Hammer forging is a fast, economical way to produce a high number of barrels, especially once you have your mandrels made. Remington used hammer forged barrels for many years to keep costs down. When it started being bandied about that the stresses introduce to the steel during the forging process was detrimental to accuracy, "hammer forged" barrels became the Kiss of Death. Remington continued using hammer forged barrels but kept quiet about it as the barrels were low cost and gave good accuracy for which the Model 700 was famous for.
The quality of the mandrel is crucial to making CHF barrels
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