Quote Originally Posted by RC20 View Post


I have seen the Hammer forged, they are smooth, doesn't give you a good shooter though (it can, CZ hammers their and then does a final lap out finish that works, they also let them rust to assist in the process). Its more time than US makers go through (hammering is a serious stress inducer)
Yes, hammer forging can induce stress. That's why there is heat treating.

More and more manufacturers are producing fine shooting rifles with hammer forged barrels. Remington, Winchester, Sako, H&K, Sig, and many more use them. Savage is about the only remaining manufacturer to use button rifled barrels.

FWIW, I bought a Rem. 5-R Milspec that shot .5 MOA out of the box with hand loads, even with the POS X-Mark Pro trigger. Also got over 10,000 rounds through it before I had to replace the barrel due to accidental damage.

There are many that feel "forging" creates a better piece of steel with the granular structure being more evenly distributed from one end to the other.