Cold hammer forged barrels pros & cons ?

dragonxi4longrangehunting · Oct 1, 2024

Alternatives to cold hammer
forged (CHF) barrels ?

ref:
"
All Sako rifles, feature match-grade
cold hammer forged barrels.
There are many advantages to cold hammer
forged (CHF) barrels: they're durable,
accurate and have excellent tolerances.
The cold hammer forging technique
changes the structure of the steel,
increasing its toughness and
making the barrel life of your rifle longer.
CHF barrels do not have to be broken in,
but instead have superb out-of-the-box
accuracy."

Taylorbok · Oct 10, 2024

I prefer cut rifle barrels

AZShooter · Oct 10, 2024

Alternatives: cut, or button. I suppose some shorter barrels can be broached.

As to hammer forged barrels:

Remington barrels must not alter the steel very much because you can see the reamer marks if you view them with a borescope. These barrels may shoot accurately but are often difficult to clean.

I once viewed a video on how Tikka barrels are hammer forged. The blank is thick and short. It is worked till it becomes much longer and narrower in diameter. The end result that I have seen has the interior surface that is smooth with no reamer marks. The few I have been around clean up easily too.

MagnumManiac · Oct 11, 2024

My 70's vintage Sako barrels are all cut rifled, as was THE only way GREAT barrels were made back then.
Hammer forging is much less cost than even button rifled, which is THE only reason factories are doing it…

Cheers.

dragonxi4longrangehunting · Oct 11, 2024

MagnumManiac said:
My 70's vintage Sako barrels are all cut rifled, as was THE only way GREAT barrels were made back then.
Hammer forging is much less cost than even button rifled, which is THE only reason factories are doing it…

Cheers.

I guess my 70'vintage Sako .243 rifle
is cut rifled ?

It is still accurate.
Its wooden stock was tuned by a gun smith
because the barrel did not float ok.

Silencer was factory installed (not Sako)
making the gun heavier, propably
more accurate provided I remember to
make sure having tighten the silencer.

Is my Sako 85 Longrange .338lm
barrel cut rifled, button rifled or
cold hammer forged ?

MagnumManiac · Oct 11, 2024

dragonxi4longrangehunting said:
I guess my 70'vintage Sako .243 rifle
is cut rifled ?

Yes. L579/L61 was the cut-off model when hammer forged started.

dragonxi4longrangehunting said:
Is my Sako 85 Longrange .338lm
barrel cut rifled, button rifled or
cold hammer forged ?

Hammer forged.

Cheers.

Cold hammer forged barrels pros & cons ?

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