winchester were all cited as using CHF barrels for at least some calibers and models.

    According to Roy Weatherby's biography, he was using CHF barrels in his Mark V rifles as early as 1959. (They were made by Sauer at the time.)

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    I'm not sold on cold hammer forging. I still don't know what effect it has on accuracy and velocity. Those are the two most important metrics, for me.

    A friend woke me this morning to tell me that his new SR15E3 is a 3 minute gun.

    And I've been told that LW50 is 410 stainless, although I've never talked to them about it.

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    Just because a company sells a weapon with a hammer forged barrel does not mean the blank was manufactured in house. Keep that in mind.
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