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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Rifling method and accuracy/longevity
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<blockquote data-quote="Brian564" data-source="post: 1080248" data-attributes="member: 86237"><p>Talking to a few people who shoot (or used to) competitively, I get a sense that they prefer cut-rifled barrels an consider them the most accurate and thermally stable. My question is, would cut rifled barrels have similar service life as identical barrels that are hammer forged under the same use conditions? </p><p></p><p>Cold forging a barrel compresses metal molecules into a more dense structure, and theoretically the rifling should be more resistant to wear that made by cutting into a blank. But theory could be different than reality, therefore I'd like to hear from your actual experience about actual life of cold forged vs cut rifled barrels. </p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian564, post: 1080248, member: 86237"] Talking to a few people who shoot (or used to) competitively, I get a sense that they prefer cut-rifled barrels an consider them the most accurate and thermally stable. My question is, would cut rifled barrels have similar service life as identical barrels that are hammer forged under the same use conditions? Cold forging a barrel compresses metal molecules into a more dense structure, and theoretically the rifling should be more resistant to wear that made by cutting into a blank. But theory could be different than reality, therefore I'd like to hear from your actual experience about actual life of cold forged vs cut rifled barrels. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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