AR Cold Hammer Forged vs Standard Govt Chrome Lined

The BFH barrels are chrome lined too. I believe the standard barrels are button rifled. As far as longevity goes, eh. Who knows. Only government and business entities can afford the ammo to know for sure. For me and other average users it would take years to wear out either barrel.

The difference is in how the rifling is formed.

Google "bcm BFH vs. standard" for reviews and discussions.

short answer is you won't notice a difference unless you have a happy switch or a $10,000 a year 5.56 ammo habit.

I agree with jakk, I had a similar option, CHF or standard, +/- $100. I decided that (a) I'm not gonna make this rifle a full auto (b) I can buy a decent amount of ammo with the money saved and (c) I'll probably never see the tangible differences.

I have a daniels defense barrel that's both chrome lined and 1:7 twist. It's a great barrel

I have two ARs configured almost as twins, 16" lightweight midlengths. The Daniel Defense has a hammer forged barrel, the BCM I got later does not. They perform so much alike I really see no need to pay the extra $100 for BFH for the average user.

A couple years back when I had a chance to earn a little extra money I bought a BCM BFM 16" Mid light weight upper. I don't know if the extra money is worth it or not, but I will say that the barrel on mine has been quite accurate and stable during the heat of firing.

The hammer forged barrels are better. That doesn't mean the non hammer forged barrels are bad though.

go chrome or go home.....

They are better.

I say support quality and buy one if you can afford it.

I you have a full auto I would imagine the difference is night and day in terms of how long your barrel will last.

I wouldn't pay an extra $100 for it. Personally, if going BCM (great choice) I'd spend the $100 on ammo and magazines. I have a DD upper that is hammer-forged, but all their barrels are. I got a screaming deal on it, I wouldn't have paid extra. I can't afford to shoot out a regular high quality chrome barrel. It could go 15K+ rounds!

Another thing to consider is that you are getting a different barrel from a different company with different specs, quality, etc...not just the difference between CHF and non-CHF. For instance, how the blank is finished, thickness of chrome lining / type of lining and finish, quality control, etc. I'd say that when you get a CHF barrel they are going to be made by only a couple of companies and the overall quality is going to be average to excellent. When you get a non-chf barrel they could be made by a ton of other companies and the quality is going to range from total garbage to excellent. You're narrowing down your selection so you have a better idea of what to expect. The CHF process is easier to get consistent so you have a better chance of getting what was intended in the first place.