IWI US Expands Into the Cold Hammer Forged Barrel Biz

By Robert Farago

IWI US sells TTAG’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Rifle of the Year.” You may recall that Nick and the boyz are huge Tavor fans. We look forward to getting our hands on the Galil Ace like insert smutty reference here. Building on its success, IWI US is expanding its operations inside the Land of the Free, producing cold-hammer forged barrels for their own products and US OEM customers. [Full press release after the jump.] “The IWI US barrel producing facility is using brand new GFM cold hammer forging machinery producing barrels with tighter tolerances than many currently on the market today.” Made in America for Americans by an Israeli company. No complaints here . . .

Harrisburg, Pa. IWI US, Inc., a subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Ltd., and producers of the 2014 American Rifleman “Rifle of the Year” TAVOR® SAR, are now expanding their manufacturing capabilities by producing cold-hammer forged barrels for themselves and OEM customers in the United States. The IWI US barrel producing facility is using brand new GFM cold hammer forging machinery producing barrels with tighter tolerances than many currently on the market today. Barrel blanks are …Read the Rest

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