There are machines that can print stainless, Inconel and Ti alloys with excellent material properties. Granted, these machines are waaay out of the individual’s price range, but still, the technology is there.
“There are machines that can print stainless, Inconel and Ti alloys with excellent material properties.”
Wouldn’t the metal grain alignment of a hammer forged barrel still be superior to a printed one?
I guess they could make some printed 4140 or 4150 barrels and do some c.u.p. testing on them.