Forged rifle barrels

[West Texan]

I see on YouTube and other sources the forging of blades like the Samari sword or Viking sword.
Certainly frontier American smiths who forged some of the world best rifle barrels are in the same league as those celebrated Smiths.

[mtnmike]

The gents at Williamsburg get my vote indeed,proofing with 300 grains is serious testing!