Upper for 24" Satern barrel

[Happy2Shoot]

What I believe more in empirical testing over theory.

Pressure tested to fail, billet vs forged, @90k psi. You wouldn't want anyone you care about near the forged upper.

https://youtu.be/w8Zzw7XaBZM?t=248

I suggest watching it, there is also an amazing case of barrel obstruction covered in this.

OTOH, it might be that the strength turns the forged into more of a bomb because it doesn't give until much later, with worse results where the billet looks like it opened up at the weakest point, with milder results.

You should get a 24 hr ban for posting that video (mostly joking). The hiss on the audio was louder than the person speaking. I tried listening for as long as I could. Beside I'm not sure gun blow-ups correlate to small groups.