Isn’t it amazing the Brits conqured the world with barrels made like thatThat’s a bit more challenging than you would expect there’s a lot of sources with a lot of different information. I do know there are very reputable gun builders from India that do use high-quality steals, but the products are not cheap and I believe that they can’t sell beyond the borders of India, other than that, the only thing I can come across is whatever military heritage is quoted.
But it’s not so much the actual steel that concerned me the most it’s that they’re forged drawn over a mandrel by hand by two guys kneeling on a dirt floor with a hammer and anvil. I have seen people do that in seminars with wrought iron but wrought iron is very easy to work with. I just don’t the process using steel. It’s just very difficult to find in high grade. If the barrels were drilled from solid stock and not flanged breeched I’d have a lot more positives
Would thier work be better if they had cement floors?
Maybe steel toed shoes would make them safer