Cut or button...and add in "hammer-forged" for good measure! Which is better? I have no idea! I am personally leaning toward the "cut" rifle barrels these days. I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dan Pedersen of Classic Barrel and Gun Works in Prescott, AZ. He does "cut" rifle barrels and also re-boring on his Pratt & Whitney Sine Bar rifling machine. Here is a pic of Dan & I standing behind the machine (Dan is on the right). A really fine gentleman and a great machinest!

Ol' John

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Near the Llano River in Castell, Texas
Mark Twain was right..."There is no such thing as too much good whiskey!"