The barrels were broached(cut),stress free and very accurate.
Usually when it is said rifling is
broached that means the grooves were all cut in one pass with a gang broach like this:
When it is said rifling is
cut we're usually talking about the machining being done one groove at a time, and with many lighter passes of a hook cutter like this:
Of course, they are both cutting mechanisms. Which did Winchester use?