The most important component of a fine gun are the barrels. Many could think that the barrels quality will be a direct consequence of the machinery involved in the process, but this is not completely true.

For example, even if help of modern technology allows you to make gun barrels following different ways, not all of them are applicable to chopper lump barrels.

Then, if you want to use a best quality steel, the number of possible techniques are. In addition, time and effort to obtain a finished barrel increase proportionally. This ancient process still involves a lot of skilled hand work.

Our barrels start life as solid chunks of steel obtained through a special melting process and fully hand forged. One would assume that all chopper lump barrels are forged but actually they are only at the lumps: the tube is only laminated and this makes a great difference.

Forged steel has a finer grain structure that enormously increases its elasticity and mechanical resistence. Forged barrels are consequently stronger and safer than laminated ones.

Working forged steel is hard, that is the reason why most of the gun makers avoid to use it.

Outside and inside of each tube are entirely made in house using tools and machinery we projected. Through this process we can guarantee the safety of our customers no matter what time or effort it takes.

All of the steel we use is tested following AMS 6382 (Aerospace Material Specification )

One step of the forging process - Click here to see video

This procedure let us to obtain a steel with mechanical properties that allowed us to test a twelve gauge barrel at a pressure of 3300 Bar ( 214 % more than the most powerful commercial cartridge ) without any bulging ! .

   When technology submits to skills - Click here to see video

The raw chopper-lump forging for a single barrel