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A Steyr Manlicher rifle has no magic that will allow it it to outlive many generations of owners.Nice rifle,yes,but neglect it at it will be ruined just as easily as any other rifle.

Hammer forging of barrels is actually a pretty common method used in barrel manufacture and is also cost effective..as in Howa.

The manufacturing process of a barrel has no correlation to it's abillity to withstand corrosion and rust.