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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.

    I like their products, but their customer service is nothing but excuses and unreturned phone calls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ToddG View Post
    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.
    So are FN barrels hammer forged?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KCS View Post
    service is nothing but excuses and unreturned phone calls.
    Like so many of my dates
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutshot John View Post
    Thank you for that link, it was very interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutshot John View Post
    That article in Precision Shooting about hammer forged barrels has a part two where they did some accuracy testing. They took some Ruger factory hammer forged barrels and set them up for an AR. They shot under a minute consistently with several types of ammo and some groups were in the half minute range. Not bad for $60 barrel blanks.
    Last edited by sniperfrog; 10-23-08 at 19:56.

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    IIRC hammer forging is the way they do polygonal rifling. Supposedly slightly more accurate and higher velocities, but that's just what "they" say.

    Yeah the blank is only $60, but the machine is $20 million. You have to make A LOT of barrels to make that one come out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeCLeonard View Post
    Noveske
    Noveske barrels are hammer forged?
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    Wow, I thought that was a great article. I knew the basic principle of pounding the blank around a mandrel but never knew what really went into it. Thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by wild_wild_wes View Post
    Noveske barrels are hammer forged?
    they don't advertise it, but yes. i think stick makers are hesitant to shout it out on street corners till it gets a little more mainstreamed.

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